Discussion: Texas Firearms Instructor Accidentally Shoots His Own Hand During Lesson

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Discussion for article #225884

[sylhines]

Firearm Instructor in over his head.

[marcus8182]

It’s all really cool until you accidentally shoot yourself while trying to prove your expertise.

Wanna bet he’ll be paid during his leave?

[jayman]

idiot, play with fire, you eventually get burned.

[mcgloinm]

Is this what a “learning curve” is?

[jonwisby]

“He said, ‘I made a classic mistake,’” the chief told the paper. “We are human, too. We are not infallible. We make mistakes, and when we mess up, we mess up and do our best to correct it and get back to giving the public the best service we can.”

Hopefully, “the best service we can” won’t include any deaths.

[bluinmaine]

Well, at least he was at the part of shooting yourself in the hand. Good thing he didn’t start with the center mass concept.

[sufi66]

On the other hand…

[pine]

Karma ?

[ncsteve]

Wait, am I supposed to believe that even in the hands of trained experts, guns are a danger to the shooter? Crazy libs. It’s like you never saw an action movie before! Guns in the hand of Good Guys can only hurt Bad Guys.

[Diogenes67]

Call him Lefty.

[magical_panda]

That’s funny. I’d like to see sensible gun regulations (testing, licensing, insurance) for the exact reason that “We are human… We are not infallible. We make mistakes.”

[Patriott]

Is the gun OK? Was it dropped or injured in any way? Was it returned to it’s competent, responsible adult owner?

[Irma_Gerd]

“A firearms instructor for the Hewitt, Texas Police Department was
recently injured after he reportedly shot himself in the hand”

Talk about having a bad day. First he shoots himself in the hand, and then he injures himself again!

[sociosam]

Another reason for no background checks? Anyone, even children, can handle guns safely. Buy more guns.

[fitley]

The gun problem is solving itself one “gunt” at a time.

[fargo116]

Leaders in the Ranking of States on TPM and Raw Story with the Most Careless Firearm

Incidents

Texas - 11
Pennsylvania/Florida  (tied) - 10
South Carolina - 7
Indiana - 6
Georgia/Ohio (tied) - 5

[labman57]

“Okay class, this is an example of something that you absolutely, positively never want to do. Watch carefully now …”

[henk]

Some folks like to teach by showing people how not to do something. We should applaud this man for such dedication to his craft.

[borisjimbo]

OK, so what was the “classic mistake” he did wrong that we should all know about?