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Posted: 4/23/2014 5:51:10 AM EDT

Or you may be "wounded in an accident."

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Hampton-Officer-Wounded-in-Accident-at-Gun-Range-256336231.html

Where I came from, they just called that "shootin yourself in the hand due to negligent gun safety"

Posted: 4/23/2014 8:23:37 AM EDT

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I really, really want to reply about a "trained firearms instructor, Law enforcement officer, only one qualified to posses firearms" person getting injured due to poor handling.

But I won't. I don't know the officer and maybe he is a humble, down to earth man who doesn't claim to be superior to regular citizens type.

I wish him well.

Posted: 4/23/2014 9:37:26 AM EDT

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What I hate about this is how they worded the original story. It would lead non-gun types to believe that guns accidentally go off by themselves.

Posted: 4/23/2014 10:13:23 AM EDT

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My dad is the former Chief of Police in Hampton. He was telling me about this on Easter. Not something you'd expect to see an instructor doing...

Posted: 4/23/2014 12:37:43 PM EDT

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Which can happen, on low-quality, broken, or flawed machines. But rarely. (Note the Remington 700 recall - triggers allowed a discharge when a dumb person left a loaded weapon on the bench and went downrange.)

Posted: 4/23/2014 6:09:51 PM EDT

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I hope he heals quickly, and I hope that others who are familiar with firearms will take it as reminder to guard against complacency.

Posted: 4/23/2014 6:54:53 PM EDT

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I really, really want to reply about a "trained firearms instructor, Law enforcement officer, only one qualified to posses firearms" person getting injured due to poor handling.

But I won't. I don't know the officer and maybe he is a humble, down to earth man who doesn't claim to be superior to regular citizens type.

I wish him well.

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Your post made me think of this vid

Posted: 4/24/2014 8:32:50 AM EDT

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I really, really want to reply about a "trained firearms instructor, Law enforcement officer, only one qualified to posses firearms" person getting injured due to poor handling.
But I won't. I don't know the officer and maybe he is a humble, down to earth man who doesn't claim to be superior to regular citizens type.
I wish him well.

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Quoted:
I really, really want to reply about a "trained firearms instructor, Law enforcement officer, only one qualified to posses firearms" person getting injured due to poor handling.
But I won't. I don't know the officer and maybe he is a humble, down to earth man who doesn't claim to be superior to regular citizens type.
I wish him well.