Weapons Safety Instructor's Gun Goes Off During Class (Glock)

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Sorry if this was already posted, I looked and didn't see it.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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

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

yea, I'll be the first to say it, that was a terrible negligent discharge, the problem is that he didn't assume it was loaded and handle it properly.

still, noone got hurt, and we don't know the circumstances. glad everyone is ok.
 
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