Les Jones

Guns > TN Hwy Patrolman Gets Glock Leg

A Tennessee Highway Patrolman accidentally shot himself in the leg when he re-holstered his gun following a foot chase. He's in stable condition. Found in the MAD Times.

The THP issues Glocks, so I'm 99% that's what he was carrying. I've said before that the Glock factory trigger is too light for a gun with no thumb safety. Shooting instructor and military and police veteran John Farnam says the same thing in a recent post in reaction to another officer who gave himself Glock leg.

The installation of a NY Trigger will increase the trigger pull weight on most Glocks from five to eight pounds. Equally important, the weight of trigger take-up is increased from a nominal two pounds to six pounds. In practical use, most shooters barely notice the difference. I've timed myself and many students drawing and firing with and without the NY Trigger, and I've consistently discovered the difference in time to be statistically unmeasurable.

What the NY Trigger does is make the operator aware that his finger is in contact with the trigger. I have NY Triggers on all my Glocks and highly recommend them for any Glock used for serious purposes, particularly those carried in holsters.

Of course, I can't be sure the installation of a NY Trigger would have made any difference in the foregoing incident. However, in my informal tracking, departments with NY triggers installed on their Glocks consistently experience fewer accidents than do those with standard triggers. If you own and carry any Glock pistol for serious purposes, it is my recommendation that you install a NY Trigger without delay!