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Old 05-20-2008, 09:18   #1
The Reaper
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Thumbs down Weapons Safety Instructor's Gun Goes Off During Class

This idiot's pistol did not "go off", accidentally or otherwise. He negligently discharged it by pulling the trigger. I would hardly call him a "Safety Instructor".

How many people have not yet learned to leave the ammo outside the classroom?

TR

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356699,00.html

Weapons Safety Instructor's Gun Goes Off During Class
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A firearms instructor in southern Massachusetts has been assigned to other duties after his gun accidentally went off while he was teaching a class on weapons safety.

Officials say the Glock handgun discharged while Maj. Donald Lamar was demonstrating to Bristol County deputy sheriffs how to safely holster the weapon.

The bullet ripped a hole in Lamar's pants but missed his leg and foot.

Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says the officer made a "gross error in judgment" by not emptying the weapon before the class last week.

Lamar, a certified firearms instructor since 2005, was transferred to another division and will not carry a firearm while the incident is being investigated.
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