Posted on 02/21/2010 1:09:53 PM PST by stainlessbanner
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An instructor teaching a concealed weapons safety class accidentally shot one of his participants in Orlando.
The class was being held at the Summit Church on Herndon Avenue, but the church was not sponsoring the class. The class was a NRA Concealed Weapons Safety Course.
Orlando police say Michael Phillips was teaching the class, when his gun accidentally went off, and shot Robert Frauman, Junior.
Frauman was shot in the foot. He was taken to the hospital, and is expected to recover.
Dat Phunny Right Dare,..
The 4 rules of gun safety
The 1st Law of Gun Safety - The Gun Is Always Loaded!
The 2nd Law of Gun Safety - Never Point A Gun At Something You’re Not Prepared To Destroy!
The 3rd Law of Gun Safety - Always Be Sure Of Your Target And What Is Behind It!
The 4th Law of Gun Safety - Keep Your Finger Off The Trigger Until Your Sights Are On The Target!
I Didn’t Know The Gun Was Loaded
Hank Fort & Herb Leighton 1949
LYRICS ONLY
Oh Miss Effie was her name
Through the west she won her fame
Being handy with the gun
But she drove the men insane
Cause she’d whip out her pistol
And shoot most any guy
And sing out this alibi
I didn’t know the gun was loaded
And I’m so sorry my friend
I didn’t know the gun was loaded
And I’ll never, never do it again
But one night she made a slip
Shot the sheriff in the hip
So the law it took a hand
And made Effie take the stand
And she pled, ‘oh your honor
I’ll know you turn me loose
When you hear my one excuse’
I didn’t know the gun was loaded
And I’m so sorry my friend
I didn’t know the gun was loaded
And I’ll never, never do it again
I didn’t know the gun was loaded
But regarding the gun that I toted
All I did was hold it high and go ...
BANG, PING, HUHH, ZSSS
I’ll never, never do it again
INSTRUMENTAL
Yes the jury all agreed
That Miss Effie should be freed
But the sheriff’s jealous wife
Was indignant (yes, indeed)
So she borrowed a pistol
And shot this village belle
And sang as Miss Effie fell
I didn’t know the gun was loaded
And I’m so sorry my friend
I didn’t know the gun was loaded
And I’ll never, never do it again
I didn’t know the gun was loaded
But regarding the gun that I toted
All I did was hold it high and go ...
BANG, PING, HUHH, ZSSS
I’ll never, never do it again
I tell my nephew to assume that there’s an invisible bullet. He’s young enough that that makes more sense to him than “pretend there is when there isn’t.
Amen, brother. Amen.
I recall hearing a very similar story.......hmmmmmm.......
Clearly stated by the NRA Training Dept., in NRA instructor guides and student handbooks: NO LIVE AMMO IN THE CLASSROOM - EVER. Numb nuts instructor; his NRA creds are gone forever, and should be.
Florida has been at the sleazy end of the concealed carry industry for too long now. Anyone who thinks a 4-hour NRA “First Steps Pistol Orientation” (note the word “Orientation”, not “class”) and a single .22 Colibri round shot into a sand pile will allow safe concealed carry should have his head examined. The self-created “Uncle Billy’s Shootin’ and Killin’ Concealed Carry” courses are even worse.
There are two great NRA courses - Personal Protection In The Home and Personal Protection Outside The Home - you can’t give ‘em away in Florida. Sleazebag instructors are too busy hawking the “Home Firearm Safety” course. Shame, shame.
Its FLORIDUH!
First Rule, dude.
It’s very simple: all guns are loaded. Keep your goddamn finger out of the trigger guard even if you know with absolute certainty that the gun isn’t loaded. Don’t point the muzzle at anything you don’t want to destroy. If a “certified instructor” doesn’t know the condition of his weapon at all times, or how to retract and lock a slide without contacting the trigger, maybe he shouldn’t have been certified.
Lots of 'em - check out handgunlaw.us
That having been said, NOBODY gets through our CCW courses without going to the range. We also keep the qualification target in our permanent files.
:O) must happen a lot.....
Jeff Cooper’s Rules of Gun Safety
RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY
RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT’S BEHIND IT
It said he was teaching a class. That does not mean it happened in the classroom.
However, I wouldn’t be surprised either way.
I love that the gun class was held at CHURCH
Jeff Foxworthy would have a field day with this one
Looks like that trainging certification was issued a little too quickly...
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one. Why should I have to prove anything about my abilities, especially in an open carry state.
From our constitution:
Right to Bear Arms Section 21.
The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.
Where in there is anything about getting a license to conceal.
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