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This is short and sweet - big time law enforcement fail in Texas, courtesy of FAIL Blog:

A good effort, but for the all-time classic try this 2004 gun safety lecture in which a Drug Enforcement Agency operative demonstrates why you really shouldn't play with a Glock 40:

And before you start crying foul, here's Snopes' analysis of the incident. ®

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@daniel

No cop would carry a gun that is not loaded and ready to fire.

@Mark Most police dept in the US allos cops to carry a second side arm. Back up gun. That back up gun can be any gun that cop wants.

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@Chris Seiter

"Mine's the one with "Epic Fail" and an arrow pointing down on the front."

Are you referring to your penis?

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@"state 1 (one in the chamber)"

Mark, the other possibility is "state 0, none in the chamber/chamber empty". Also referred to as the "Shoot Me" mode, or "Please wait while I unjam this semi-automatic peice of crap".

Striclty speaking, double-action revolvers are the safest firearms as you can rest the firing pin between chambers, you can see quite easily if there are any rounds loaded and it won't go off until you pull the trigger. Oh, and I've never, ever heard a reliable report of a revolver jamming....

Mine's the one with SWAT stencilled on the back and the ceramic inserts all round...

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