GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[HairOfTheDog]

Saw that one the other day, losing his finger. Man, what a fuck-up by both parties. A cop should always know to verify the gun is unloaded...but man, every hand gun I've ever looked at to purchase from a gun store, before it was handed to me for observation, the guy behind the counter either handed it to me with the cylinder open, and checked prior to handing it to me, or in the case of a semi-auto the magazine was pulled out, and the chamber was cleared and checked before handing it to me.

I can't fathom how a bullet was in that chamber. Clerk that handed him that gun should be fired.

I'm interested in the civil suit and whether the gun store will be found liable.

Based on the video alone and not knowing the gun shop's policies, I agree with you that the clerk was negligent and should have been fired, unless the clerk told the cop in advance that the gun was loaded.

But, as a presumably a trained/responsible gun owner, I'm not sure the officer is entitled to any financial compensation. I've always heard and read (in this thread and in gun safety literature) that it's the responsibility of gun owners to assume every gun they handle is loaded until they verify otherwise. The officer's complacency in this case could have resulted in other shop customers getting shot -- I think he's a dumbass.