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One of our officers was shot in the calf with his own duty weapon while it was in the holster. It was an M&P 40. According to him (and 6 witnesses), he was unloading his cruiser at the sub after his shift and as he bent down to pick up his bags off of the ground, he bumped his holster with his arm. The witnesses stated that the gun then discharged from inside of the holster EDIT - SHOOTING HIM IN THE CALF. Our ordinance department then stated that with the M&P, if you begin to pull the trigger but don't fire the weapon, the internals will remain in the position of the farthest position of trigger pull even when the trigger is released. They informed us that if you begin to pull the trigger but disengage, we are to unload the weapon including the one in the chamber, then reload. This will reset the internals. Our ordinance department still called bullshit on the circumstances and could never duplicate the incident in a controlled environment. However, they said it is possible. As a side note, when we first got the M&P, we (along with several other departments) had an issue with Blackhawk holsters. They originally had a long trigger guard and as you placed the gun into the holster, the trigger guard could get onto the trigger and depress it causing an accidental discharge.

If it isn't sold, I have a buddy who is looking for a bike for his wife and may be interested in it.

Good luck to you brother!

Rather than a line of credit, see if you can qualify for a straight personal lone. When I was in college, I didn't have a job or co-signer and qualified for a $2k to buy my tools and boxes to get started in my career.

I worked for Akzo Nobel (Sikkens). When I left there, there were only 2been paint manufacturers that were able to pass Riddell's testing. They were Sikkens and some industrial coating from ICI. Our system was the original Autobase system that became the Lessonal line when Autobase II came out. Riddell used a drop test (which was the standard for the industry). The drop test consisted of a series of controlled drops which had a weighted "head" raised to 3 feet then dropped. The helmet was then raised and dropped until the helmet failed. Once a failure occurred, the crack was measured and a severity of failure was determined. Like I said, it has been a few years since I left, so things may have changed. I am sure there is someone from All American on here that can give more information. Edit: Sorry, I forgot to add that I have never heard of any team repainting their helmets weekly. It is a very time consuming process. Also, if I am not mistaken, they take the helmets out of service after 3 referbs.

I'm not saying that it can't be done, I'm just saying be careful. I have watched the testing process on helmets and saw the failures first hand. I have painted helmets for people before, but my head is worth more than a cheap paint job (to me anyway).

You couldn't be more incorrect.

BE VERY CAREFUL DOING THIS! I use to be a tech rep for the largest coatings company in the world. One of my customers painted all of the college and professional football helmets, and I know for a fact a large number of paint brands deteriorate the shells of helmets. It may look fine, but the structure can be extremely compromised.

I agree with you, which is why I personally don't do it. I am one that is very much into the public perception of the police and have a very hard time justifying doing things that are illegal for the public even if they are legal for us. That being said, text and cell communication is an extremely important part of doing this job. The people that are truly trying to evade us are listening to our radio transmissions and staying one step ahead of us.

As someone said earlier, law enforcement is exempt from the texting ban. Other than pissing off the public, it won't get him in any trouble.

We've discussed this before. However, if you are stopped for it, simply tell them that you were not texting, and that they can not see your phone. This law is almost impossible to enforce and an officer needs a warrant to check your phone. NO JUDGE IS GOING TO ISSUE A WARRANT FOR A TEXTING AND DRIVING STOP.

It wouldn't surprise me if it were your mail carrier that did the damage. Ours hit skipped my Durango then started leaving me nasty grams in the mailbox saying she wouldn't deliver our mail if there was a vehicle parked in front of the house. She never acknowledged it and I never did anything about it. My Durango is 13 years old and it was only paint transfer.

This being said, I took an accident report from a young man whos dad bought himself and his brother 2012 Boulevard M50 (at the same time). Whan dad arrived, we began to talk about where he boight them. He told me that he originally went to HNW and asked what kind of deal they would give him on a pair. He said the salesman informed him that they have absolutely no ability to deal and the 2 bikes would be sticker price plus dealer prep. The dad said that he went directly to Iron Pony and they practically bent over backwards to make him a deal. Dad said he bought the pair on the spot.

Speed alone does not constitute Reckless Opp. and is not an arrestable offense in the state of Ohio. Now, if you speed, fail to use your turn signal, and pass on a double yellow line, now you have Reckless Opp.

This was reading closed last night. If it isn't to late, could I get 2X? DONE

These are becoming more and more common. We received an officer safety bulletin with several of these in it. And people wonder why cops point guns at people holding "toy" guns. One of my buddies bought a pink and white Hello Kitty AR15 for his daughter.

I rode through a swarm of bees last summer on 23 S. that peppered my shield, jacket, and bike. I counted 30 bee corpses on my jacket alone. The mess was made worse when I used my glove to try and "clear" my visor. I would have hated to take those stinging little bastards in the face!

To be honest, I was making the no endorsement assumption. You can usually tell just by looking, who has one and who doesn't. Everyone with one knows that the main requirement in Ohio is eye protection. Find someone who doesn't have it, and you have probably found someone without an endorsement.

Never. However, I did check public access Franklin County Court View this morning (from home). Not enough information.

Mental note...Blue '04 GSXR 600...campus area...douche bag...bad attitude...death to cops...got it!

He did have a license to ill! I was rockin' that tape in the mid 80's and still have songs from it on my phone now.

And he found that $1.85 while standing on up on the pegs and flapping his arms like a wounded chicken! And that's for real!!!!

It's Poland for cripes sake...how much will 2 chickens and a goat actually set the local dentist back?

Woody's would be a good place. Food is pretty good and shold be reasonable for the family. It's at Warpole St. and 199 N. (at the exit).

Woody's still open? I use to work at Blackhawk and would go there from time to time.