Fun With Guns: Well, It Said Texas Roadhouse Edition
A prosecutor in Madison County, Indiana, by the name of Rodney Cummings, was at a restaurant called Texas Roadhouse at 11:00 pm so he did what comes naturally in Texas. He shot something.
Cummings said he thinks his new 9 mm gun’s safety disengaged when he placed it inside the front pocket of his shorts. The gun then fired into the floor as Cummings walked out the door.
Okay, so the safety was off and there was a round in the chamber. He put it in the front pocket of his shorts. If the only thing he shot was the floor, he ain’t carrying much else in his shorts, if ya know what I mean.
Cummings claims he has carried a gun for 36 years as both a prosecutor and a police officer.
“I will not in the future have a round in the chamber,” he said. “It’s just not worth the risk.”
Good thinkin’, Perry Mason.
“it’s not worth the risk?” well, evidently it has been worth the risk for 35 years. Do you have to be mentally deficient to be a Republican? (yes, that’s a rhetorical question)
1So sad he didn’t qualify for a Darwin award.
2Funny how these idiots seriously think that they are in a live combat situation 24/7/365. Carrying around a firearm with a live round in the chamber is really stupid. Carrying a firearm in one’s shorts is Darwin Award-level stupid.
3Hey… Carry Queens! It’s called a holster. They come in all shapes, sizes, and designs to fit any queenly taste. BUY ONE!
(Or, if you’re still too mule-brained stubborn to do that, you might consider a bullet-proof jock strap. The way you carry you’re gonna need one )
4I liked Madison County better when it was all about the covered bridges. And sex.
5Some junk is NOT worth protecting.
6I think there is a gun control opportunity here. You can carry any gun you want, but you have to keep it in your hat. The problem should solve itself pretty quickly.
7Yep, at any moment he might need to haul out that sucker and blaze away, so he has to have it ready to fire at all times. What kind of fantasy lives do these clowns have?
8As a police officer, he must have had a desk job!
9Let’s face it, if you’re a guy and you CAN stuff your (hand)gun into your front pants pocket, then your (hand)gun aint that damn big.
Like JAK sayeth, “buy a holster” mofo.
10So he shot the roadhouse. Did he get a bill for damages? Rodney, honey, there are consequences. But you should know that, being a big shot (pun!) prosecutor in a little county.
11But he taught that floor a lesson. It didn’t dare attack him.
12(sigh)
These are the judiciary officials, folks. Armed and dumbass dangerous. Is it any wonder that regular people carry, too?
13How about the poor Minnesota woman who got shot in a live fire shoot/don’t shoot exercise in Florida? Who in their right freaking minds use live ammo around participating civilians? I guess they figured they could save money by killing participants. Then they don’t have to pay them. ps She was white and 73 year old former teacher.
14“save money by killing participants?” Mary’s son is a friend of mine. You make Trump look like a saint.
15I must confess, Debbo watched Perry Mason the other night. I suggest we ask her to get to the bottom of this when she is allowed to walk again.
Lless no offense meant. My deepest sympathies to your friend.
16It took him 36 years to learn you don’t walk around with a live round in the chamber of an automatic. If you anticipate a quick-draw situation maybe you should get a revolver like Clint or the ‘Duke’.
17e platypus onion, the head law person at that Florida shooting adventure said there wasn’t supposed to be any live ammo in any of the guns. I find that scary. You “thought” there wasn’t any live ammo? Did you not personally unload every firearm, check every one for a leftover round in the chamber, seal and lock away the removed live ammo *before loading with blanks?* No?
There are no accidents. They are all caused. In this case by whoever certified that there was no live ammo in the area. I find it annoying that her family’s being so “understanding” about it. Another missed chance to improve gun safety by law officers.
18Almost a Darwin Award but not quite. Maybe next time he will remove a more – er interesting anatomical part.
19Elizabeth Moon, thanks for that info. It boggled my mind that they would have live rounds with civilian volunteers in a position to get seriously hurt.
Apparently safety is not stressed enough. Maybe now the police will quit using innocent volunteers. Yikes!!
20Hey epo, I’m not on my feet but I have been following that story. She was vacationing with the hubs and somehow got in on this training thing. The police use civilian volunteers.
WTF?! What are they doing using civilians when they’re going to also use guns!?! Yes, the bullets were all supposed to be blanks and no one was supposed to be shot. But why in hell were the cops using volunteer civilians in a shooting exercise?!
Her hubs watched her get shot and watched her die. I’ve heard that some want to blame her for participating. Bullscheit. She trusted the cops. It’s tragic and those cops better rethink their policies and keep volunteer civilians out of any shooting exercises.
21And Debbo, I believe you can be injured (or die) even with blanks. It’s a gun people. Not a toy. Maybe they need a “Not a toy” disclaimer on gun packaging like they have on dry cleaning plastic bags.
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