29 May 07
Many, who don't have time to acquire and send stuff to our Marines overseas in care of Maj Nickerl, have asked about just sending cash.
Friend, former Marine, and gun retailer, Joe Chetwood of Murray, UT has generously informed me that he will be happy to send your package, containing items he is providing at his cost, overseas. You may contact him directly.
29 Apr 07
Another gun accident, this time in CA:
"A patrol officer from a LA suburb, with only a few weeks on the Job, accidentally shot himself four weeks ago. He is returning to normal duty next week.
He was walking out the front door of his girlfriend's house, with her by his side. He reached into his right/front pocket in an effort to retrieve his car keys. Sharing that same pocket was a G27, not in a holster but loose in his pants pocket.
You guessed it! As he pulled them out, his keys caught in the trigger guard and made contact with the trigger. Both pistol and ammunition functioned normally! A single bullet went through the bottom of the pocket and entered his thigh. The trajectory passed through the outside of his thigh, exiting just above his knee. The wound was actually little more than a streak mark, as, happily, the bullet did not penetrate significantly. He'll inherit a sexy scar to show people at parties, but no permanent disability.
The officer's first assignment next week is to the range, for remediation!"
Comment: PISTOLS CARRIED CONCEALED, OR OPENLY FOR THAT MATTER, NEED TO BE SECURED IN WELL-DESIGNED (PROTECTED TRIGGER AND TRIGGER GUARD), HIGH-QUALITY HOLSTERS, NOT LOOSE IN POCKETS OR RATTLING AROUND IN THE BOTTOM OF HANDBAGS. Carrying loose guns in pockets is fairly an invitation to disaster, as this young lad discovered. Fortunately, his "lesson" was not fatal. Many others have not been so lucky!
/John
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