Ouch
- A Chicago police officer accidentally shot himself in the finger Friday at a South Side station. The officer was cleaning his gun when it inadvertently discharged and struck his pinky finger, Chicago police said.
He was taken to a hospital in good condition, and was treated and released, police said.
The incident happened about 11:10 a.m. in the Gresham District station in the 7800 block of South Halsted, police said.
We're pretty sure if you unload the gun completely, cycle the slide two or three times, lock the slide to the rear, conduct a physical and visual inspection of the open chamber, the chances of a negligent discharge drop to almost zero.
Get well soon.
Get well soon.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
57 Comments:
i smell the late afternoon west wind from the stockyards
How the fuck do you shoot yourself in the finger? Did s/he just pick up the gun and start to disassemble it without checking it at all? Must be. Kids, don’t just pick guns up and start pulling the bang switch without checking it first. Get well soon, enjoy some self given time off.
I hate when my guns inadvertently fire in the middle of the night. Scares the hell out of me.
What about the prisoner that escaped from mercy hospital? Heard it on the scanner is it true??
I wish "Pinky" a swift recovery.
Wow... 🤔
These new guys know it all. Where do they get these goofs ? I thought 022 had most
of these goofs , but I’m seeing them in all the districts. Start listening to your veterans.
Be the change! I still don’t know what that means, but it sounds scary. Lives are in danger,
that bullet could have hit a copper changing into his uniform . And why are you cleaning a
gun in the locker room ?? SAD.
"Imitation is the greatest form of flattery!" ~ 9.5, former Mayor of Chicago
When you give your firearm the finger... Be mindful of what the firearm might give back.
Cleaning your gun? If you shoot yourself, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!
Live and learn now.
Who cleans their gun at a station? Do that at home.
How ironic this same person won top shot in the academy.
I guess it’s empty now LOL.
In the locker room I’ll bet.
I’ve seen many unsafe cleaning practices in the station.
Once even at the front desk on a slow day.
I’m guessing he hasn’t been to the mandatory 3.5 hour shooting course. It goes through all the fundamentals and at the end you strip down and clean your gun.
Wait, you mean those guys at the range were correct when they taught us that 1000 times, wow who'd of thought.
Darwinism at work....
did the police department eliminate the sand barrels that were used to clear weapons? This officer was careless and could have killed someone.
"You can't fix stupid."
-Ron White
Ouch is right, there was one in the chamber for sure. Pretty embarrassing for sure, glad nobody else got hit.
Do most officers come in the station around 11am and clean their firearms. Is there a radio code for that.
We need more training! Totally inexcusable. Does this person get 30 days on the desk.
I once saw a goof in 009 a few years back (who has some time on the job) look down the barrel of his gun to make sure the bullet chambered after he racked the slide. He had just unloaded it at the weapons safety center in the roll call room to wipe it down (why I have no idea, clean your guns at home). It was the dumbest thing I've ever seen. The amount of goofs on this job utterly amazes me!
I always pull the trigger before i start cleaning the gun to make sure its empty. Lucky for me nothing happens 90% of the time. 2 toes and 3 fingers later... I've learned my lesson.
Gun violence!!!
This is what the democraps are shouting about.
Guns are possessed by the devil.
Guns attack people.
Musta been a cleanin’ wad stuck up in the barrel.
How else ya’gonna getter’out when there ain’t no coat hanger around?
Moral of the story:
Keep fingers (and eyes) away from gun holes.
Busting chops used to be 75% of this job, a day wouldn’t go by without someone taking a ribbing.
Not sure if it’s p-c and allowed anymore.
Best wishes kid, you’ll survive and a lesson learned.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Who cleans their gun at a station? Do that at home.
8/04/2019 02:13:00 AM
Or maybe the range
Anonymous Anonymous said...
How ironic this same person won top shot in the academy.
Think of it this way. He didn’t get the award for cleaning the gun , only shooting it
Gotta check dem chambers of dem Glocks before you pull that trigger.
Check the fucking things twice! Twice to make sure you did it once.
Who cleans their gun at the station locker room anyways??
At least it wasn't a different appendage.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
"Stupid is as stupid does".
I was in the station once when the district commander shot his desk, locked the door and called his wife who arrived to take over the situation. What a joke.
What about the prisoner that escaped from mercy hospital? Heard it on the scanner is it true??
Two dogs from nine not paying attention to their prisoner in the hospital just walked out behind their backs.
Poor Pinky.
Cleaning a gun? Why is that always the go to excuse when someone negligently discharges their gun? Drop mag, cycle the slide 5-6 times for good measure and do a visual and physical inspection of the chamber. Not that complicated.
LOL, i remember someone in the female locker room section of 006 leaving a weapon on top of a locker, the cleaning lady was dusting and knocked said weapon off the locker and damn near shot herself.
Does he pinky swear that’s how it happened?
i’ve seen most negligent discharges come from the biggest gun guys, if it can happen to them it can happen to you. consider biting your tongue next time before you lash out about these “new kids on the job”.
-peace and love, i like you more than a friend
They need to add Common Sense to the curriculum at the Academy with regular refreshers via those stupid streaming videos at roll call for some of these jackholes.
Keep your booger hook off the bang switch, kiddies.
It’s rather simple: Off target, Off trigger.
