Hey you guys, I'm hoping this isn't quite off topic, but I saw something on that show "world's scariest police chases" that I was hoping some of you saw too (I love those shows!). It was the one where this guy is wrestling with this LEO and his K9 dog on the ground while being videotaped from the patrol car. The BG wrestles the gun out of the LEO's hand and swings at the dog with the pistol but misses the dog and and hits the ground. The BG then pulls back a couple of feet and tries to shoot the LEO. Well thank God, the gun didn't go off. The announcer said that the firing pin was jammed when the BG tried to smash the dog but hit the gun in the ground. Then the BG tries once again to no avail - finally the BG runs away and the LEO pulls out his backup pistol and proceeds to empty about 5 or 6 in the dude. They said the ambulance came to help him, but they never said whether the BG survived his wounds.
Anyway, here is my question. Has anyone ever heard of a firing pin being jammed this way? I was personally guessing that the BG grabbed the LEO's pistol (Glock-I'm assuming) and didn't know how to use a trigger safety. It just seems that it would be too unlikely for a firing pin to get stuck or jammed that way. Any opinions?
Secondly, could anyone tell what kind of pistol he was using as a backup?
-cheers
tman
Anyway, here is my question. Has anyone ever heard of a firing pin being jammed this way? I was personally guessing that the BG grabbed the LEO's pistol (Glock-I'm assuming) and didn't know how to use a trigger safety. It just seems that it would be too unlikely for a firing pin to get stuck or jammed that way. Any opinions?
Secondly, could anyone tell what kind of pistol he was using as a backup?
-cheers
tman