School Resource Officer’s Gun Accidentally Fired During Florida Middle School’s Lunch Period
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 6 months ago
An experienced deputy accidentally discharged his firearm in a middle school cafeteria, which — thankfully — resulted in zero injuries. However some parents and the Florida Education Association are calling out the Florida House of Representatives for voting to move bill SB-7030 forward, which would authorize districts to arm teachers.
According to Pasco County deputies, no one was injured when a school resource officer at Thomas E. Weightman Middle School in Wesley Chapel, Fla. “incidentally discharged” his gun in the school’s cafeteria during the students’ lunch period on Tuesday.
“We want to again make it clear that the weapon discharged directly into the wall and no students were in danger,” the Sheriff’s Office shared in a Facebook post to the public. According to the post, an investigation has been initiated.
WFLA reports that the unnamed officer was “leaning against the wall when his holstered, duty-issued firearm incidentally discharged into the wall behind him.” Lt. Troy Ferguson with the Pasco Sheriff’s Office said that the gun involved was a Sig Sauer 9mm.
ABC Action News reports that the school resource officer involved in the incident has been placed on paid administrative leave, and his name will not be released until the investigation is complete.
“There are a number of features on the threat level 3 holsters that we carry with our firearms, so there are a number of dynamic factors that are involved with fine motor skills functions that would cause that to happen. So we have to really kind of dissect that,” Ferguson said.
Gosh I hate it when that happens to me. But I never thought to call it an “incidental discharge.” That’s a new one on me, and maybe I’ll use that one in the future when my goes just decides to “go off” by itself.
Leaning up against the wall. Maybe the wall made him do it. As for that dissection of the incident, let me know what you come up with.
But arming teachers is a bad idea. Because.
On May 6, 2019 at 11:24 pm, George said:
So the officer was “leaning against a wall with his weapon holstered when the weapon incidentally discharged into the wall behind him”. Boy. I have heard some bull shit stories but this is near the top. A pistol in it’s holster fully seated is just not going to discharge a round without some manipulation. Especially a level 3 retention holster.
I worked a lot of years in the Border Patrol and ICE. Much of that time was as a firearms instructor for both agencies. I have never heard of such a thing. It would be all but impossible for something like that to happen as described. Guns just don’t discharge by themselves.
On May 7, 2019 at 1:58 am, Dan said:
Lies and bullshit to cover up the facts. The low IQ badgemonkey was bored and was fingerfuc*ing the gun absentmindedly ( Being generous and assuming he has a mind) when he PULLED THE TRIGGER.
Now they are lying about it for obvious reasons.
On May 7, 2019 at 6:33 am, Heywood said:
BS flag officially thrown…..
On May 7, 2019 at 8:45 am, John Richardson said:
From what I understand, Pasco County Sheriffs Dept uses the Sig P320 which have had some issues discharging when dropped. Supposedly, all of their P320s have been upgraded by Sig to fix the issue.
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/pasco-so-sro-s-sig-sauer-was-upgraded-for-known-issue-before-it-misfired-in-school
I don’t know if this is another issue with the P320 or just negligence.
On May 7, 2019 at 9:36 am, DAN III said:
ALCON,
The “incident” was perpetrated by a badged thug. NOT an inanimate object.
The spokesweasel making excuses for his thug brother is a badged thug himself.
A badged thug can do no wrong, doncha know ?
What more does a Traditional American need to understand ?
I say again….and again….and again….
THERE ARE NO GOOD COPS.
On May 7, 2019 at 9:38 am, revjen45 said:
The article doesn’t say the gun was out of its holster when the ND occurred. How the fuck does a gun just go off in the holster? Inquiring minds want to know. I have carried a pistol since the early Pleistocene, and none have ever gone off in the holster. I have a degree in Professional Gunsmithing and none of the guns I ever saw, held, or worked on were capable of discharging absent a causative factor.
What REALLY sucks about this specific kind of bullshit is that it convinces the Drooling Masses that such impossibilities actually do occur, and the Lamestream Media goes right along selling this hoplophobic snake oil. If Sturmfuehrer Ferguson’s belchings about the level #3 holsters really is relevant the Pasco County Sheriff should be thinking about getting new holsters.
On May 7, 2019 at 9:41 am, DAN III said:
John Richardson @ 0845,
It was NOT negligence. It was CRIMINAL negligence !
ERWACHE
On May 7, 2019 at 9:50 am, DAN III said:
revjen45 @ 0938,
“How….does a gun go off in the holster ?”
Once again, the badged thugs, the copsuckers, their media lackeys….blame the inanimate object rather than the criminality of the human perpetrator committing the crime.
Besides, firearms have a mind of their own doncha know ?
On May 8, 2019 at 12:36 pm, R Daneel said:
In a school why has this drooler got one in the tube? That just makes me go slack-jawed.
On May 8, 2019 at 6:35 pm, Badger said:
Cop PR Officer 101: when in doubt, anthropomorphism.
On May 8, 2019 at 11:48 pm, TheAlaskan said:
@ R Danell
I’ve said that every time a ‘negligent discharge’ article is posted here. No one has ever said carrying with one in the pipe in public is an unsafe way to carry. Hat’s off to ya.
Carrying in battery, in a permissive environment like a school, is irresponsible and unsafe.
One should only carry ‘cocked and locked’ in combat or similar stressed environments.