Former cop sues Kentucky hunting store after accidentally shooting off his own finger

We have two separate things here.

1- Store owner handed someone a gun he did not check.

2- Cop points the gun, that he did not check, in a direction he is not looking, puts his finger over the muzzle and pulls the trigger.

Both idiots but the cop was far more negligent.
 
he remained standing not pass out any luck find his finger sow back on.
very strange selling gun loaded they should check stock see others guns loaded
 
We have two separate things here.

1- Store owner handed someone a gun he did not check.

2- Cop points the gun, that he did not check, in a direction he is not looking, puts his finger over the muzzle and pulls the trigger.

Both idiots but the cop was far more negligent.
But the cop was a customer. It was up to the clerk to make sure the gun was safe and that it was handled properly by the customer. It's the shop's responsibility to ensure safety in their establishment.
 
But the cop was a customer. It was up to the clerk to make sure the gun was safe and that it was handled properly by the customer. It's the shop's responsibility to ensure safety in their establishment.


Both the clerk and the cop neglected to check the gun but only the cop pointed it in an unsafe direction and pulled the trigger.

I'm not sure what the stores legal requirements are but the lawsuit claims that the plaintiff exercised reasonable care while the defendant's actions constituted gross negligence.

It's reasonably assumed that a cop in uniform understands safe gun handling practices so I doubt he can claim ignorance of proper procedure.

Besides, in the end the cop is missing the finger. It's like pulling out in front of an 18 wheeler just because you have the right of way. In the end you still just get run over for being stupid.
 
Johnnyghost, I still don't see, legally, where the cop's actions overwhelm the first instance of the shop's responsibility. Makes me wonder, too, about that cop but still and all......
 
Johnnyghost, I still don't see, legally, where the cop's actions overwhelm the first instance of the shop's responsibility. Makes me wonder, too, about that cop but still and all......

I don't think the cops actions remove the liability of the shop legally what ever that might be. Both parties are equally responsible for their own negligence.
 
I'd like to point out that if it was just a random person who knew nothing about guns I would say it was entirely the clerks fault. Because he was a cop and knew better he's as much at fault as the other guy. More so because he broke the most important gun handling rules!
 
You see variations on this but basically here is safe gun handling procedure.

1. Treat every firearm as if it's loaded. FAIL
2. Never point a firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy. FAIL
3. Always be sure of your target and what is beyond it. FAIL
4. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are on target and ready to fire. FAIL

Cop failed them all!
 
He racked the slide so that action striped a round out of the magazine and into the chamber. The round was all ready in the gun but not yet in the chamber.
 
He racked the slide so that action striped a round out of the magazine and into the chamber. The round was all ready in the gun but not yet in the chamber.

So once that cop did that wouldn't the cop had know the gun was loaded ?
You have to remember I know nothing about guns only that you should always aim them away from people and pets .
 
So once that cop did that wouldn't the cop had know the gun was loaded ?
You have to remember I know nothing about guns only that you should always aim them away from people and pets .

The magazine should have been checked and unloaded as well as the chamber checked and unloaded. When you unload a gun you check both.
 
The magazine should have been checked and unloaded as well as the chamber checked and unloaded. When you unload a gun you check both.

So it looks like the store could be more at fault for not telling employees to do this before letting a person check the gun out.
 
So it looks like the store could be more at fault for not telling employees to do this before letting a person check the gun out.

Sure but just because someone else screwed up doesn't mean you should throw all good safety practices out the window. That's why there is rule number 1 "Treat every firearm as if it's loaded"
 
Sure but just because someone else screwed up doesn't mean you should throw all good safety practices out the window. That's why there is rule number 1 "Treat every firearm as if it's loaded"

It will be very interesting to heard how the judge rules on this.
 
but yea... even if an employee or ANYONE hands me a gun with the slide opened.... I still check if it's ammo-free and point the gun in a safe direction before pulling a trigger.
Here, they pull the clip before they hand it out as well....
 
well I know his hand didnt stop that bullet aand the guy down the aisle was lucky he didnt have 2 assholes....
POINT THE BARREL DOWN PEOPLE !!!!!
 
well I know his hand didnt stop that bullet aand the guy down the aisle was lucky he didnt have 2 assholes....
POINT THE BARREL DOWN PEOPLE !!!!!

It looks like the bullet just miss that guy hand , he looked down at it .
 
But the cop was a customer. It was up to the clerk to make sure the gun was safe and that it was handled properly by the customer. It's the shop's responsibility to ensure safety in their establishment.


He may be a customer to some people but he was not a customer in the shop.

“He was not necessarily going in to buy a specific gun or something like that,” Simpson (Attorney) said. “He just happened to be browsing through the cases and this particular gun caught his eye.

So any one can make mistake like the cop does. He has not accepted his disability of his fingers (hand). He just want to blame the gun store and get the money for his medical bills.

That is why I don't approve of anyone using the gun for anything no matter what purpose they are trying to use to hurt people or kill people. :(
 
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