Posted on 01/05/2013 7:35:27 AM PST by aimhigh
A 20-year-old female IDF soldier was shot and seriously injured Wednesday at an army shooting range at the Beit Lid base in the West Bank. . . . . The incident is said to have occurred when another soldier at the range discharged her rifle while it was on the “automatic” setting and, surprised by the weapon’s recoil, swerved while still firing, wounding the other soldier.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
Gahh - anybody new to full auto needs to be carefully supervised to prevent exactly this outcome.
Some instructor should be in alot trouble, I hope the other soldier will be ok.
Prayers for this young soldiers recovery
Remember a DI that like to have killed a
guy on the firing line that waved his M-14
around on the firing line
Can be a dangerous place if there are idiots in it
Prayers for the young lady.
Foolish gun use ping.
In the US, this would be followed by demands to make the range a gun-free zone.
Is The Times of Israel a left of center paper or right of center, meaning a conservative leaning publication? The reason I ask is that I'm contemplating signing up for their newsletter.
No such thing as an accidental shooting. As described, this is gross negligence
Not a very professional group or person. Particularly, if it was a .223. They have a very light recoul.
I guess the IDF have them too.
I wouild guess it was an UZI and they(because of light-weight)do tend to”climb”when on full-auto.
Whoops, sorry, sorry. Bad humor aside, I hope the wounded soldier recovers with no problems.
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