View Full Version : 2x Secret Service Injured in White House Shooting
Warrior-Mentor
04-17-2007, 14:04
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2007-04-17T192809Z_01_N17445050_RTRUKOC_0_US-WHITEHOUSE-INCIDENT.xml&src=rss&rpc=22
Somebody's losing their job...
hmmm. Regardless if they are Uniform Division or plain clothes they are in big trouble. :eek: Hope both make a speedy recovery. Anyone interested in USSS job...one maybe becoming available soon.
Thought we started calling them NEGLIGENT discharges...?
Team Sergeant
04-17-2007, 17:21
Thought we started calling them NEGLIGENT discharges...?
You are correct.
I just want to know how one was hit in the face and the other in the leg from one round?:rolleyes:
Stupid is as stupid does.
Team Sergeant
You are correct.
I just want to know how one was hit in the face and the other in the leg from one round?:rolleyes:
Stupid is as stupid does.
Team Sergeant
The report I read said that one was hit in the face by Shrapnel. I think they meant bullet/jacket splatter.
incommin
04-17-2007, 17:28
Quick draw? Grab ass? Fancy gun work?...... Think anyone will tell?
Jim
Team Sergeant
04-17-2007, 17:32
The report I read said that one was hit in the face by Shrapnel. I think they meant bullet/jacket splatter.
Thanks Blake.
I've been hit with bullet/jacket splatter about 100 times maybe more, none required a trip to the hospital.;)
TS
I just want to know how one was hit in the face and the other in the leg from one round?
Easy; Magic Bullet theory. :D
Team Sergeant
04-17-2007, 17:36
Easy; Magic Bullet theory. :D
Yes sir, I failed to take into account "where" it occured.;)
incommin
04-17-2007, 17:39
Maybe it was one of them fancy exploding bullets?
Jim
Yes sir, I failed to take into account "where" it occured.;)
TS,
It was either take that route and go with the obscure reference or the obvious "don't ask, don't tell" reference that was way easier. :D
rubberneck
04-17-2007, 17:45
I heard a news report that the last words the USSS agent uttered before the ND were.... "this is a Glock 40 and I am the only one in this booth responsible enough to handle it".:D
On the plus side maybe this guy can file suit against the USSS for inflicting undue stress by releasing the story to the press.
:confused:
What is the issue sidearm for the USSS - is it a Glock? It may be big and ugly, but I like my S&W 5906 - very positive safetys.
The Reaper
04-17-2007, 19:56
"Two Secret Service officers were injured on Tuesday after a gun held by another Secret Service officer accidentally fired inside the White House gate...."
I find this highly improbable, and am offended at yet another effort by the MSM to make inanimate objects responsible for stupidity, and not the idiots who caused it. The gun didn't do a thing, but to function as intended under human input.
This leads to gun bans and more stupid laws.
The sentence above should read:
"Two Secret Service officers were injured on Tuesday when another Secret Service officer negligently discharged his weapon inside the White House gate...."
The two officers are being treated for their injuries, the third has been relieved of his duties (and weapon) pending a trial and medical treatment to remove his head from his ass.
Said employee will be tattooed across the forehead with a big "L" and will have a permanent resume entry that reads, "Not to be employed in a position requiring responsibility, good judgement, handling of firearms, machinery, or sharp objects. May be an asset to the fast food industry, if closely supervised."
Four, count them FOUR safety rules to remember, and he screws up all four of them.
RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY
RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET, AND BEYOND
TR
CoLawman
04-17-2007, 20:19
Maybe it was one of them fancy exploding bullets?
Jim
Or the grassy knoll......
Ret10Echo
04-18-2007, 04:38
"Two Secret Service officers were injured on Tuesday after a gun held by another Secret Service officer accidentally fired inside the White House gate...."
I find this highly improbable, and am offended at yet another effort by the MSM to make inanimate objects responsible for stupidity, and not the idiots who caused it. The gun didn't do a thing, but to function as intended under human input.
This leads to gun bans and more stupid laws.
The sentence above should read:
"Two Secret Service officers were injured on Tuesday when another Secret Service officer negligently discharged his weapon inside the White House gate...."
The two officers are being treated for their injuries, the third has been relieved of his duties (and weapon) pending a trial and medical treatment to remove his head from his ass.
Said employee will be tattooed across the forehead with a big "L" and will have a permanent resume entry that reads, "Not to be employed in a position requiring responsibility, good judgement, handling of firearms, machinery, or sharp objects. May be an asset to the fast food industry, if closely supervised."
Four, count them FOUR safety rules to remember, and he screws up all four of them.
RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY
RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET, AND BEYOND
TR
This is right up there with the vicious attacks made by SUVs.
You want fries with that?
The Reaper
04-18-2007, 07:37
This is right up there with the vicious attacks made by SUVs.
You mean like, "Mrs. Smith's vehicle swerved across the median into oncoming traffic", or "Mr. Jones' car suddenly accelerated through the crowd", implying no human cause or responsibility?
TR
Ret10Echo
04-18-2007, 07:49
You mean like, "Mrs. Smith's vehicle swerved across the median into oncoming traffic", or "Mr. Jones' car suddenly accelerated through the crowd", implying no human cause or responsibility?
TR
Zactly....
We are all simply victims of the devices. "What hath man wrought..."
Warrior-Mentor
04-18-2007, 08:07
I just want to know how one was hit in the face and the other in the leg from one round?:rolleyes:
69? Don't ask, don't tell. ;)
FDMedic241
04-18-2007, 11:38
What is the issue sidearm for the USSS - is it a Glock? It may be big and ugly, but I like my S&W 5906 - very positive safetys
I can't really speak for the uniformed division, as its been 8 years since I have even laid eyes on a Secret Service uniformed officer, but I do know that all of the field agents that I know carry the Sig Sauer P229 chambered in .357 Sig.
Monsoon65
04-18-2007, 16:32
Four, count them FOUR safety rules to remember, and he screws up all four of them.
RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY
RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET, AND BEYOND
These are the same rules my father taught my brother and I when he took us to shoot as kids, and the same ones I use when teaching others.
These guys handle weapons a lot more than I do, yet they are caught grab-assing and this is what happens.
NousDefionsDoc
04-18-2007, 17:11
Thanks Blake.
I've been hit with bullet/jacket splatter about 100 times maybe more, none required a trip to the hospital.;)
TS
Well Brother, if they were bullet-proof, they'd be in Group.;)
Easy; Magic Bullet theory. :D
Either that or....anyone have tabs on where VP Chaney was ???
Either that or....anyone have tabs on where VP Chaney was ???
You just had to go there, didn't you...;)