Agent loses appeal over shooting video

[Admin]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A federal agent who accidentally shot himself while lecturing children on gun safety lost his appeal Tuesday in a lawsuit over release of the video that subjected him to ridicule on the Internet and late-night talk shows.

http://www.aikenstandard.com/story/a0856-BC-US-Agent-GunshotVide-1stLd-Writethru-01-17-0639

 

[willbdavis]

I use this video as an instructional aid when I'm teaching the NRA Basic Pistol Course. This is what happens when you get too comfortable with your firearm and think you know everything. This is also an example of the wrong way to make sure your gun is clear. I always ask the class which of the three rules of gun safety he violated?

 

[soam]

I use this video as an instructional aid when I'm teaching the NRA Basic Pistol Course. This is what happens when you get too comfortable with your firearm and think you know everything. This is also an example of the wrong way to make sure your gun is clear. I always ask the class which of the three rules of gun safety he violated?

All of them.

 

[ChevyGuy91]

Bunch of hater's.

 

[william_munny]

He's the only one professional enough to lose in appeals court.

 

[cekim]

Justice finally served, I only wish he had to pay the government's costs for wasting our time proving what we all already knew.... He was an idiot.

 

[ToddDubya]

Wow, I always thought that video was staged to illustrate that accidents can happen to anyone. I guess with it being not staged, that message still come through.

Did he try suing the ammunition manufacturer? Their product should not have been in his gun.

 

[cekim]

What do you mean "WAS"? He is an "IDIOT".

Didn't he get a little smarter when he left the DEA?

 

[Boghog1]

he shot himself in the foot by taking this to court, he had to know they would show the video.

 

[rattletrap1970]

I don't understand how he brought a gun into a school. I mean it's a gun free zone.. Those signs make that impossible.

 

[davemata]

He's the only one professional enough to lose in appeals court.

I should send this to SPD to counter the "professional enough for CCW" claims...

 

[cekim]

I don't understand how he brought a gun into a school. I mean it's a gun free zone.. Those signs make that impossible.

There is an exception for this who are professional enough, BANG!

 

[claybreaker]

He's the only one professional enough to lose in appeals court.

Thats too funny!!!

 

[lupis42]

Didn't he get a little smarter when he left the DEA?

No, he just got lucky on that one.

 

[George D]

I always liked the second part where he limps over to the Ak to display how unloaded that one is and everyone in the room goes "NOOOOO!"

 

[jcr]

[Lee Paige's] ability to ... give motivational speeches.

At least it "motivated" David Codrea to create the "Only ones" category on his "War On Guns" blog.

I don't know why I'm still so curious about this event. I should just let it go as Paige is an idiot, but...

I'd forgotten that he only ended when the audience didn't trust him to touch another gun.

I have the feeling that all he did was burn his leg -- but that surprised himself. I suspect that he loaded a blank and planned to discharge it.

I was shocked that none of the adults at the front of the room reacted the way I'd suspect them to. Nobody looked for damage to the floor. None tried to retrieve a slug or see where it embedded.

I doubt we'll ever know for sure. Were there any criminal charges? Even if so, I'd doubt the whole truth would have come out there either.

--jcr

 

[drgrant]

No, he definitely shot himself in the leg with a .40. News reports at the time specified that they brought him to the hospital and the bullet was lodged in his leg.

-Mike

 

[EddieCoyle]

I thought this part was interesting:

In his decision, appellate court judge Francis L. Quinn cited earlier case law which established that no good could ever come of the .40.

(OK. I totally made that up).

 

[joeendris]

He's the only one professional enough to lose in [STRIKE=undefined]appeals court[/STRIKE] BANG!!!!.

There, now it makes more sense