Best Video Ever

The magic of the Internet brings us the YouTube video of DEA agent Lee Paige shooting himself in the foot while lecturing a class on gun control.

I gotta give the guy a hand for trying to maintain control after getting shot. He pulled himself together right quick. Still. Shot himself in the foot.

TJIC (the blog where I first saw the YouTube link) points out that the police report said that Paige had removed the magazine before showing the gun. But the video shows that not to be so.

The chamber was empty, but the magazine was not. When he closed the chamber, the bullet loaded. Then, he went and shot himself.

Now, believe it or not, I know something about Glocks. And I know that they don’t fire unless you pull the trigger. They have safety mechanisms, including a physical barrier that only pulling the trigger eliminates.

Now he’s suing the DEA.

One Response to Best Video Ever

  1. AW July 29, 2006 at 7:27 pm #

    Lol, that’s really funny. Props to him though for keeping his cool afterwards though, I don’t know if I would have with a large hole in my foot :p

    Thanks as well for sticking up for me on Feministe. I know you weren’t supporting what I was saying, but that you pointed out that I wasn’t calling Ginmar shit, but instead calling the shit people in her community shit, was very helpful, since I was unable to say that myself. Thanks.

    And for clarification, I was not at any point denigrating anyone, or suggesting that any of the things Ginmar was talking about did not happen anywhere, I was just saying that it’s not the case everywhere, and as a grand sweeping statement, it doesn’t cover everyone’s experience.
    For example, I’d doubt that it’s the prevalent opinion in the community made up of people who (properly) comment on feminist blogs, and it certainly isn’t among all the people around me.
    I did try to say this via e-mail, but as of yet I’m still blacklisted. It’s not too much of a loss, there’s lots of blogs out there to read. But it’s a pity since I enjoyed some of their writing. I think I’ll have a wander around here, see if I like what I see. You may just have gained yourself a regular reader :p

    AW

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