South Bend Police Dept loaded handgun found in the middle of a busy street!

[HoughMade]

OMG another gun on the street! Where's shannon watts when you need her?

You're going to have to explain to me, specifically, under what circumstances we would need her....for anything.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Sylvain! LOL. DUDE! STOP IT! I can't breathe! LOL

 

[HoughMade]

[video=youtube;5PKVmzdQGwg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PKVmzdQGwg[/video]

 

[Sylvain]

Sylvain! LOL. DUDE! STOP IT! I can't breathe! LOL

I see many cops/security using those lanyards around here.
I guess they're not that popular in the US.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I see many cops/security using those lanyards around here.
I guess they're not that popular in the US.

Lanyards used to be in popular use here, but now cops are mated to their vehicles.

 

[South Bender]

I think they should be hot pink lanyards though. At least for the cop who lost his gun.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Lanyards used to be in popular use here, but now cops are mated to their vehicles.

Well, I do spend more time with my car than I do with my wife...

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I see many cops/security using those lanyards around here.
I guess they're not that popular in the US.

I may not have a sweet "tactical" lanyard, but at least I don't keep my pistol in my "tactical" pocket.

 

[churchmouse]

I may not have a sweet "tactical" lanyard, but at least I don't keep my pistol in my "tactical" pocket.

Yeah, his holster is unstrapped under his right arm.....
Has to be some reason for this.

 

[Sylvain]

Yeah, his holster is unstrapped under his right arm.....
Has to be some reason for this.

I think that picture was taken in 2015 in Paris right after the terrorist attacks.
Cops were told to keep their guns unholstered to be ready for potential additional threats.

You can see the officer is wearing his heavy vest on top of his regular uniform and vest.
It's not what they wear on regular patrols.

I guess it's technically unholstered when you move it to your front pocket.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Maybe the pistols are hungry and thats where the snacks are.

 

[Thor]

Now that's funny...brings a whole new aspect to the pics...I wonder what caliber is the most hungry?

 

[The Bubba Effect]

NomNomNom Trigger Snacks.

 

[JAL]

I see many cops/security using those lanyards around here.
I guess they're not that popular in the US.

Lanyard use was required for all pistols and revolvers by General Order or similar policy statement during my entire 20+ years in the US Army. I know some guys hated them but they never bothered me at all. It was a matter of knowing how to "dress" it to keep it out of the way. Anyone who tried to get away without using one, eventually got jacked up hard if they were found without one. I didn't tolerate not using one. There was only one warning issued, clearly given in the form of a direct order with a reminder of the consequences of violating one. Word spreads quickly when something is stressed that firmly. It's driven completely home at the next unit formation. I thank God I wasn't in the unit involved when a tank commander (the guy in the top of the turret) had a 1911 fall out of a shoulder holster (common for tankers) that didn't have the required idiot cord tying it to him. This wasn't on pavement, it was when deployed out in the dirt, sand, mud, tall grass, weeds, etc. The entire company and eventually most of the battalion scoured the countryside nonstop for the better part of a week until it was found.

I don't believe the German Polizei used them when I lived there. I've never seen a US LEO use one. Pistols in the US don't come with lanyard loops unless they're made to MIL SPEC which requires it. The PD will know, by serial number, whose it is. There will be some "splainin'" to do.

Edit:
Some very old 1911 magazines have lanyard loops on them and apparently at least one company makes them for reenactors and historically accurate replacements. I was told they date back to the horse cavalry days when the US Army was concerned about soldiers on horseback dropping the magazines and losing them.

John

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Now that's funny...brings a whole new aspect to the pics...I wonder what caliber is the most hungry?

Probably .45. You know, because it eats souls.

 

[Thor]

Elricks own.

 

[lonehoosier]

South Bend police probe loaded department gun found in road
South Bend police probe loaded department gun found in road | Indiana | nwitimes.com

 

[Bigtanker]

South Bend police probe loaded department gun found in road
South Bend police probe loaded department gun found in road | Indiana | nwitimes.com

I really hope it turns out to be officer Maxeys.

 

[lonehoosier]

I really hope it turns out to be officer Maxeys.

LOL!!

Just in case that some might not understand the reference

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...33-1-sbpd-officer-maxey.html?highlight=Maxeys

 

[Expat]

South Bend police probe loaded department gun found in road
South Bend police probe loaded department gun found in road | Indiana | nwitimes.com

So it has been a month and now they are going to open a probe... this is why government sucks. If this happened at my company, I would call the person who could tell me who has the serial number on the gun assigned to them. Then I would have that employee appear in my office moments later and explain to me what happened. I don’t see much probing that needs to be done.