Discussion: WATCH: Kentucky Cop Accidentally Shoots Finger Off In Gun Store

system1 · January 13, 2015, 3:57pm

Discussion for article #231979

counter_coulter · January 13, 2015, 4:20pm

The lawsuit claims that the clerk failed to conduct the appropriate safety check, according to WKBO-TV.

The bigger question is: Why didn’t this police officer perform his own safety check?

trumpdog · January 13, 2015, 4:20pm

Oh.
Cop. Injury. Gun store.

This case should be interesting to watch.

sherlock1 · January 13, 2015, 4:21pm

Oh Jeeeez’! I laughed! ~blush!~ (I feel so guilty.) Gun “experts”!

sjk · January 13, 2015, 4:21pm

I hate when that happens to me. Wait, that has never happened to me.

sherlock1 · January 13, 2015, 4:22pm

He is quite a gun expert, huh?

dnl · January 13, 2015, 4:26pm

DarWinning

One finger at a time…

counter_coulter · January 13, 2015, 4:27pm

I’ve been repeatedly told that the police are the responsible, well trained firearms experts. You know, “good guys with a gun”. I think I’m going to have to re-evaluate that claim.

griffin · January 13, 2015, 4:27pm

And why did he lose his job because of an injury to his left hand, when he’s clearly a righty?

(snark aside, I’m glad no one - like the people at the other end of the counter - was more seriously injured)

chuck_voellinger · January 13, 2015, 4:29pm

I have no. sympathy. for either of them. Darwin Award candidates. Maybe they can share it.

dnl · January 13, 2015, 4:29pm

'There Will Be Blood"

New “Dumb, Dumber , Dumbest” sequel.

manhattan123 · January 13, 2015, 4:30pm

If only there had been a good guy with a gun around.

counter_coulter · January 13, 2015, 4:30pm

My concern as well. I saw those people at the other end of the counter and thought “good thing this idiot deflected the bullet with his finger”

robcat2075 · January 13, 2015, 4:31pm

The chilling part is watching him casually point it at the customers farther down the counter while he’s fooling with it. He’s lucky his finger is the only person to get hit.

kebtucky · January 13, 2015, 4:32pm

Because he’s an idiot.

poindexter · January 13, 2015, 4:33pm

My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun - / In Corners - till a Day / a fool passed by - identified - / And blew his thumb away
BTW, isn’t the first rule of gun safety that you treat every gun as though it were loaded?

counter_coulter · January 13, 2015, 4:36pm

That. Is. Awesome! Gotta remember that one.

pokeyoakey · January 13, 2015, 4:37pm

While it’s true that the clerk should have conducted his own safety check, so should the cop have also. The fact that the cop didn’t, does not absolve the store of negligence. Why on earth the gun was loaded is beyond me. They should certainly have their license pulled for a while.

doremus_jessup · January 13, 2015, 4:41pm

Jeez, I’ve slammed my hand in a car door before but that’s got to be worse. Pink mist indeed.

ETA: Too bad there’s no audio.

mattinpa · January 13, 2015, 4:45pm

It’s pretty grim to see a serious hand injury like that. I don’t want to know more, frankly, but I got the impression he was looking around on the floor for the missing bit. Sheesh!