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05-05-2004, 08:50 AM
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DEA Agent Shoots Self During Gun Safety Class
How ironic.
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DEA Agent Shoots Self During Gun Safety Class
POSTED: 11:27 am EDT April 30, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal drug agent shot himself in the leg during a gun safety presentation to children and his bosses are investigating.
The Drug Enforcement Administration agent, whose name was not released, was giving a gun safety presentation to about 50 adults and students organized by the Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association, witnesses and police said.
He drew his .40-caliber duty weapon and removed the magazine, according to the police report. Then he pulled back the slide and asked someone in the audience to look inside the gun and confirm it wasn't loaded, the report said.
Witnesses said the gun was pointed at the floor and when he released the slide, one shot fired into the top of his left thigh.
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05-05-2004, 10:18 AM
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Sounds like he was probably clearing the weapon correctly, but why would you pull a loaded pistol in a room full of people?
If he realized he was going to be using it in these circumstances perhaps he should have unloaded it before going into the demonstration.
He's lucky he shot himself and not someone else.
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05-05-2004, 11:03 AM
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NRA Personality Safety Course, Weapon Care Rule #1: Always assume that there is a bullet already chambered!!
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05-05-2004, 02:31 PM
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I was LMAO when I read this!
It is like a Pyromaniac teaching a course in Fire Safety! 
He should be disciplined! But then again I think the pain he suffered might be enough punishment!
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05-05-2004, 03:17 PM
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It's a good thing he didn't kill anyone. If he had they might have to change the saying to "Guns don't kill people, stupid DEA agents do".
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05-05-2004, 04:20 PM
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Class, don't try this at home.   he got lucky.
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05-05-2004, 05:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jill1228
...I think the pain he suffered might be enough punishment!
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Not to mention the tremendous embarassment
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05-05-2004, 06:56 PM
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Oh the irony. I know it hurt him, but if I were there I would be laughing uncontrollably (once I figured out it wasn't life threatening!)
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05-05-2004, 08:59 PM
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That was totally ironic.
I hope he himself learned something out this incident.
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