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May 16th, 2008, 10:57 PM
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Location: Texas
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Training and Safety
Guy shot himself today at a class.
He drew, his finger was on the trigger, the rear of the slide caught something he was wearing, the gun stopped and his hand didn't. He put a .40cal round through the top front of his thigh and it came out the back of his leg above his knee. Lucky for him is wasn't a hollowpoint and he didn't hit another student. Lesson: never ever forget how dangerous handguns are when you are handling them and keep your finger off the trigger! |
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May 16th, 2008, 11:29 PM
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Location: NYC
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Wow! Always a good reminder. Follow the rules folks and don't ever become complacent with the firepower you have in your hand. It can be very dangerous.
thanks for sharing.
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May 16th, 2008, 11:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas
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What was the class, if you don't mind sharing.
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May 17th, 2008, 04:33 AM
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It should have been 'muscle memory' 101...
A couple thousand more draws for that guy...although he will probably remember NOW...  Stay armed...it's a finger thing...stay safe!
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May 17th, 2008, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Lake Erie Shore
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Nasty. Lucky he missed one of those big arteries in there.
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May 17th, 2008, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Kingwood
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i have alaways worrried about other people in the classes i take.
I worry the something like this will happen but it will be me or another student. This simply reinforces the finger off trigger theory. |
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May 17th, 2008, 06:50 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Florida
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Wow - lucky it wasn't worse than it already is. Thanks for sharing.
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May 17th, 2008, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Springfield, Missouri
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once again we see that the only safety that means anything is the one between your ears...
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May 17th, 2008, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Oh-IO
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If I'm in a class where we will be drawing from holsters with a live gun, I want to know personally that all the other students know and practice the 4 rules.
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May 17th, 2008, 09:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: displaced from Ohio
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Too bad for him. Unfortunately the best training is the most realistic, which always makes it more dangerous.
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