Berks County deputy sheriff wounded in accidental shooting

[oldengineer]

Another incident where negligent is misspelled.

Several county employees at the scene said a female deputy sheriff suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to her abdomen in the cell block area.
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/ar...ervices-center

[Square Bag]

Another incident where negligent is misspelled.

Several county employees at the scene said a female deputy sheriff suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to her abdomen in the cell block area.
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/ar...ervices-center

I thought there were no guns in the cage area.

[Royinmontco]

Acoording to the comments, she dropped it and tried to catch it. Gun went off and grazed her stomach. Maybe she was unholstering to check the firearm prior to entering the cage?

[McSull]

Negligent not accidental

[God's Country]

I'm sure the surveillance footage would be revealing.

[Yoder]

Acoording to the comments, she dropped it and tried to catch it. Gun went off and grazed her stomach. Maybe she was unholstering to check the firearm prior to entering the cage?

It didn't went off. She pulled the trigger

[jthrelf]

Never catch a falling gun! They are drop safe for a reason. Especially a service pistol who cares about any marks on the finish.

[Royinmontco]

It didn't went off. She pulled the trigger

Well duh. All of my firearms go off when i pull the trigger, too. Well, i did get a dud steelcase 7.62x39 round, once.

[Gunsnwater]

Acoording to the comments, she dropped it and tried to catch it. Gun went off and grazed her stomach. Maybe she was unholstering to check the firearm prior to entering the cage?

Is dropping a gun negligent or accidental? Wouldn’t that depend on how it was being handled prior to the drop? If they were practicing their cowboy twirling with a loaded gun, I’d say negligence but if it was a muscle spasm or nerve impulse that caused an otherwise normal disarming to become an incident, than I think accident is proper. Trying to catch a fumbled object is a natural reaction. Does anybody practice just letting guns hit the floor? If you want to over come nature you have to practice. The whole finger off the trigger is an example.

[streaker69]

Is dropping a gun negligent or accidental? Wouldn’t that depend on how it was being handled prior to the drop? If they were practicing their cowboy twirling with a loaded gun, I’d say negligence but if it was a muscle spasm or nerve impulse that caused an otherwise normal disarming to become an incident, than I think accident is proper. Trying to catch a fumbled object is a natural reaction. Does anybody practice just letting guns hit the floor? If you want to over come nature you have to practice. The whole finger off the trigger is an example.

Sig P320 owners don't.