Posted on 08/25/2013 2:05:41 PM PDT by Kaslin
An Ohio firearms instructor who accidentally shot one of his students this month also shot a 14-year-old girl in 1977.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, Terry Dunlap was a Pickerington Police Department auxiliary officer in 1977 when he accidentally shot a then-14-year-old Cathy Hessler in her right leg during a Halloween hayride.
“Oh no, he’s done it again,” Hessler, now Cathy Schmelzer, 50, told the paper after she heard of the latest shooting. “I said, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me!’” she said, according to the Dispatch.
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Only policemen can safely handle guns.
And the ones who train them.
But I thought people might miss the sarcasm and inundate me with posts telling me that he would NEVER be allowed to teach such a class ever again.
Apparently, second (and third?) chances are offered to some people.
Is this the same guy that taught Dick Cheney's Hunter Safety class?
Maybe some people just shouldn’t have guns
Don’t worry, he is on a 36 year shooting cycle; I doubt he will repeat it again.
An Ohio firearms instructor who accidentally shot one of his students this month also shot a 14-year-old girl in 1977.
I always told my students I've never had a negligent discharge, and fully intend never to do so. I gave them my word if they didn't just memorize and learn, but live the four rules, they'll never cause a firearms safety problem.
I believe that's the norm, not the exception.
Chaney was not responsible. The person hit with the pellets came in the field late unannounced and downfield of the party hunting birds over dogs. He was behind foliage and not wearing orange. The leader of this shooting party should have established better ground rules.
General rule of thumb. If the muzzle is not pointed at something you do not wish destroyed, then no one gets hurt.
I have seen a few accidental discharges. As the muzzles were always pointed in a safe direction there was no possibility of injury
Wow, Glock legged by someone else.
I’m thinking he may want to go into some other line of work.
Certified, licensed, approved experts.
I’ll bet he’d do real well instructing gun picture safety.
POST Certified with Cooper rules
Clearly you have never been bird hunting.
Wow, talk about being committed to teaching!
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