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XDTalk RSS · 05-07-2008, 02:50 AM

RIVERDALE, Utah -- The police chief who shot himself in the ankle was waving a loaded pistol and being careless, according to two students who were attending his class to qualify for a concealed-weapons permit. "We were told the gun is the chief's personal sidearm, but it looked to me like he didn't know anything about the gun," Lewis Walker said. Bart Ulm, another student seeking certification... [Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org ]

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D-FENS · 05-10-2008, 07:30 AM

Another "Glock 40" story? Where's the video? A propose a new gun law. If you see a "qualified person" handling a "Glock 40" you will be required to video tape it.

I guess I'll have to settle for the smile this line gave me.

He said an officer at the scene joked that "instead of shooting himself, he should have used the Taser."

Ishpeck · 05-10-2008, 10:47 AM

Riverdale needs to start reconsidering their method for screening PD employees.

Generally, this reflects my opinion of just about everyone north of the Point of the Mountain and south of Ensign Peak.

05-07-2008, 02:50 AM	#1
XDTalk RSS XDTalk Robot News Feed Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,194	'Careless' Utah Police Chief Shot Himself While Teaching Gun Safety Class RIVERDALE, Utah -- The police chief who shot himself in the ankle was waving a loaded pistol and being careless, according to two students who were attending his class to qualify for a concealed-weapons permit. "We were told the gun is the chief's personal sidearm, but it looked to me like he didn't know anything about the gun," Lewis Walker said. Bart Ulm, another student seeking certification... [Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org ] More...

05-10-2008, 10:47 AM	#3
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,497	Riverdale needs to start reconsidering their method for screening PD employees. Generally, this reflects my opinion of just about everyone north of the Point of the Mountain and south of Ensign Peak. __________________ Public armament is the very foundation upon-which civility is built. Without the force of arms backing our words, our votes and our rights, our law is just an empty threat. http://me.ishpeck.net/index.php?P=2020_vision

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05-10-2008, 07:30 AM	#2
D-FENS XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 134	Another "Glock 40" story? Where's the video? A propose a new gun law. If you see a "qualified person" handling a "Glock 40" you will be required to video tape it. I guess I'll have to settle for the smile this line gave me. He said an officer at the scene joked that "instead of shooting himself, he should have used the Taser."