Wrong lesson: Gun safety class ends with couple wounded

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By Duncan Adams | The Roanoke Times

A firearms safety course went awry in Bedford County Saturday when a man shot himself in the hand with a .45-caliber handgun and the bullet passed through his hand and struck his wife, seated nearby, in the leg.

Shot were Michael L. Deel, 54, and Michelle K. Deel, 49, both of Roanoke. Emergency dispatchers in Bedford County received a call at 12:25 p.m. reporting a shooting on Chapel Woods Drive. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said county rescue units and deputies responded.

The Deels were attending a firearms safety class being taught and hosted by Thomas F. Starke, 57, according to the department.

The sheriff’s office said Starke told deputies that he had left the room, heard a shot and returned to find the Deels had been shot.


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[AH1Apache]

1. Probably playing around with the gun.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[ileus]

2. All of lifes lessons are learned thru pain.

[atheous]

3. Lesson 1..

Aim gun at hand
2. Check wifes position
3. Pull trigger
4. Scream liberal bias!

[Turbineguy]

4. What I learned as a teacher

is that it's not always good enough to teach the students "how-to-do-it", but also "how-not-to-do-it". But then again, I don't teach firearms safety.

[Meiko]

5. What kind

of class is this guy teaching? He needs his certification looked at me thinks.

[jpak]

6. Moran is as moran does

yup

[AH1Apache]

8. For once, I actually agree with you.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Be sure to request a refund, Michael.

You certainly deserve one.

[Hoyt]

9. Hope the Deels take this as a warning and forget about guns. They'll be safer without one.

And society will too.

[shadowrider]

11. I'll be damned.

Hoyt and I agree on something.

[Straw Man]

10. NRA courses all stipulate ...

... no live ammo in the classroom. It's front and center in every course book.

They don't require that the instructor frisk all the students as they enter the room. Perhaps they should.

[ellisonz]

12. Just another statistic...

[AH1Apache]

14. I think you mean

just another numbnuts statistic.

[Logical]

13. This just means the guy didn't pay attention in class. Not the guns fault.

[krispos42]

15. Do not twirl gun on finger.

You'll invite Darwin, and you don't want Darwin to show up.