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Related: About this forumEx-cop charged in killing friend: Thought gun 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
TheBlackAdder
(28,864 posts)Human101948
(3,457 posts)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 wasnt 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 Stuarts 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 Stuarts off-duty weapon while they were watching a movie. Stuart said he took out the guns 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/
ileus
(15,396 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,736 posts)There are times when it's just smarter to leave the guns locked up.
No doubt alcohol played a big part in this.
ileus
(15,396 posts)virginia mountainman
(5,046 posts)"Treat every gun as if it was loaded"....
But many posters here say that is just NRA propaganda...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,565 posts)What would help is a public safety campaign...
...just as drunk driving campaigns have improved that issue.