[Sirius]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Well, it mitigates the effect of negligent discharge .

But, to be serious , negligent discharges happen - in the forces, it happens, in the police, it happens; guns, bullets, humans, forget the safety catch, have one in the breech - negligence happens. It doesn't mean we should ban armed police because one shoots himself; that would be like banning traffic cops because one speeds.

Could have been worse - could have hit a civvy passing by.

I still say "Give them the Goddam taser's NOW"