Keep your finger straight, doofus.
Reading an anti-gun rant in the Los Angeles Times is hardly a surprise or news. Therefore, when I read a recent Opinion piece (Op-Ed) bashing Glocks, I hardly raised an eyebrow. However, I almost lost my lunch over the babble and bias when I read the footer and realized this article was from the editor of Bearing Arms, Bob Owens. I quickly raced back to the top to read and confirm the author. Sue enough, the by line matched the footer.
As an editor, I have heard more than one writer claim a text edit changed the meaning of a term. Fair enough. However, this is not the case with Owens’ “Why the Police Shouldn’t Use Glocks” article. Even the title is deceptive, because the whole article reads like an indictment on guns.
I tend to agree with Bob Owens on this issue....because he is correct. It is VERY easy cause a Glock to discharge if your finger is inside the trigger guard. LEO point their guns at people, INNOCENT UNARMED people, ALL THE TIME. That means the chances of an innocent person being killed are increased if the weapon is easier to discharge unintentionally. And since most jurisdictions either cannot or will not spend the time and money for the amount of training to deal with the issue then the proper solution is mechanical.....use weapons that are much more difficult to discharge without a purposeful action. The issue could be solved with training...but that is just not going to happen, therefore something should be done. Replacing the Glock with a different design is certainly one thing that could help. Not an indictment of the Glock pistol because it does exactly what it is designed to do, not fire unless and until the trigger is pulled and then ALWAYS fire.
ReplyDeleteIt's very simple, keep your finger straight. Don't see how this takes a lot of training
DeleteFor some it doesn't for others they automatically put the finger inside the trigger guard....and that's when the trouble begins. This habit can be broken but it requires
ReplyDeletea significant investment in training, both initially and on an ongoing basis to insure that
muscle memory is developed to keep the finger where it should be. This of course requires $$$ plus the commitment in time. Too many departments and too many people don't want to spend the money or time required for that training. Since training is not going to be the answer then a change in technology must be applied.