Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: SWAT Commandeer Lt. Earl Barnes

By Robert Farago

“An accidental police gunshot into lobby carpet at Town Hall startled officials attending a Town Council workshop Thursday night,” dnj.com. “No one was injured after the weapon of Lt. Earl Barnes, the SWAT team commander [above], discharged after he tied his shoes in a chair in a lobby area.” Passive construction aside (SPOILER ALERT: the weapon didn’t discharge on its own), how’d that happen? If your fingers are busy tying your operationally operational SWAT boot laces, how does the pistol’s trigger get depressed? Excess paunch infiltration (Lt. Barnes isn’t the most svelte SWAT guy I’ve ever seen)? …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns