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delisen

(6,658 posts)
4. careless gun carrying teachers not uncommon
Tue Mar 26, 2019, 04:59 AM
Mar 2019


Here is one where the teacher/shooter is presumably much younger and pointed his gun at the ceiling when it discharged and a student was injured


https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/us/california-teacher-fires-gun/index.html


A teacher accidentally discharged a firearm while teaching a public safety class, injuring one student at a Northern California school on Tuesday, police said.

Dennis Alexander, who is Seaside City's mayor pro tem and a reserve officer with the Sand City Police Department, was teaching a lesson at Seaside High School in Seaside when he pointed his gun into the ceiling and accidentally fired it, said Abdul Pridgen, the city's police chief.
A 17-year-old student was injured by a bullet fragment or by debris that fell from the ceiling, Pridgen said.
The injuries appeared superficial, police said.

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74 and still working? Throck Mar 2019 #1
Yes delisen Mar 2019 #2
Yes, and no. I am 77 and I still work, mostly part time. 3Hotdogs Mar 2019 #8
Nobody could have anticipated this. Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #3
careless gun carrying teachers not uncommon delisen Mar 2019 #4
something that minor makes national news, gejohnston Mar 2019 #11
possibly I could have said"happens elsewhere" or "not unique" delisen Mar 2019 #12
Guns do not belong in schools. sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #5
bc 1st graders are so dangerous. Kurt V. Mar 2019 #6
The first graders should have guns to defend themselves IronLionZion Mar 2019 #7
How do guns accidentally discharge? The trigger has to move correct? Just carrying a gun is wasupaloopa Mar 2019 #9
99.999% of the time sarisataka Mar 2019 #10
Yep! Poor trigger discipline. I don't like guns carried in pockets. Hangingon Mar 2019 #15
Pocket carry is not my preferred method sarisataka Mar 2019 #20
I found that I often would leave my handgun behind in the safe when I was ... spin Mar 2019 #21
This is true Alea Apr 2019 #22
Modern guns only accidentally discharge when they are physically broken. ManiacJoe Mar 2019 #13
Smart honest citizens carry their handguns in a holster. ... spin Mar 2019 #14
Here many people carry small automatics in their pants pockets. Hangingon Mar 2019 #16
I live in Florida. ... spin Mar 2019 #17
Curse of the tropics? Hangingon Mar 2019 #18
When it is 95 degrees outside you look suspicious if you are wearing a jacket. ... spin Mar 2019 #19
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