There are a few things to learn about this incident.
First off, don't be experimenting with "new" equipment with a loaded weapon.
And the real important thing here is this paragraph:
"Counceller, who was off-duty at the time, tells the Connersville News-Examiner he was placing the gun in an unfamiliar holster and the trigger caught on some clothing and caused the handgun to discharge."
Although it may sound silly to some people, this is a very real problem with striker fired sidearms.
We see it happen every single Monday night when I'm running as a Safety Officer on the stages. I've done it myself. No, we haven't had the accidental discharge, but we've had many shirts get jammed into the holster of the shooter before we could catch it.
It is a very real possibility to have a shirt, tee-shirt or other article of clothing get caught in the trigger guard as you're holstering the weapon. Be VERY aware of this and you won't have the problem.
Get sloppy or in a hurry and it will happen to you too!
In this officer's case, he's hit the reason for this AD right on the head. The Glock (and all striker fired guns) will not shoot UNLESS THE TRIGGER IS PULLED and you can do that with your clothing if you are not careful.
I've caught myself in a hurry to holster and felt my cover garment wind up in the holster. It used to happen a lot. It NEVER happens these days.
Just one of the things I've learned from shooting in the practical sports game.
My "kudos" to the officer for admitting what happened instead of trying to put some kind of spin on it.
AD
