Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Unnamed Bergen County Sheriff Officer

By Robert Farago

“Authorities are investigating what caused a Bergen County sheriff officer’s gun to discharge Friday afternoon during a wake for fallen Police Officer Stephen Petruzzello, fatally injured when struck by an SUV while on duty last weekend,” northjersey.com reports. “John McCann, the Sheriff’s Office counsel, said the gun was discharged about 12:20 p.m. and that no one was injured. The officer, who was not identified, was sent home and the matter is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office to determine whether . . .

it was ‘human error or a malfunction,’ McCann said.”

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Via:: Truth About Guns