Agent Sues Smith & Wesson, Holster Maker After Shooting Himself

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Social Security Special Agent Sues Smith & Wesson, Holster Maker After Shooting Himself - The Truth About Guns

(Attorney Thomas) White said Taylor was preparing to be tested on his backup weapon, a 9 mm Smith & Wesson. He took the gun out of its holster, took the safety off, chambered a round and put it back in the holster. But, as he tried to clip the holster to the waistband belt with his hand on the butt of the holstered firearm, the gun discharged, the attorney said.

 

[Expat]

Huh, never knew that a gun maker would endorse a particular holster as being safe.

 

[patience0830]

Social Security Special Agent Sues Smith & Wesson, Holster Maker After Shooting Himself - The Truth About Guns

Idiot shoots self. Wants to blame somebody else.

Nothing new to see here. Move along.

 

[Brad69]

Why does the Social Security Administration have or need armed agents?

 

[GNRPowdeR]

May we have "Settled out of Court" for $1m, Alex?

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

https://youtu.be/XTGmTrQXrwg

I'd LIKE to say this is getting old....

But in truth, this copycat B.S. really is.

https://youtu.be/vt9q-WChfeM

 

[4651feeder]

Why does the Social Security Administration have or need armed agents?

Obviously you've never been surrounded by a mob in a nursing home.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Why does the Social Security Administration have or need armed agents?

Fraud investigators would be my guess.

Quick Google says yes, primarily fraud investigation: https://oig.ssa.gov/newsroom/blog/2014/10/title…explaining-our-law-enforcement-authority-again

 

[indiucky]

I had a Ruger Security Six snub I picked up at Kiesler's back back in the day that was marked USDA....

 

[KLB]

I'm curious how he plans to prove the gun fired on its own.

 

[Brad69]

After reading that Google fu From BBI I can see why the SSA needs a few armed agents.
When you are gonna take away somebody’s government check they might get violent quick.


I am a new civilian so is a ND/AD the same career killer in the civilian world as it is in the Army?

 

[KellyinAvon]

Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in (probably) all federal entities has an Investigations Division. These are Federal Po-Po and handle what the CID/AFOSI/NCIS do for the military branches, minus the counter-Intel mission.

Fraud, theft, drugs, fraudulently stealing drugs, etc.

 

[binkerton]

I'm curious how he plans to prove the gun fired on its own.

Well, he's gonna have to re-create the failure in front of the jury, of course.

 

[Vigilant]

Form the looks of the Barsony Holsters products Special Agent dumbass got exactly what he paid for.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Why does the Social Security Administration have or need armed agents?

Social Security fraud. It is a thing and a lucrative thing at that.

 

[indiucky]

Social Security fraud. It is a thing and a lucrative thing at that.

A billion here, a billion there an pretty soon we're talking about real money....

• According to the Social Security Administration, all improper payments, including payments to the deceased and the very old, are estimated at about $3 billion per year.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I am a new civilian so is a ND/AD the same career killer in the civilian world as it is in the Army?

Depends on context and result, but expect a suspension at the least.

 

[KMaC]

A billion here, a billion there an pretty soon we're talking about real money....

• According to the Social Security Administration, all improper payments, including payments to the deceased and the very old, are estimated at about $3 billion per year.

Not bad considering SS/Medicare is the largest part of federal spending. I read a few years ago that total fraud/loss in federal spending was $40B/yr. That means other federal programs have REALLY bad loss rates.

 

[Joniki]

Social Security fraud. It is a thing and a lucrative thing at that.

Is there a reward for reporting Social Security fraud?

Could reporting fraud be considered a HIPAA violation?

I may have just found a lucrative second job...

 

[Arthur Dent]

It states he has to show proficiency with his firearm quarterly. Wouldn't part of that proficiency show competence with holstering your firearm? I don't know about anyone else but I attach my holster to my belt BEFORE putting my pistol in it.