- A Lake County sheriff's deputy was airlifted to a hospital Friday morning after accidentally shooting herself in the County Building parking garage.
Waukegan police investigated the scene and determined that the handgun's trigger was pulled by a hanger that was stuck in the trigger guard, said Waukegan police Cmdr. Wayne Walles.
"It's an accident. It could absolutely happen to anyone," Sheriff Mark Curran said. "We pray for her and we feel terrible for her."
While we agree with feeling terrible for the deputy, we have to disagree that it was an accident and could happen to anyone. A properly stored and secure handgun doesn't just "go off" and stories like these are constantly used by the anti-gun crowd to support their "think of the children" agenda and attempts to disarm everyone.
Proper handling, storage and transport of firearms is essential to firearm ownership and doubly so for law enforcement personnel who ought to inspire confidence in their families, neighbors and fellow citizens.
We wish the Deputy a speedy recovery, but the blame doesn't lie with a hanger in the trunk. We still remember that suburban incident a few years back where person cleaning the "unloaded" gun shot through his own window and struck a passerby. You are responsible for everything that happens when you are handling your gun.
Proper handling, storage and transport of firearms is essential to firearm ownership and doubly so for law enforcement personnel who ought to inspire confidence in their families, neighbors and fellow citizens.
We wish the Deputy a speedy recovery, but the blame doesn't lie with a hanger in the trunk. We still remember that suburban incident a few years back where person cleaning the "unloaded" gun shot through his own window and struck a passerby. You are responsible for everything that happens when you are handling your gun.
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