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I don't know if he was joking about the finger being in the wrong spot, but I'd say he broke all of The 4 Rules of Gun Safety. For hitting that jackpot, he should lose his right to own guns, let alone teach others how to use them safely.
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A shooting accident sent a local firearms instructor to the hospital with injuries to his left hand.
Fred Petersen, 66, of rural Stockton was showing his wife a .38 Special handgun Thursday morning in their home, Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand said.
Brand said Petersen had cleaned the pistol and was putting it into a holster when Petersen’s wife asked him whether it was possible to pull the trigger when the weapon was holstered.
In attempting to answer that question, Petersen triggered the action while holding the gun and holster in his left hand, accidentally firing a shot. The slug struck his left index finger between the first and second joint, damaging the bone, Brand said.
“The gun was pointed in a safe direction,” Petersen said Monday, “but my finger was not in a good spot.”
Petersen is an NRA-certified instructor for classes required to qualify for a Minnesota concealed-carry handgun permit.
I don't know if he was joking about the finger being in the wrong spot, but I'd say he broke all of The 4 Rules of Gun Safety. For hitting that jackpot, he should lose his right to own guns, let alone teach others how to use them safely.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
Only when you lose your right to blog for being vindictive and spiteful.
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