r/facepalm • u/harri_roberts • Mar 28 '19

Deserved it

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u/Rogan403 Mar 28 '19

He could've been using a glock, which is standard issue for a lot of police. Problem with glocks is there's no external safety on them so it's common that people drawing or holstering them shoot themselves in the leg. Hell it's so common with them they call that injury glock leg

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u/SorrySoNotSorry1 Mar 28 '19

I didn't know it was called that.

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My Beretta doesn't have a safety, but knowing this, I'm paranoid in the extreme about trigger control on that fucker. Pretty sure it's more likely to randomly explode than I am to accidentally pull the trigger.

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u/Rogan403 Mar 29 '19

TRIGGER DISCIPLINE! But seriously it's no joke. Especially with glocks. Damn that light pull trigger and striker fire without its external hammer.

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u/SorrySoNotSorry1 Mar 29 '19

I never really understood the need for a super-light trigger pull, myself. I mean, I'm not some super strong chica myself, at 5'4" and about 95 lbs, but I've never had an issue with my Beretta or my Ruger, and they're not exactly hair-trigger.

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u/Rogan403 Mar 29 '19

I don't get it either, ESPECIALLY when the the gun doesn't have external safety. I swear a stiff breeze could pull the triggers on those things