Yeah, the comments about the gun being fired before being dropped is where I suspect I'd land as well. What modern pistol, assuming it didn't have any mods that the department gun smith didn't approve, is likely to go off being dropped? We all know they are mechanical devices and mechanical devices can fail but this is pretty dang rare.flechero wrote:Easy...
Officer had finger on trigger when he "bumped" into the other, he squeezed his hand in reflex and fired the gun. Startled, he dropped it. The Dog, being the more properly trained leo in this incident, bit the offending officer to teach him a lesson and remind him that others were put into danger by his negligent action.
The other option is that the officer dropped it and then reached for it out of instinct. Hand hits the trigger, gun goes off, but without a good purchase on the firearm it still falls to the ground.
I like the idea of the disciplinary dog though. :-)