GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[HairOfTheDog]

Responsible Gun Owners? and Gun Safety Education?

There are several stories of firearms instructors and police officers accidentally shooting themselves or others (or their children shooting themselves or others) posted upthread. I've read two more such ironic stories just this week.


^ Phillip Rushing of Modesto, California is a firearms instructor and martial arts expert. He was teaching a class in gun safety and self protection last week.

Well, during a demonstration on how to use one's gun to fend off a knife-wielder, Rushing shot and seriously wounded Pastor Tom Smith. Luckily, Smith survived after surgery and is recovering. http://www.modbee.com/news/article49744900.html


^ Josmel Herrera of Miami, Florida was not so fortunate. The gun enthusiast was demonstrating how to safely clean a gun to a relative by video call.

In the process, Herrera accidentally shot himself in the chest and died later in the hospital. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/josm..._ref=crime