Stupid is as stupid does sir! or "only in Kalifornia"

I'm sorry... didn't you notice the lack of external safeties when you bought the gun?

Sir, here's your sign.

(07-09) 22:37 PDT Los Angeles, CA (AP)

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.

The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court, alleges that Glock Inc.'s gun was dangerous because its safety device was "non-existent or ineffective" at preventing an accidental shot.

Chavez, 35, is also suing the manufacturer of the gun's holster and the retail stores that sold him the gun and the holster. He bought the gun at the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club and purchased a holster made by Uncle Mike's and Bushnell Outdoor Products from Turner's Outdoorsman.

The lawsuit alleges the defendants knew the safety device was defective and that 5.5 pounds of pressure on the trigger frequently results in accidental discharges.

The lawsuit alleges product liability, breach of warranty and loss of consortium, and seeks general, special and punitive damages, and attorneys fees.

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SaikotikGunman on

Re: Stupid is as stupid does sir! or "only in Kalifornia"

There is no such thing as an accident.

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tauramandil on

Re: Stupid is as stupid does sir! or "only in Kalifornia"

Yeah, tell me about it. This freak did so much stupid crap in this that it is insane.

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SaikotikGunman on

Re: Stupid is as stupid does sir! or "only in Kalifornia"

If I'm out in the barn or wherever with my rifle handy for varmint control, and the neighbor's kids come around, I'll take the magazine out, clear the chamber, and still keep them away from it. They're young and tend to get into everything, so I won't take any chances. Same goes for power tools... Everything anyone has ever called an accident can be chalked up to operator error, failing to maintain something properly, or a manufacturing defect that would have been caught by an observant operator while performing proper maintenance.

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rv1501 on

Re: Stupid is as stupid does sir! or "only in Kalifornia"

WTF is a LEO doing driving around with a loaded weapon sitting on the seat of a PU truck??!!

Last I heard, almost every state in the Union has LAWS against that - and especially in the Republik of Kalifornia which has the most asinine and restrictive gun laws of any where!!!

Yeah, it's every one's fault except the STUPID motherf'ing gun owner!!

It's a pity the dumb SOB wasn't killed!!!!!