And treat every firearm as if it’s loaded until SAFELY ascertained it is not and/or unloaded in the appropriate fashion.
* kudos to 0150 AM. That had us LOL... literally.
Once upon a time firearms safety was learned at one's father's knee and reinforced by the good graces of drill instructors and 1st SGTs. None of which allowed any kind of horseplay. I'd venture to say this individual lacked this kind of background. The fear of God, or worse yet, the Top Kick, is enough to keep the Combat Arms relatively incident-free. Lots of questions here, especially whether cleaning firearms in an insecure environment is an authorized activity. Maturity in leadership is another
"i smell the late afternoon west wind from the stockyards"
Most people forget Bridgeport stunk like hog piss 365 days a year, except for the rare east wind. That'll affect your self esteem after awhile. Intelligence too. Now throw in the lead pipes and.......
Plenty of negligent discharges back in the day. “Accidental” discharges they were called at one point. Plenty of those over the last past couple of decades. In fact, shotguns used to be mounted in between the driver and passenger in squad cars until there were too many instances of “instant sunroofs” and shattered mars lights. Plenty of tact stars letting a round off in the office only to be covered by his team or the boss. Couple of stories of guys exiting their car, gun in hand, and a sudden *pop*. Almost always a careless act with the operator at fault. Unfortunately, these days it’s too hard to cover for anyone AND you get blasted online. Sorry kid, welcome to the new way. Enjoy your new nickname, “pinky”. Rest up, feel better. Be careful.
That tops Superintendent Leroy Martin..He shot up his office..
Pinky Tuscadero is his new nickname from now on..
I'll bet it was a striker fire, and I'll bet it was being un/holstered.
Funny how my revolver never does stuff like that.
The 4 safety rules:
#1All guns are always loaded
#2Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy
#3Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target
#4Identify your target, and what is behind it
Anonymous Anonymous said...
These new guys know it all. Where do they get these goofs ? I thought 022 had most
of these goofs , but I’m seeing them in all the districts. Start listening to your veterans.
Be the change! I still don’t know what that means, but it sounds scary. Lives are in danger,
that bullet could have hit a copper changing into his uniform . And why are you cleaning a
gun in the locker room ?? SAD.
8/04/2019 01:37:00 AM
Well buddy I’ve seen so called “veterans”do plenty of stupid shit with a loaded gun. Ask the “veteran”officers how they put all the holes in the walls, elevator door and shitter door at the academy. One former range instructor, a “veteran” let a round fly in front of his recruits while they were on the line, downstairs in the academy hallway. Luckily he shot the elevator door, 15 seconds before it opened with 2 people inside. I once saw a Sgt. Major of the Army, pretty sure he was a “veteran” being a Sgt. Major and all, walk up to a clearing station, point his M9 inside and pull the trigger. Well one round was cleared and replace with another. Yep “veterans” know everything.
On my command draw your weapon and shoot your finger. Is the line ready?
Cleaning your gun? If you shoot yourself, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!
Live and learn now.
8/04/2019 01:52:00 AM
And, you'll never have to do it again, right or wrong.
I've seen professional shooters have accidental/negligent discharges. The more time you spend behind the trigger, the greater the chances of an error. That's why we follow the rules of firearm and don't point our firearms at anything we don't intend on shooting.
Ex military guy here:
Why would you "cycle the slide 5 or 6 times just for good measure"? That is like turning on or off a light switch 5 or 6 times every time you enter or leave a room. Cycle it once and inspect, see if something ejects, then look down the chamber, then inspect down the mag well to ensure it is clear. No rounds, no accidental discharge. Cycling it 5 or 6 times is not productive, especially if you are doing a visual. It is the same when clearing an M4 or AR. When your extractor/ejector fails (worn spring), the round "hangs" on the bolt face. When you pull back the charging handle you should be looking for the round to eject, if it doesn't, it is stuck to the bolt face and can fire. When you pull back and nothing ejects, you know that you will have to lock the bolt back and remove the round.
I recall when someone discharged their shotgun into the ceiling of the old 010 district when they put it in the rack loaded.
You'd be amazed how many people actually believe that guns just "accidentally" discharge.
Try to explain to them that in all but a few instances, it takes a minimum of 3 to 4 lbs of pressure to pull a trigger, and they look at you like you have 3 heads.
Raise your hand if you remember "Quick Draw", shoot and kill the 2nd District front desk.
Anonymous said...
That tops Superintendent Leroy Martin..He shot up his office..
8/04/2019 05:46:00 PM
Oh boy, another youngling repeating a fiction he
heard his daddy talking about at the dinner table...
LeROY was a mean, stupid and evil buffoon, that much is clear.
He was playing with a T&E pistol from Glock and
quite plausibly sent the slide home on a loaded
magazine with his finger on the trigger.
>BANG!<
"NO STRIKER-FIRED PISTOLS FOR CPD
CUZ I KNOW THOSE COPPERS ARE AS DUMB AS ME!"
No Glocks.
No Springfield XDs.
No Smith & Wesson M&P...
Until j-fled.
So what... 20 some years because some dunce
of a super shot a hole in the wall and nearly
shit himself in the process?
It’s IOD ;)
Better than having an empty weapon at stand up Roll Call....but not by much
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