I was flipping through the channels on Sunday night when an incident on Cops caught my attention (it looked like an old replay, probably from the 80s) when some old lady called 911 to report that her detached garage was being broken into. She also reported that she had a gun and would defend herself if need be, so the cop hit the lights and siren and went flying down the street trying to find her house.
As soon as he pulled up to her house, he heard a gunshot from the back yard so he went running in that direction. He found the old lady standing on her back porch holding a .38, so he inquired if she had fired the pistol. She replied that she had fired it into the ground because she thought the burglar was trying to break into the garage again, so the officer told her to hand him the gun (for his safety) and go back inside.
Backup arrived, so they searched the detached garage and all was found to be secure. The officer then went back to the house to give the old lady her gun back, when he was told that she needed a little help with another issue.
It turns out that she didnt know how to (or couldnt, I was distracted at that moment) reload her .38, and she asked the nice officer if he could help her. She lead the cop back into her bed room, where she dug a very old looking box of .38 out of her dresser and handed it to the cop, who proceeded to reload her revolver (she only fired one shot that was shown on TV, but the cop had to reload more than one chamber), reholster it (looked like a military leather holster with flap) and place it back on the bottom shelf of her night stand where she said she kept it. He then told her that she did the right thing by grabbing her gun, but that she shouldnt fire it unless she could see who she was shooting at, or else she might hit a cop or innocent person.
I wonder how many cops today would help a crime victim reload their gun and tell them that they did the right thing by going for the gun to defend themselves? I know it probably wouldnt happen in this part of Maryland, the cop would have probably tried to take her pistol for discharging a firearm or disturbing the peace. (I know one of the local cops, he's said none of the local cops, including himself, would trust anyone that doesnt have a badge with a gun)
Kharn
As soon as he pulled up to her house, he heard a gunshot from the back yard so he went running in that direction. He found the old lady standing on her back porch holding a .38, so he inquired if she had fired the pistol. She replied that she had fired it into the ground because she thought the burglar was trying to break into the garage again, so the officer told her to hand him the gun (for his safety) and go back inside.
Backup arrived, so they searched the detached garage and all was found to be secure. The officer then went back to the house to give the old lady her gun back, when he was told that she needed a little help with another issue.
It turns out that she didnt know how to (or couldnt, I was distracted at that moment) reload her .38, and she asked the nice officer if he could help her. She lead the cop back into her bed room, where she dug a very old looking box of .38 out of her dresser and handed it to the cop, who proceeded to reload her revolver (she only fired one shot that was shown on TV, but the cop had to reload more than one chamber), reholster it (looked like a military leather holster with flap) and place it back on the bottom shelf of her night stand where she said she kept it. He then told her that she did the right thing by grabbing her gun, but that she shouldnt fire it unless she could see who she was shooting at, or else she might hit a cop or innocent person.
I wonder how many cops today would help a crime victim reload their gun and tell them that they did the right thing by going for the gun to defend themselves? I know it probably wouldnt happen in this part of Maryland, the cop would have probably tried to take her pistol for discharging a firearm or disturbing the peace. (I know one of the local cops, he's said none of the local cops, including himself, would trust anyone that doesnt have a badge with a gun)
Kharn