Local PD has AD with AR-15

[Zappa]

I just heard from a PO friend that a local PD West of Boston, had an accidental discharge of one of their AR-15's, resulting in a blown-out window on a cruiser.
According to the story, the officer was driving down the street with the AR securely mounted in the overhead rack. The next thing he knew, he hit a pothole, resulting in "kaboom". It sounds like a coverup story for mishandling of the weapon because I've seen how these are mounted. If it discharged while secured in the mount, it would have blown a hole in the passenger side "B" pillar, NOT the passenger side rear window. Also, they're not supposed to have a chambered round in the rifle when it's locked in the mount. BTW, don't look for this story in the local papers, it's been hushed up.

 

[News Shooter]

Those pesky, gun-firing potholes. Somebody needs to do something

 

[theGringo]

Those pesky, gun-firing potholes. Somebody needs to do something

Ban potholes?

 

[Vintovka]

I'm sure if that happened to any of us it would be hushed up in the media as well...

 

[doobie]

Pot Holes: Government looking for a solution for a problem.

 

[Climbnsink]

bet his ears were ringing. ouchy.

 

[Ma$$hole]

Lucky for him he didn't have his partner riding shotgun.... or should I say riding.... Rifle....?

 

[theGringo]

bet his ears were ringing. ouchy.

What is it that they say ... ? The two loudest sounds ...

A BANG when you expect to hear a CLICK, and ... something else.

 

[bostonasphalt2]

Lucky for him he didn't have his partner riding shotgun.... or should I say riding.... Rifle....?

ROFL! +3

 

[fubar]

Weird. Mine has one of those shoulder things that go up .... I think the instruction manual called it a selector switch ... or a safety ... or some such , sposed to stop the gun from just going off for the hell of it.

 

[Half Cocked]

Nothing to see here...move it along...

 

[Ma$$hole]

Nothing to see here...move it along...

You're good at that. Sounds like you've said it a few times yourself... LoL

 

[MassMark]

Fix the title...I prefer ND ....

If there were a safe way to do it, I'd challenge anyone to chamber a round in an AR-15, take the safety off and hit the butt with a sledgehammer and make it go off...Not going to happen...

 

[atilla]

Nothing to see here...move it along...

this is not the ND you're looking for.

 

[MagnumAl]

wonder where the slug ended up after blowing out the window...

 

[RichM]

I think I just saw a selector switch available in the classifieds... they must have lost theirs...

 

[vellnueve]

Fix the title...I prefer ND ....

If there were a safe way to do it, I'd challenge anyone to chamber a round in an AR-15, take the safety off and hit the butt with a sledgehammer and make it go off...Not going to happen...

Wait... if it's safe, then isn't that a safe way to do it?


Musta been an Olympic Arms.

 

[Cadillac Jack]

Political correctness and or leaglease suggests "unintentional discharge" is what will appear on the reports. If any reports are generated at all.

 

[Ricochet]

Something, something, witnesses on Craigslist?

 

[Half Cocked]

will appear on the reports.

1-800-54-GIANT no questions asked.

 

[MassMark]

1-800-54-GIANT no questions asked.

 

[RichM]

Was he parked on Landsdowne St.?

 

[drgrant]

1-800-54-GIANT no questions asked.

The voice of experience?

-Mike

 

[Half Cocked]

The voice of experience?

-Mike

Don't ask....Don't tell.....wait.....that was for something else....nevermind.

 

[weekendracer]

Weird. Mine has one of those shoulder things that go up .... I think the instruction manual called it a selector switch ... or a safety ... or some such , sposed to stop the gun from just going off for the hell of it.

While I'll agree it seems unlikely, the safety on the AR/M-16 platform is a trigger block from my training. The firing pin can still, in theory, set the gun off.

I'd like to see the pothole that caused this type of AD/ND in a typical police platform vehicle.

Every discharge I've heard of is from either a tree branch or a finger on the trigger with the safety off.

 

[Ripach]

I've yet to hear of a ND that couldn't be explained away by an errant booger hook on the bang button. Including the few that I may or may not have witnessed.

 

[Metalhead]

Ban potholes?

If they do I know where I can get you some pre-ban potholes real cheap.

 

[vellnueve]

My entire street is a pre-ban pothole. And I'm sure Zero Hour will have enough to last us a long, long time.

 

[Zappa]

If they do I know where I can get you some pre-ban potholes real cheap.

Actually, I think they're "Mass Compliant" Potholes.
The pre-bans are too small.

 

[wolfhook]

I heard he hit a pot head and it accidentally went off.