MM> looks like a four foot impact but what I can not fifure is
MM> how it got out of the holster, but then it may have fired
MM> while still holstered. Some claim it may havebeen result of
MM> a dirty/stuck firing pin. The officer is still critical
MM> leaking as fast as they put it in.
The only info I have is from news reports and clips
from local TV news.  From these this is how I
understand it.
The LEO was removing the weapon, a .40 Glock, from a
lock box which went from belt to shoulder level and the
weapon was at or very the near the top of the box.  The
LEO was removing his weapon from the box preparing to
return it to his holster and dropped it.  Upon impact
the weapon discharged and the round hit him in the
inside of the upper thigh cutting the femoral artery.
Somebody must have wanted to get this guys attention
and has big plans for him.  The odds of the weapon
discharging AND hitting him AND hitting such a vital
area are so small I think you'd need a microscope to
see them.
On top of that you have the fact that there was at
least two people around who knew what they were doing
that kept him from bleeding out before EMTs arrived.
The femoral artery is the second or third biggest
artery in the body.  Cut it and you have minutes before
you pump yourself dry.
Also you need to get a mailer that will let you include
some of the original msg.
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