Ravenwood - 09/09/04 07:00 AM
With stories like this, there's no wonder why people have such a misunderstanding about guns.
It's an all-too-realistic lesson in gun safety. An Indiana coroner is recovering from a leg wound after accidentally shooting himself.First of all, guns don't just go off. I would bet that the gun just "went off" because he had his finger on the trigger; a clear violation of gun safety rules. Second, he could only be shot in the leg because he wasn't pointing the gun in a safe direction; another clear violation of gun safety rules.Monroe County Coroner David Toumey says he was demonstrating gun safety late one night last week at a boat ramp, when the gun went off.
He tells The Herald-Times as he was checking to make sure the gun was unloaded, it fired. The local sheriff's office hasn't released details of the accident, saying a deputy has yet to file a report.
"Accidents" like this are 100% preventable, and this guy should be required to attend a gun safety course rather than teaching one ad hoc.
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If read the IndyStar version instead of the truncated AP version, you'll see that this jackass was "demonstrating gun safety" at 11 PM on a boat ramp.
I'm sure there was no alcohol involved at all.
Posted by: N. Bourbaki at September 9, 2004 11:03 AMGuns only go off accidently if you are a very rich former NBA star. The rest of us have to pull the trigger.
Posted by: Drew at September 9, 2004 9:20 PMPeople have car accidents. Cars are dangerous. Ban 'em.
Basic human carelessness, sounds like. WIth some lovely spin.
hln
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