Girl hurt in Notts Police gun accident

[Death2Ticks]

Now how on earth can that happen? Official sources say she was hit in the face by an ejected cartridge case when a firearm was discharged into the ground. What was a firearms officer doing shooting into the ground and why was he/she doing it near a bunch of school kids? To make matters worse the local MP John Mann reported that the girl was injured when "a machine gun went off".

You really couldn't make any of this up!

[Chuck]

Hysyerical panty wetting from a politician who needs publicity - this subject is on GoM

[Strangely Brown]

It's reported elsewhere that she was hit on the lip by an ejected case.

[Christel]

Hysyerical panty wetting from a politician who needs publicity - this subject is on GoM

OP does not have access to GOM due to post count.

[Chapuis]

It just proves that the police can't be trusted to handle firearms. They should be taken off them and locked up in rifle clubs. :lol:

[walesdave]

In a similar vein.....this was up my way last week.....

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/1 ... by_police/

Now, if it was a bunch a Newport primary school kids, there might be some justification but Bargoed is a pretty quiet town!

[Chapuis]

In a similar vein.....this was up my way last week.....

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/1 ... by_police/

Now, if it was a bunch a Newport primary school kids, there might be some justification but Bargoed is a pretty quiet town!

Oh I don't know Dave, things aren't quite so civilised outside of the "city" either http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art ... eaths.html

[walesdave]

Fair point Chapuis!

That was just up the road from us (about 3 or 4 miles).

FYI: for the first 3 or 4 years living up here (I'm a Newport boy originally) I didn't realise Argoed and Bargoed were two different towns - just thought the locals had a funny way of saying things

[Death2Ticks]

So, I've only got another 10 posts after this one before I can access GOM ... will the wait be worth it? I didn't even know that there was a Grumpy section.

[dromia]

So, I've only got another 10 posts after this one before I can access GOM ... will the wait be worth it?

No it won't.