Glock found stashed inside DC jail

[GSG]

Two months old, but wow.

A Monday night sweep of the D.C. Jail discovered several weapons, including a 9 mm Glock found in a pay phone accessible to inmates.

Several knives and cell phones also were recovered by corrections officer.

Officials said the handgun may have been in the jail since 2003, the Washington Post reported.

Full story here:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...nside-DC-Jail-78800222.html?__source=Facebook

 

[Kicker96FS]

Too bad it wasn't a .40.

 

[jkdyoyo]

In plot to mutually shoot themselves in an attempt to sue the prison/state for unsafe conditions?

 

[terraformer]

It's perfectly safe, one of the mags was a ten rounder.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

It's perfectly safe, one of the mags was a ten rounder.

The caption "Getty Images" is a clue that's a stock photo, not one of the actual gun confiscated.

 

[Mark from MA]

The caption "Getty Images" is a clue that's a stock photo, not one of the actual gun confiscated.

OMG.....I hope it was pre-98' compliant.

 

[MassMark]

Paperweight for the phone book? It's a pretty sad state of affairs when a grenade can get into a prison.....

 

[terraformer]

The caption "Getty Images" is a clue that's a stock photo, not one of the actual gun confiscated.

Clearly I am just having a good time with this one. However, it may be a stock photo, but unlikely if it is not labeled as such. However, the above logic is not valid. Getty is not just a stock house. In the late 90's and early ought oughts, Getty and Corbis bought up a bunch of key agencies that, although they had modest stocks, had the best current news operations. They are not stocks houses any longer.

 

[HTRN]

I don't believe it. Everyone knows guns are illegal in DC.

 

[SecondAmdFirst]

Too bad it wasn't a .40.

Nah, the .40s gest dropped off in random bathrooms by the TSA and other government folks.

 

[Climbnsink]

Give the prison credit they are trying to comply with Heller.

 

[steveyc272]

Stories like this are not what unarmed correctional officers want to read (not that I am one). Glad the weapons were found before they were used.

 

[Mark from MA]

Nah, the .40s gest dropped off in random bathrooms by the TSA and other government folks.

I believe the correct term for a .40 when it gets to prision is "Fotay"

 

[drumenigma]

It must have been one of those ninja glocks made of all plastic that can slip through metal detectors.

 

[cekim]

I'm wondering if the guy who packed it in survived the extraction? Concealed means concealed people, we should all take a lesson from this.

 

[Another_David]

I remember reading somewhere how one job inmates often have is cleaning law enforcement vehicles both inside and out. That can lead to finding things like ammunition, which can be used for zip guns. Maybe an inmate got lucky and found this pistol.

[ka-boom joke in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . . .]

 

[GSG]

Give the prison credit they are trying to comply with Heller.

That made me laugh out loud.

Stories like this are not what unarmed correctional officers want to read (not that I am one).

My thoughts exactly.

It must have been one of those ninja glocks made of all plastic that can slip through metal detectors.

A Glock 7. Looks like they do exist after all...

 

[cekim]

I stumbled upon some sobering statistics relevant to this thread:

99/2000 data, per 100K murder rate in the US: 4.28
99/2000 data, per 100K murder rate in US prison: 5.7 (keep in mind though that this was a HUGE drop from the 1991 9.8 number)

The murder in prison number goes up and down between 5 and 10 over the past 30 years. The broader US murder rate is steadier, but has been declining.

So, here's the kicker - isn't prison the ultimate in gun/weapon control? Yet, you are more likely to be murdered in prison than out?

With some notable exceptions... Namely - DC!

Washington DC's low murder rate of 80.6 per 100000 is due to strict gun control, and Arlington, VA's high murder rate of 1.6 per 100000 is due to the lack of gun control. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statistics showing ...
http://www.opposingviews.com/questi...s_headlines/40-reasons-to-support-gun-control

You are 8-14 times more likely to be murdered in DC (outside of prison) than you are in US prisons on average (which are themselves more dangerous than the US is on average).

 

[GSG]

So, here's the kicker - isn't prison the ultimate in gun/weapon control? Yet, you are more likely to be murdered in prison than out?

Prisoners can make weapons from just about anything, or they can beat you to death with their hands/feet.

You are 8-14 times more likely to be murdered in DC (outside of prison) than you are in US prisons on average (which are themselves more dangerous than the US is on average).

I don't even know how to properly react to this. One more reason to stay out of DC?