NRA gun instructor accidentally shoots Orlando student!

[KansasVoter]

Now this is really ironic! See story below.....

Gun safety is an important part of the gun discussion. How in the world can we improve gun safety? I think this whole forum can discuss incidents like this to decide how to improve safety, especially among NRA instructors. No one wants a child shot or killed by a gun in a home. Reading about other cases can help us all be safer!

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A gun instructor accidently shot a student in the foot Saturday during an NRA class to receive certification to carry a concealed weapon, Orlando police said.

Robert Frauman Jr., 50, was taken to Florida Hospital after instructor Michael Phillips' firearm discharged about 11:45 a.m., police said.

Phillips, 32, could not be reached for comment. The accident happened at Summit Church, located in a former movie theater near the Fashion Square mall.

The bullet went through a table before it hit Frauman, said Kristy-Lee Lawley, the church's communications director. She said Frauman, a member of the church, was "recovering well" and the bullet didn't break any bones.

Frauman was one of three students in the class, which was not a church-sponsored event, Lawley said. She said the church offered an upstairs conference room for free after some church members requested to have the class there. Lawley said the church is empty on Saturdays and this was the first class of its kind there.

"We won't be having anything like that in our church in the future," Lawley said.

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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/nra-gun-instructor-accidentally-shoots-orlando-student-266686.html

[SheilaT]

1. That would be amusing if it weren't

so sad.

The NRA has a rule against bringing ammunition into a class and the NRA instructor did exactly that? Methinks a little more instructing of the instructor is in order.

[MisterBill45]

9. Precisely

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. It's just a tragedy the student took the bullet instead of the knucklehead instructor. There's a reason why there's a rule about not having ammo present AT ALL in a classroom.

This guy lost his credentials, but his legal problems are just beginning.

[Enrique]

2. innovative teaching method

the student is likely to remember the lesson. :thumbsup:

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. LOL!

We all remember those teachers in our lives that made a difference and went the extra mile to let us know they truly cared about our education. Cheers!

[Glassunion]

12. Ha! +1

[sui generis]

4. didn't break any bones . . .

shot his dick clean off but didn't break any bones. :P

[KansasVoter]

6. I'll take the broken bone!! :-)

[Loudmxr]

5. I'm reminded of the old SNL joke...

"The Pope died.... wait this is old news we just did this story last month."

[X_Digger]

7. Digging up old articles now?

You might want to search before posting.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=118&topic_id=294846

[KansasVoter]

8. Sorry, missed that one. I will self delete if still possible. Thanks!

[Katya Mullethov]

10. In related news........Generalissimo Francisco Franco

Is still dead .

[SteveM]

13. I heard semi-conducting materials have been developed. And Big Mama Thornton...

released "Hound Dog."

[Callisto32]

11. Are you sure you aren't just an alter-ego of onehandle?

[shadowrider]

14. Old article from March 1, been posted before. Unrec.

[proteus_lives]

15. Ban accidents and human error. It's the only way we'll be safe.

[Remmah2]

16. From the article:

"The NRA has a rule against bringing ammunition into a class, said Tom Wagner, a NRA instructor in Orlando who was not involved in Saturday's shooting. He said the association has "no problem yanking a certification if the rules are being broken." (Instructor was a bone head).

This was not the first time something's gone wrong during a gun demonstration in Orlando. In 2004, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration shot himself in the thigh with a .40-caliber Glock pistol while talking to schoolchildren about gun safety."

[Tejas]

17. Ban feet,

Wonder what the statistics are for foot-shots?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeGD7r6s-zU
(you KNEW this would get posted :rofl:)