P.08 as a home defense weapon ?

Doubs · 08-27-2002, 05:07 PM

Tacfoley, the incident (one of many) I clearly remember involved the Metro Police. They were searching a flat for a suspect. An officer with a revolver in hand placed his hand on a bed and bent down to look under the bed. His gun went off and killed a sleeping 5 year old child. While I've never heard the outcome of the investigation, I've always suspected that the officer's revolver was cocked when he laid his hand on the bed. Unconciously squeezing through the double action simply doesn't wash in my mind.

Aaron, when I departed England through Heathrow, my three handguns were locked inside a 20mm ammo can that I'd had very heavy chain-link hasps welded to and secured by heavy-duty locks with long shackles. I arrived at Heathrow at 0800 and my flight wasn't until 1400 so I requested that my hold baggage be processed. I was told I had to wait until two hours before flight time. I explained the contents of the locked ammo can and the attention was immediate! They quickly found a Custom's agent to check my paperwork (but didn't look inside the can) and secure the guns until flight time. They processed my others bags as well. When I landed at Dulles, the US Customs agents took the Forms 6 that I offered, stamped them, and sent me on my way without so much as a peek inside the can.... which came out of the baggage chute with the other baggage.

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08-27-2002, 05:07 PM	#23
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,742 Thanks: 826 Thanked 1,788 Times in 590 Posts	Tacfoley, the incident (one of many) I clearly remember involved the Metro Police. They were searching a flat for a suspect. An officer with a revolver in hand placed his hand on a bed and bent down to look under the bed. His gun went off and killed a sleeping 5 year old child. While I've never heard the outcome of the investigation, I've always suspected that the officer's revolver was cocked when he laid his hand on the bed. Unconciously squeezing through the double action simply doesn't wash in my mind. Aaron, when I departed England through Heathrow, my three handguns were locked inside a 20mm ammo can that I'd had very heavy chain-link hasps welded to and secured by heavy-duty locks with long shackles. I arrived at Heathrow at 0800 and my flight wasn't until 1400 so I requested that my hold baggage be processed. I was told I had to wait until two hours before flight time. I explained the contents of the locked ammo can and the attention was immediate! They quickly found a Custom's agent to check my paperwork (but didn't look inside the can) and secure the guns until flight time. They processed my others bags as well. When I landed at Dulles, the US Customs agents took the Forms 6 that I offered, stamped them, and sent me on my way without so much as a peek inside the can.... which came out of the baggage chute with the other baggage.