Secret Service officer accidentally fired inside the White House gate,

[BigBearJohn]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Secret Service officers were injured on Tuesday after a gun held by another Secret Service officer accidentally fired inside the White House gate, according to a spokesman, Darrin Blackford.
Their injuries are non-life threatening, the spokesman said.

One officer suffered a shrapnel wound to the face, and the other was wounded in the leg.

They were taken to George Washington Hospital.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Secret Service officers were injured on Tuesday after a gun held by another Secret Service officer accidentally fired inside the White House gate, according to a spokesman, Darrin Blackford.

Their injuries are non-life threatening, the spokesman said.

One officer suffered a shrapnel wound to the face, and the other was wounded in the leg.

They were taken to George Washington Hospital.

SOURCE:

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2007-04-17T192809Z_01_N17445050_RTRUKOC_0_US-WHITEHOUSE-INCIDENT.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

[burythehatchet]

1. Why am I picturing Benny Hill slapping a bald dudes head?

:shrug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Doing a heck of a job

[3waygeek]

3. Cheney joined the Secret Service? n/t

[BushOut06]

4. Too bad you can't carry concealed weapons inside the White House

Who knows when you might need an armed citizen to take down a renegade Secret Service agent? :sarcasm:

[madmom]

5. keystone cops???

[murloc]

6. shrapnel? What the hell are they shooting?

what kind of gun fire shrapnel?

[merh]

10. probably concrete that flew up in the air when the gun accidently

discharged in the agents holster, the the was discharged, struck the concrete causing concrete pieces to fly in the air, striking SS agent A, then the bullet hit the SS agent B in the leg after it's bounced off the ground.


Proof positive that only trained professionals should handle guns. :eyes:

[Beetwasher]

7. Bullshit

Sorry, I don't buy it. I have no idea what actually happened, but I am totally calling bullshit on this. Call me a "crazy conspiracy theorist" if you like, but this is bullshit.

[TheDebbieDee]

13. It's no conspiracy - didn't you hear? The * admin outsourced

the pResident's security to the crew staffed by Reno 9-11!

[az chela]

8. HA HA HA ,our competent government at work

[rug]

9. The Bush Touch has finally reached the Secret Service.

[Benhurst]

11. Send in the clowns.

The Clown in Chief is getting lonely.

[rocktivity]

12. If the firing was accidental

why not simply re-hire them?


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