By Bob Walsh
When getting ready to clean a gun, make sure the damn thing is not loaded!
Francisco Villicana, 22, has
been a Santa Cruz (CA) cop for eight months. Friday evening he was
cleaning his personally owned firearm when it went BANG, shooting
himself in the hand and gut-shooting Luis Alfredo Ferro-Sanchez, who
died.
So far the cops are
reasonably convinced the situation was a tragic accident and nothing
more, but Villicana is on administrative leave pending the outcome of
the investigation. He is almost certainly still on probation so this
could have a very negative effect on his future in law enforcement.
The
incident actually occurred in Salinas at an address on Antelope Drive
which I am guessing is a private residence. Officer Villicana reported
the shooting himself.
That
is one potential problem with Glock (and many similar design) firearms
which are now prevalent within U S law enforcement. They can not be
disassembled for maintenance without pulling the trigger. And no, I do
not know for a fact that was the issue here. It is an educated guess.
2 comments:
All guns are dangerous if you don't know what your doing. Glock has been around for quite some time and the majority of cops in the US carry them.
Canada refused to approve them for police use for many years due to this particular design characteristic.
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