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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 06:57 AM Sep 2015

Ex-cop charged in killing friend: Thought gun wasn't loaded

WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) - A former southern New Jersey police officer charged in the shooting death of a friend testified that he thought the gun that fired the fatal bullet wasn't loaded.

James Stuart made the comments Thursday during his trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in the January 2013 death of David Compton. The 27-year-old Compton was shot once in the face as the men watched a movie at Stuart's house.

The former Deptford police officer testified that Compton came to his home after they were at a bar and that Compton asked to look at Stuart's off-duty weapon while they were watching a movie. Stuart said he took out the gun's magazine and removed a live round and did the same with two other guns that he retrieved from a safe.

"I was going to dry fire the gun at the television," Stuart said. "I started to pull back the trigger, and I heard Dave start to speak. When I turned to look at him, I guess my hand turned with me. I heard a loud boom."

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20150924_ap_4355eb7c04064f56b059121e211039e9.html


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Ex-cop charged in killing friend: Thought gun wasn't loaded (Original Post) SecularMotion Sep 2015 OP
This guy's a cop? I guess? I heard? nt TheBlackAdder Sep 2015 #1
Ex cop it says in the story...what's your confusion? Human101948 Sep 2015 #2
Press check is easy.... ileus Sep 2015 #3
Maybe not, when you've just gotten home from a bar JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2015 #4
Why anyone drinks is beyond me. ileus Sep 2015 #5
NRA's "Eddie Eagle" says.... virginia mountainman Sep 2015 #6
Just like driving, guns make a bad mix with alcohol discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #7
 

Human101948

(3,457 posts)
2. Ex cop it says in the story...what's your confusion?
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 07:41 AM
Sep 2015

WOODBURY A former southern New Jersey police officer charged in the shooting death of a friend testified that he thought the gun that fired the fatal bullet wasn’t loaded.

James Stuart made the comments Thursday during his trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in the January 2013 death of David Compton. The 27-year-old Compton was shot once in the face as the men watched a movie at Stuart’s house.

The former Deptford police officer testified that Compton came to his home after they were at a bar and that Compton asked to look at Stuart’s off-duty weapon while they were watching a movie. Stuart said he took out the gun’s magazine and removed a live round and did the same with two other guns that he retrieved from a safe.

http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2015/09/24/ex-nj-cop-charged-killing-friend/72766490/

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,736 posts)
4. Maybe not, when you've just gotten home from a bar
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 10:16 AM
Sep 2015

There are times when it's just smarter to leave the guns locked up.

No doubt alcohol played a big part in this.

virginia mountainman

(5,046 posts)
6. NRA's "Eddie Eagle" says....
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 07:48 PM
Sep 2015

"Treat every gun as if it was loaded"....

But many posters here say that is just NRA propaganda...


discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,565 posts)
7. Just like driving, guns make a bad mix with alcohol
Sat Sep 26, 2015, 10:38 AM
Sep 2015

What would help is a public safety campaign...

...just as drunk driving campaigns have improved that issue.

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