I haven't heard of that story but believe you. Owners of any and every firearm have a duty to keep it out of children's hands unless the adults are teaching the children.If the kid pulls the trigger, it WILL fire. You know that.
Months if not weeks after DC Metro police adopted the GLOCK, an officer's toddler daughter shot herself to death with her father's duty weapon. I can't think of any other kind of handgun where she could have done that.
Calling the GLOCK a "Safe Action" is probably the biggest lie in the history of firearms marketing.
Cops are like many other people in this country. As that many first hold and shoot firearms after being hired. Terrible, I agree but it's that way.
Truth hurts, but here is some. As the PDs across the US flocked to rearm with Glocks, many from revolvers. The Glock became the #1 weapon that was shooting cops. It was their own weapon. Even after training, many forgot to clear the chamber. To clean the gun, they would remove the mag 1st. That part is right. BUT forgot to clear the chamber. Then pull the trigger to start the disassembly. If the gun was pointed at their legs etc they shot themselves. They failed, 1 to properly clear the gun as trained. 2 had the muzzle pointed at something that they should not be pointing at when pulling the trigger.
Also true event. Late 1980s. A Dept switched from revolvers to semi autos. I think they were S&W 39s. 2 older cops having recently switched got into a gun fight. Both drew guns to shoot the crook and forgot to remove the safety. I don't recall the outcome. That incident made the bean counters at the PDs push harder for a service gun that is drawn and fired without needing safeties switched on/off to fire. Just like the revolvers. Makes sense when mere moments count. Then training and using the brain god gave us to keep the gun safe until ready to fire is paramount. Not any different with the DA revolvers and like all firearms keep your finger off the trigger until ready and willing to fire.