Another Cop Screw-up With Weapons-Mounted Lights
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 9 months ago
A Denver police officer will be suspended for 10 days without pay for almost shooting a man in the head by accident.
The Denver Post reports Asher Rose will begin his suspension later this month for the Dec. 15, 2017 incident.
The officer joined the department in January 2017 and did not have any previous disciplinary issues.
Investigators say Rose and another officer were responding to a report of a drunk man trying to stop traffic in south Denver. The man ran away and hid under a truck.
According to Rose’s disciplinary letter, the officer accidentally fired his gun as he was turning on his weapon-mounted light.
For the 3648th time, do … not … do … that. It’s dumb and it violates the rules of gun safety. If you need illumination, find another way to get it, like carrying a tactical light.
Prior: Gun-Mounted Flashlights Linked To Accidental Shootings
On February 11, 2019 at 8:39 am, Fred said:
I good general safety rule for all accessories including holsters is; don’t have/use any that require you to flex a finger to engage it. Any of these can cause you to violate the, no finger on the trigger until ready, rule. Stay safe.
On February 12, 2019 at 8:09 pm, Gryphon said:
Word. Don’t Point at it unless you’re trying to Shoot it.
The Last Weapon you want stuff that takes more than one Digit to Operate is a Pistol- and as for a Carbine, a Targeting Laser with a Thumb Switch above the Forward Grip MIGHT be O.K. if you Practiced a lot.