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Robert Joseph Coulter, a 39-year-old officer with the California Highway Patrol, tragically lost his life on November 2, 2003, in Sacramento, California. Officer Coulter was accidentally shot and killed while placing his department-issued shotgun in the electronic shotgun rack of his patrol car. The shotgun, which is normally positioned in a vertical position between the two front seats, discharged when the trigger was inadvertently depressed as Coulter positioned it in the lock. The incident oc ...Read More
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Robert Joseph Coulter
Male
Sacramento
CA
2003-11-02
39
Robert
Joseph Coulter
11/18/2025
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I came across something that really got me thinking about the safety protocols for firearms in polic... ...Read More
05/22/2024
05/22/2024
I've been thinking about the equipment used by law enforcement officers and cannot help but wonder a... ...Read More
12/29/2023
12/29/2023
Has anyone else been thinking about the safety mechanisms on those electronic shotgun racks used by ... ...Read More
01/04/2023
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