OK Highway Patrolman Loses suit against Glock....

[V-Tach]

OKLAHOMA STATE TROOPER LOSES SUIT AGAINST GLOCK . . . A court has decided against an Oklahoma state trooper who sued Glock for an injury he sustained after he intentionally caused his semiautomatic service pistol to malfunction during a department training exercise. During the exercise, the state trooper was instructed to hold his hand on the slide of his pistol to prevent it from recoiling after being fired. The reason for doing so was to teach the trooper how to handle a situation where his pistol malfunctions, and he must clear it and be ready to reuse it in a short time period. The trooper did as instructed and when his pistol discharged, the trooper's hand was severely injured. The trooper sued Glock, claiming that the pistol was defective and unreasonably dangerous. However, the court saw things differently, finding that Glock could not have reasonably foreseen that its product would be used in the manner which injured the trooper. The trooper's employer has since developed safer ways to train its officers. Representing Glock in this matter were Christopher Renzulli and Edwin Brondo Jr. of the Renzulli Law Firm.

Discuss.....

 

[Vaquero]

Hold the slide closed by hand? I'da sued the dude running the class.
Proper verdict in my opinion.

 

[alexrex20]

Hold the slide closed by hand? I'da sued the dude running the class.
Proper verdict in my opinion.

All of this. Agreed.

/discussion

 

[alexrex20]

well, i take that back. i wouldn't have sued the instructor. it's the trooper's own fault for thinking it was a good idea to put his hand behind the slide of a firing semiauto

 

[Younggun]

Wait, WTH did he even try to sue glock for that in the first place.

Someone should tell him to hold the slide closed with his forehead.

 

[RstyShcklfrd]

I'm surprised something like this came out of OK. What a shame. I guess this is a testament that this level of stupidity and "sue the shit out of them" mentality can be found anywhere.

 

[Jon Payne]

It is very easy to keep the slide in battery while shooting and no it won't injure you unless you give the slide enough room to gain momentum. I can keep the slide locked using only the base of my thumb, support hand, or even my support shoulder. The reason I train on keeping the slide in battery applies in the 0-5 foot realm where you not only have to fight to get to your pistol, but may have to find a way to keep the slide in battery for a contact distance shot. It sounds like the trainee wasn't sure of what was expected or the instructor was not familiar with what he was teaching.

 

[TXARGUY]

We learned this in Cav Scout school in the Army and there are lots of YouTube videos demonstrating this exact scenario. It is a viable training issue in that if you are in a close combat with a BG and your sidearm is in play, both you and BG have hand on gun when fired, lots of things come into play and knowledge of how to recover (make operable) a semi-auto pistol that has been fired but the slide not allowed to operate fully is life saving.

Still the instructor was doing it wrong obviously and the lawsuit was frivolous.

 

[Renegade]

Hold the slide closed by hand? I'da sued the dude running the class.
Proper verdict in my opinion.

I would have asked the instructor to demonstrate the technique first.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa man!!! they protect us!!! so he never had hammer bite? how in the wide world of sports,
did he think that was a good idea???? he got what he deserved!!! snap caps, blanks, anything but that

 

[Younggun]

I've done it with a suppressed Ruger Mk2 to see how much sound difference it would make. Never considered trying it with a full size.

 

[TXARGUY]

I would have asked the instructor to demonstrate the technique first.

Any instructor worthy of the title would have. Multiple times if necessary. Like I said, doing it wrong.

 

[Acera]

Hold the slide closed by hand? I'da sued the dude running the class.
Proper verdict in my opinion.

+1 on Verdict.

However he did not want to sue someone in his own department, not a good political move there. Plus Glock has money, probably wanted a juicy settlement from them for him to go away. Kudos to Glock for standing firm.

 

[tdwhite03]

Hold the slide closed by hand? I'da sued the dude running the class.
Proper verdict in my opinion.

This ^

 

[Glockster69]

It is very easy to keep the slide in battery while shooting and no it won't injure you unless you give the slide enough room to gain momentum. I can keep the slide locked using only the base of my thumb, support hand, or even my support shoulder. The reason I train on keeping the slide in battery applies in the 0-5 foot realm where you not only have to fight to get to your pistol, but may have to find a way to keep the slide in battery for a contact distance shot. It sounds like the trainee wasn't sure of what was expected or the instructor was not familiar with what he was teaching.

This

Also if the gun is pointed at the GG only one shot can be fired w/o further manipulation. That may be the difference needed to survive.

For those of you that haven't done this exercise, you should so you know what to expect.

 

[Younggun]

Show me first, lol. But seriously.

 

[Glockster69]

I may be in your area next week if you'll have me over. If not next week within a month.

 

[Younggun]

You're always welcome long as you don't flirt with LG too much(I ain't got much goin for me and can't compete).

Next week I'm on call but we have been pretty slow with call outs, week after I'm off call again.

Might be able to whip up some BBQ if its on a weekend.

 

[Charlie]

He sued Glock cause Glock has money.

 

[zembonez]

+1 on Verdict.

However he did not want to sue someone in his own department, not a good political move there. Plus Glock has money, probably wanted a juicy settlement from them for him to go away. Kudos to Glock for standing firm.

^^^ The REAL reason emerges...