Stupid is as stupid does

The Associated Press has an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a uniformed idiot:

Authorities say a Harrisburg police officer shot his wife in the buttocks as he was showing his department-issued gun to family and friends during a weekend cookout at his home.
Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said that the gun issued to Officer William Owens discharged and struck the officer's wife.
Marsico said he believes the shooting was an accident, but charges could be filed if an investigation determines Owens acted recklessly. Owens' wife was treated at a hospital after the incident.
A city spokesman said the officer has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of an investigation.

Rico asks 'recklessly'? What kind of moron (and supposedly a trained officer) shows his firearm to anyone without unloading it first?