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Ghost1776
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 12:45 am |
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Officer hurt in accidental shooting sues gun maker
--The Associated Press
--Article Launched: 07/09/2008 10:39:23 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES—An off-duty Los Angeles police officer who was paralyzed after his young son accidentally shot him in 2006 filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the manufacturer of the gun involved in the accident.
Enrique Chavez of Anaheim was shot in the back by his 3-year-old son after the boy grabbed his father’s Glock 21—a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol—from the back seat of his pickup truck................."
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http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9834513?nclick_check=1
COMMENT: What about the father’s responsibility to secure his weapon?
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Sitrep
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 01:41 am |
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You really can't go turning your back on a 3 year old.
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Ghost1776
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 01:47 am |
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so true, kids like to put their hands on everything. what amazes me is that he wants to sue the gun maker! i wonder if someone put him up to that.
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SouthernBoy
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 09:53 am |
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He can certainly try to sue, but he won't have much of a case. By virtue of the fact that the gun fired when the trigger was pulled proves that it operated as designed and this means it was without flaw (faultless). Yes, he will argue that there were no external operator-controllable safeties, but that is not the way in which the weapon was designed. He will loose.
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41 Magnum
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 12:03 pm |
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It's sad, BUT-
It's a classic case of someone who's around guns all the time getting a little too complacent.
Last edited on Fri Jul 11th, 2008 12:03 pm by 41 Magnum
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Doug Huffman
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 12:38 pm |
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Another cop gone to the Dark Side. Unfortunately it is a short trip for some.
Either we are equal or we are not. Good people ought to be armed where they will, with wits and guns and the truth. NRA KMA$$
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Pointman
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 12:40 pm |
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| There's more to the story. The officer broke California law by not securing his gun nor his child (no kid seat) in the truck. Somehow he skated on the charges, retired from the department so he could leach off taxpayers, and is suing Glock because a safety mechanism was non-existant; the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club, which sold Chavez the gun in 2003; Uncle Mike's and Bushnell Outdoor Products, which manufactured a gun hip holster for the firearm; and Turner's Outdoorsman, which sold him the holster. What a scumbag.
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Dustin
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 01:12 pm |
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Larry the Cable Guy might not be the best, or most intelligent man, but he defintely hits the nail on the head with this quote,
The gun was just sitting there! If guns kill people, I can blame misspelled words on my pencil!
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kimbercarrier
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 03:11 pm |
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So now holsters are responsible for shootings? Better keep all 0f mine locked up.
Why didn't he also sue his wife for having a child and the truck maker ?
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Doug Huffman
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 03:35 pm |
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kimbercarrier wrote: Why didn't he also sue his wife for having a child and the truck maker ?
'The truck maker,' for them having a child? Eewww, TMI!
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SQLtables
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 03:36 pm |
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kimbercarrier wrote: So now holsters are responsible for shootings? Better keep all 0f mine locked up.
Why didn't he also sue his wife for having a child and the truck maker ?
hm... good thinking...might not be such a bad idea 
There is something seriously wrong with this guy. I feel bad for the kid...
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AZkopper
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 07:10 pm |
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wow.....
just wow......
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johnnyb
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 07:35 pm |
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send him to mexico
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Orygunner
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 07:37 pm |
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We had a similar (wrongful suing of a manufacturer for self-stupidity) situation here in Springfield, Oregon with a riding lawn mower...
A guy bought a new John Deere riding lawn mower, that has a built in safety feature that disconnects the blades when you put it in reverse. The owner's guide gives specific instructions of how and why the safety feature is there, as well as recommendations of NOT disabling the device, especially if you have children around. It also states to not allow children in the yard while mowing, and to make sure you look well behind you when backing up the mower...
The guy disabled the device and ended up backing the mower over his 2 year old daughter, severing her leg at the hip.
The father has sued John Deere BECAUSE they designed it with an override function for the safety device. He also names the local dealer because they did not "adequately instruct" him on the safe operation of the mower.
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_010908_news_lawnmower_lawsuit.632603a.html
Talk about lack of taking responsibility for your own screw ups! RTFM! Warnings are not JUST there to protect against lawsuits. If you choose to disregard the warnings in the manual, expect trouble!
I'm not sure if it's accurate, but a Glock manual I found online says on the FIRST PAGE:
"Any firearm, including the GLOCK pistols, is a dangerous weapon, it must not become accessible to unauthorized persons, especially children"
Although it's a sad thing when your mistake causes serious injury, trying to win the lawsuit lottery because of YOUR mistake is total BS, expecially when common sense and/or manufacturers warnings warn you in advance.
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...Orygunner...
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DopaVash
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 07:44 pm |
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Yet another case of someone shuffing off responsibility to someone else. As someone said on TXCDL.org, I think he should be jailed for child endangerment.
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Toad
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Posted: Sat Jul 12th, 2008 02:15 pm |
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How come he isn't suing the miners as well?...if they never pulled the raw materials out of the ground the gun, bullets, and truck would not have been made. After all it is the miners fault not the ignorantly irresponsible person. They should have known that the product that the so recklessly pushed on the people would eventually be made into dangerous consumer goods.
Last edited on Sat Jul 12th, 2008 02:17 pm by Toad
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Dutch Uncle
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Posted: Sat Jul 12th, 2008 02:33 pm |
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He should sue his parents for raising him to be a pinhead.
If he loses, maybe he can sue his lawyer for filing a frivolous lawsuit.
The mind reels......
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deepdiver
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Posted: Sat Jul 12th, 2008 10:39 pm |
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Dumba$$ should sue himself for being an idiot and a tool.
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Posted: Sat Jul 12th, 2008 11:44 pm |
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| How callused can you guys be? Just because someone is trying to fund his retirement fund with someone elses money. Down here in Texas it's called theft, unless an attorney is your accomplice. Reminds me of the old lady that put a hot cup of coffee on the dash of a moving vehicle, whereas it spilled on her twat and she became a multi-millionaire. Wasn't it Will Rogers that said "The thing about common sense is, it ain't too common."?
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rodbender
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Posted: Sat Jul 12th, 2008 11:45 pm |
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| How callused can you guys be? Just because someone is trying to fund his retirement fund with someone elses money. Down here in Texas it's called theft, unless an attorney is your accomplice. Reminds me of the old lady that put a hot cup of coffee on the dash of a moving vehicle, whereas it spilled on her twat and she became a multi-millionaire. Wasn't it Will Rogers that said "The thing about common sense is, it ain't too common."?
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