A friendly reminder

[sadiesassy]

A friendly reminder

The other day at the Gun Site Academy training facility one of the students managed to discharged her pistol in to her uper thigh as she was placing it back into the hoslter. Injuries were minor but she was flown to major hospital close by as a precaution.
Just a reminder that even skilled people can make mistakes,

Gun Site does a lot of tactical and combat style training at their 2000 acre site.

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[accessbob]

How does one do that when reholstering? I want to know so I can avoid doing that myself. The trigger obviously has to be pulled by something. Did it catch on something?

 

[sadiesassy]

Not clear on the facts. Was a police officer. Most logical would be finger was on trigger. But that would be speculation on my part.
I know when I took some training - they were really paranoid about proper holstering of a firearm. I think a couple times I inserted it and then repositioned my hand to complete it and the instructor corrected it.

MAybe someone else could clarify

 

[DEADTIME]

Seal it with crazy glue and rub some dirt on it......

 

[westcoastal]

Seal it with crazy glue and rub some dirt on it......

+100

 

[PuddleMonkey]

Was a police officer. Most logical would be finger was on trigger.

 

[chase]

Fail!

 

[chemist]

At OFA we were repeatedly reminded that there's no prize for rapid reholstering.
I think it has more to do with training to exhaustion. I don't see the point of eight-hour marathon classes unless you're a soldier.

 

[Flopsweat]

At OFA we were repeatedly reminded that there's no prize for rapid reholstering.
I think it has more to do with training to exhaustion. I don't see the point of eight-hour marathon classes unless you're a soldier.

Saves money, although not in this lady's case.

 

[chemist]

Saves money, although not in this lady's case.

Yeah, she got her money's worth!

 

[tedium27]

IF an Officer using an issue or similar holster, almost HAS to be a FOT failure.

 

[pokerace]

Don't most police officers use GLOCKS???

 

[Tangent123123]

Don't most police officers use GLOCKS???

LOL! I was waiting for that. Thanks Pokerace.

You do have to wonder though. That's one of those things I'm really paranoid about.

 

[oasis618]

Don't most police officers use GLOCKS???

People don't kill people; Glocks kill people.

 

[duran21]

If the threat is down, why worry about putting the gun away so freaking fast. "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast" heard that all the time when in Basic and AIT with the Army.

 

[97321]

Ouch! I don't worry while it's in the holster, but that little, nagging doubt is always chiming in my mind when it comes out and when it's going in.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

Don't most police officers use GLOCKS???

Glocks seem to have a serious hatred for the legs of LEOs. I am surprised they use them. Maybe Gaston has a plan to invade the US with tall soldiers and finish off all the LE stumps his guns created.

 

[andreys21]

Gun Site is not exactly a good school. Not speaking from personal experience but from someone who takes a lot of courses all over. It ain't MagPul Dynamics.

 

[Flopsweat]

Ouch! I don't worry while it's in the holster, but that little, nagging doubt is always chiming in my mind when it comes out and when it's going in.

I seem to recall hearing that very same statement in an entirely different venue...