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Teacher hurt when gun accidently shatters toilet (concealed carry in elementary school)
Washington Post ^ | Sept 11, 2014 | Associated Press

Posted on 09/11/2014 5:35:32 PM PDT by dayglored

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah elementary school teacher who was carrying a concealed firearm at school was struck by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet when her gun accidently fired in a faculty bathroom on Thursday, officials said.

The sixth-grade teacher at Westbrook Elementary School, in the Salt Lake City suburb of Taylorsville, was injured when the bullet struck a toilet and caused it to explode, Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley said.

Authorities initially thought the teacher had accidently shot herself. They now believe she was injured when the bullet and toilet fragments struck her lower leg.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: banglist; education; teacher; toilet; utah
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Oops, I hate it when that happens.

Unfortunately, a black eye for the argument in favor of concealed carry by teachers in schools. I almost wonder how this could come to happen -- i.e. could she have really been that clumsy, or did somebody put her up to it?

I hate to think that way, and I hope she recovers quickly from her injury. But this is pretty weird...

1 posted on 09/11/2014 5:35:33 PM PDT by dayglored
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Authorities initially thought the teacher had accidently shot herself. They now believe she was injured when the bullet and toilet fragments struck her lower leg.

What is wrong with these two sentences?

2 posted on 09/11/2014 5:38:11 PM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: dayglored

I bet that caused her have a bowel movement.


3 posted on 09/11/2014 5:39:25 PM PDT by Oliviaforever
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To: dayglored

Sounds like Secretary of State material, right Hanoi Boi?


4 posted on 09/11/2014 5:40:04 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't just stand there! Help fight political correctness!)
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To: dayglored
"when her gun accidently fired..."


5 posted on 09/11/2014 5:41:05 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Plea$e $upport Free Republic.)
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To: dayglored

I personally think pistols carried in schools by teachers should have the old type safety on them plus no round in chamber. A Glock is not what I would recommend for teachers. I hope she is well and corrects what happened.


6 posted on 09/11/2014 5:41:14 PM PDT by Lumper20 ( clown in Chief has own Gov employees Gestapo)
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I bet that caused her have a bowel movement.

Maybe. What's not in doubt is that she had a bowl movement!

7 posted on 09/11/2014 5:42:21 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: dayglored

Was the projectile found? Maybe it was just lactose intolerance.


8 posted on 09/11/2014 5:42:43 PM PDT by BikerTrash
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To: Lumper20

Yeah, it doesn’t take long to chamber a round if needed.


9 posted on 09/11/2014 5:43:21 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: Starstruck
I'm trying to visualize the scene.... and having difficulty.

Was she in slacks, with the gun in a pocket, and fumbled pulling the slacks up?

Did the gun fall out of a pocket and hit the floor and go off "accidentally"?

Did she get pi$$ed off (sorry) at the toilet and shoot it in cold blood???

WTF???

10 posted on 09/11/2014 5:43:24 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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Probably didn't have it in some sort of holster.

You should always use a holster, unless you like the idea of an unintentional discharge.


11 posted on 09/11/2014 5:43:41 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
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Concealed carry and panty hose.... a real problem. She should do like Rosie O’Donnell and stand up while urinating.


12 posted on 09/11/2014 5:45:18 PM PDT by Random Access
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> What's not in doubt is that she had a bowl movement!

It says the toilet "exploded". Injury and danger aside, that's just freakin' AWESOME. When I was a teenager...

Gawd, what a mess that must have made, since probably she had just used it and perhaps the flush wasn't complete...

Eewwww.

13 posted on 09/11/2014 5:46:23 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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I am in the trades and hate hate toilets that get broken that porceiln is sharp and flys of at tremendous speeds even when accidental broken the old ones im careful with the new ones


14 posted on 09/11/2014 5:47:05 PM PDT by al baby (Hi MomÂ…)
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"I almost wonder how this could come to happen"

She was probably carrying a Glock.

15 posted on 09/11/2014 5:49:07 PM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war,and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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> She was probably carrying a Glock.

A buddy of mine who's not on FR just sent me this in email regarding this unfortunate occurrence:

...bad things tend to happen in those odd little "wait-a-minute" moments.

My favorite story was a guy who hung his glock on the coat hook via the trigger guard. The trigger got depressed of course, the gun fired, and the recoil forces spun it like a cartwheel, shooting until it was empty (14 shots). He was unhurt but I imagine he was quite impressed.

Geez.
16 posted on 09/11/2014 5:53:09 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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She shot the John!


17 posted on 09/11/2014 5:54:15 PM PDT by teletech (Say NO to RINOS!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Yeah, I think we can all agree: guns do not “assidentally” fire themselves.

Booger hook on the bang switch, only reason any of mine ever went off.


18 posted on 09/11/2014 5:57:23 PM PDT by West Texas Chuck (Times change, places change, people stay the same.)
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To: dayglored

The “Number Two” holster

19 posted on 09/11/2014 5:59:20 PM PDT by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box then 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: dayglored

Perhaps she had seen the cartoon movie “Fritz The Cat”.

Anyone seen the “I killed the John” scene and repeated it.


20 posted on 09/11/2014 5:59:31 PM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and because of what Muslims do.)
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