I can’t begin to describe the ignorance, Parkland teacher leaves gun in restroom

[clearconscience]

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[Alexx1401]

The news is full of stories like this from decades past till now. Several have been from LEO's doing this. I have always wondered how. Guess it's just me but I can't see it happening. There was one in the court house where I lived in Tucson. LEO did just this, some kid found it, gives gun to his Dad who "tries" to give it to the LEO's guarding the door. He is lucky he did not get shot. As it was they promptly tackled him. I am sure the Cop who's gun it was did not live it down for the rest of his time on the force.

 

[rick benjamin]

The ordinary urban citizen doesn't have the opportunity to handle firearms.
If you see one, go to condition watchout with interest and caution.
If opportunity presents itself, share a little help.
May be a chance to make a new friend, maybe

 

[tac]

To show the thinking process around all this is going to be difficult. Leaving a loaded pistol in the john, a drunk finds it and pulls the trigger to see if it's loaded [it was]. Two people arrested...

The 'stupid and inattentive' level is high here.

Just for a laff, and to remind you how things are different here in JOUK, a few years back an innocent home-owner, ex-soldier Paul Clarke - found a sawn-off shotgun in his garbage bin. He called up the local police station for advice, and was told to bring it in. He did so, and was arrested on the spot for illegal possession of a firearm [the shotgun] compounded by the fact that it was also a prohibited firearm, having been sawn-off.

Since these are what are called in yUK law 'absolute offences' - you do or you don't, did or didn't/, have or haven't, are or are not - there was no defence possible and he was facing five years in prison.

Please read - Ex-soldier faces jail for handing in discarded shotgun - Shooting UK

In the end he was given a 12-month suspended sentence. For doing as he was told to by a VERY senior police officer. I'm betting that the next time he sees a police officer in any kind of trouble he'll turn around and walk away, and who could blame him?

tac

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Let this story in the OP be a reminder to all who conceal carry...

Find a good holster and belt combination so you will not have to take off your holster and handgun or un-holster your hand gun , when using the restroom / bathroom.

I understand that a good holster and belt is expensive and that the trial and error of finding a good holster and belt is sometimes more error than trial...so....

Practice going to the bathroom / restroom with your concealed carry outfit at home , so you know how not to leave your handgun in the stall or wherever...
Andy

 

[DirectDrive]

The dood should probably rethink this CC thing.
Some bad guy might just take that Glock away from him and shove it up where the sun don't shine.
A new level of concealed carry.

 

[DB is Here]

The level of inattentiveness required to achieve this level of dumbassery is off the charts.

 

[Stomper]

Let this story in the OP be a reminder to all who conceal carry...

Find a good holster and belt combination so you will not have to take off your holster and handgun or un-holster your hand gun , when using the restroom / bathroom.

I understand that a good holster and belt is expensive and that the trial and error of finding a good holster and belt is sometimes more error than trial...so....

Practice going to the bathroom / restroom with your concealed carry outfit at home , so you know how not to leave your handgun in the stall or wherever...
Andy

Maybe the dude should have had a string tied between the pistol and his schwanse.... bet he wouldn't ever forget that, even when it's in his wife's purse!

 

[RVTECH]

At this juncture, no determination regarding employee discipline has been made

TOTALLY stupid mistake but why is the school considering disciplinary action? Doesn't sound like he was on school grounds.

 

[nwslopoke]

TOTALLY stupid mistake but why is the school considering disciplinary action? Doesn't sound like he was on school grounds.

This will probably be listed as a school shooting.

 

[Tully Mars]

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Damnit why can't I be the next guy in a stall where this happens? My luck when it's my turn it will be a Jennings...

 

[RVTECH]

My luck when it's my turn it will be Jennings...

And the best thing would be to flush it down!

 

[nammac]

Damnit why can't I be the next guy in a stall where this happens? My luck when it's my turn it will be Jennings...

HiPoint...

 

[clearconscience]

Why has no one mentioned the fact the guy who found it PULLED THE TRIGGER TO SEE IF IT WAS LOADED......

So much WTF there

 

[Tony617]

It happens to law enforcement as well.

 

[nammac]

When you start disrespecting the firearm, it's gonna come back and get ya, one way or the other....

 

[Tully Mars]

When I was a kid I used to hunt the Yakima Firing Center. One day a Pepsi delivery guy found a M16 while servicing the post. Very wisely IMHO, he hung it off one of the turn signal lights on a front fender of his truck and drove to the MP shack.

 

[Kruel J]

From the article:

"His accident could've caused the death of a teenager and it's negligence, you can't just leave a gun in the bathroom and walk away and forget about it," Alhadeff said.

But she doesn't mention the drunk guy pulling the trigger on a "found" firearm? And teenager's deaths are the only deaths worth worrying about these days? Really??

 

[Caveman Jim]

Why has no one mentioned the fact the guy who found it PULLED THE TRIGGER TO SEE IF IT WAS LOADED......

So much WTF there

"69-year old-Joseph Spataro picked it up and pulled the trigger to see if it was loaded -- firing a bullet into the wall."

What an even IDIOT!!!!! SMH....

 

[IOM]

"His accident could've caused the death of a teenager and it's negligence, you can't just leave a gun in the bathroom and walk away and forget about it," Alhadeff said.

For any good activist: "Never let a good Crisis/Situation go to waste"....