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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
I thought I read he said he thought it was his stun gun. Not sure how similar the two guns are to one another as I've never held a stun gun. The video is real bad though. The guy is cuffed and basically on his stomach I believe with a cop on his shoulders. The shooter stands up, pulls out his gun and fires.
I hope it was an accident. Not only for the reputation of police officers but for the sake of the good cops who are out there. Unfortunately, the situation was handled poorly. The cops proceeded to go around and illegally confiscate cell phones from bystanders to try and destroy evidence.
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I believe that the stun guns that most police agencies are using have a grip almost exactly like the ones on the fire arms. So you can bet that it could have been a mistake.
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You have to ask yourself what police agency would allow an officer to have on his belt from front to back a Fire arm, and then a stun gun. The stun gun gets in the way of drawing the fire arm, and in the event of extreme pressure, the officer could easily draw the stun gun instead..
I know that the Holster that most police agencies use is a Safari3 or model 3 or something like that. It has three safeties that have to be defeated to get the gun out. 1. Top snap. 2 thumb snap, and 3, the rear strap. So unless the Stun gun is carried the same way, the guy is a total idiot.