Off-duty officer accidentally fires shot at Southridge Mall
By Jay Sorgi
CREATED Nov. 3, 2011
GREENDALE - Greendale Police say an off-duty Milwaukee Police officer accidentally fired his gun while the officer was shopping at Southridge Mall.
Greendale Police Chief Robert Malasuk told us that the Milwaukee Police officer was in front of the pretzel shop at Southridge at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday when the officer reached in a pocket to get money for a purchase.
The chief said that's when the gun accidentally went off.
No one was hurt, and the chief explained the bullet disintegrated when it hit the marble floor, so nothing was damaged.
Malasuk said the off-duty officer's gun never fell to the floor.
According to the Greendale chief, the officer was turned over to MPD to review proper safety protocol.
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/133146768.html
<span style="font-weight: bold">And the rest of the story...</span>
For Immediate Release:
With Wisconsin's new concealed carry law going into effect there has been a proliferation of speculation about the consequences of having law-abiding citizens carrying concealed weapons.
Ironically, one day after Act 35 went into effect, a Milwaukee police officer negligently discharges his weapon in Southridge mall on Wednesday.
http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-20111103-cop-fires-gun-southridge,0,5018946.story
As an organization that promotes safe carry in the manner of a law-abiding citizens choosing, we find it concerning that both the Greenfield Police Chief, and Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn refer to the incident as a "freak accident" and an "complete accident" respectively.
Carry of a gun tucked in the waistband *without* a holster aka "Plaxico Burress" style is no accident, and is not a safe way to carry a handgun. Its unfortunate that with all the purported training that we often hear that police officers obtain with regard to firearms that both Police Chiefs do not take the opportunity to use this as a teachable moment.
Handguns should be carried in holsters. Carry in a holster prevents negligent discharge. The gun-accessory marketplace has thousands of options for holsters for open carry, concealed carry, inside the waistband, outside the waistband, and dozens of other carry options. When a firearm is carried in the waistband, and subsequently discharged unintentionally that is not an accident, but rather negligence.
Negligent discharge of a firearms is a violation of the law. It is unfortunate that in this case, a police officer that should be held to a HIGHER standard is unfortunately given a "free pass" when he could have very easily injured or killed someone with his negligent (not accidental) behavior. Thousands of our members have researched and obtained holsters that serve their style of carry over the last several years. We are confident that as large numbers of Wisconsin residents apply for and begin to exercise their human and constitutional right to self-defense under Wisconsin's new concealed carry law they will not follow the example set by this Milwaukee Police Officer and instead visit their local gun store to research the variety of holsters available for conceal or open carry which will prevent negligent discharges like this Milwaukee Police officer's from happening.
We also hope that law enforcement would not give a "free pass" to a violation of law and cite this officer for negligent discharge of a firearm as an example to all that failure to take personal responsibility and carry in a safe manner will have legal consequences.
Carry On,
Nik Clark
Chairman/President - Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
<span style="font-weight: bold">And a correction to this story...</span>
Greetings in freedom.
In a press release earlier today I quoted Milwaukee Police Chief and Greenfield Police Chief regarding their characterization of a negiligent discharge as an "accident".
It was the Village of GreenDALE Police Chief who called the situation a "freak accident" NOT the GreenFIELD police chief. The municipalities border each other but they have 2 separate police departments.
Carry On!
Nik Clark
Chairman/President - Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
By Jay Sorgi
CREATED Nov. 3, 2011
GREENDALE - Greendale Police say an off-duty Milwaukee Police officer accidentally fired his gun while the officer was shopping at Southridge Mall.
Greendale Police Chief Robert Malasuk told us that the Milwaukee Police officer was in front of the pretzel shop at Southridge at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday when the officer reached in a pocket to get money for a purchase.
The chief said that's when the gun accidentally went off.
No one was hurt, and the chief explained the bullet disintegrated when it hit the marble floor, so nothing was damaged.
Malasuk said the off-duty officer's gun never fell to the floor.
According to the Greendale chief, the officer was turned over to MPD to review proper safety protocol.
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/133146768.html
<span style="font-weight: bold">And the rest of the story...</span>
For Immediate Release:
With Wisconsin's new concealed carry law going into effect there has been a proliferation of speculation about the consequences of having law-abiding citizens carrying concealed weapons.
Ironically, one day after Act 35 went into effect, a Milwaukee police officer negligently discharges his weapon in Southridge mall on Wednesday.
http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-20111103-cop-fires-gun-southridge,0,5018946.story
As an organization that promotes safe carry in the manner of a law-abiding citizens choosing, we find it concerning that both the Greenfield Police Chief, and Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn refer to the incident as a "freak accident" and an "complete accident" respectively.
Carry of a gun tucked in the waistband *without* a holster aka "Plaxico Burress" style is no accident, and is not a safe way to carry a handgun. Its unfortunate that with all the purported training that we often hear that police officers obtain with regard to firearms that both Police Chiefs do not take the opportunity to use this as a teachable moment.
Handguns should be carried in holsters. Carry in a holster prevents negligent discharge. The gun-accessory marketplace has thousands of options for holsters for open carry, concealed carry, inside the waistband, outside the waistband, and dozens of other carry options. When a firearm is carried in the waistband, and subsequently discharged unintentionally that is not an accident, but rather negligence.
Negligent discharge of a firearms is a violation of the law. It is unfortunate that in this case, a police officer that should be held to a HIGHER standard is unfortunately given a "free pass" when he could have very easily injured or killed someone with his negligent (not accidental) behavior. Thousands of our members have researched and obtained holsters that serve their style of carry over the last several years. We are confident that as large numbers of Wisconsin residents apply for and begin to exercise their human and constitutional right to self-defense under Wisconsin's new concealed carry law they will not follow the example set by this Milwaukee Police Officer and instead visit their local gun store to research the variety of holsters available for conceal or open carry which will prevent negligent discharges like this Milwaukee Police officer's from happening.
We also hope that law enforcement would not give a "free pass" to a violation of law and cite this officer for negligent discharge of a firearm as an example to all that failure to take personal responsibility and carry in a safe manner will have legal consequences.
Carry On,
Nik Clark
Chairman/President - Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
<span style="font-weight: bold">And a correction to this story...</span>
Greetings in freedom.
In a press release earlier today I quoted Milwaukee Police Chief and Greenfield Police Chief regarding their characterization of a negiligent discharge as an "accident".
It was the Village of GreenDALE Police Chief who called the situation a "freak accident" NOT the GreenFIELD police chief. The municipalities border each other but they have 2 separate police departments.
Carry On!
Nik Clark
Chairman/President - Wisconsin Carry, Inc.