Yet another story of a gun mysteriously discharging on its own


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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - A firearms instructor in southern Massachusetts has been assigned to other duties after his gun accidentally went off while he was teaching a class on weapons safety. Officials say the Glock handgun discharged while Maj. Donald Lamar was demonstrating to Bristol County deputy sheriffs how to safely holster the weapon.

The bullet ripped a hole in Lamar's pants but missed his leg and foot.

Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says the officer made a "gross error in judgment" by not emptying the weapon before the class last week.

Lamar, a certified firearms instructor since 2005, was transferred to another division and will not carry a firearm while the incident is being investigated.
 

Officials say the Glock handgun discharged while Maj. Donald Lamar was demonstrating to Bristol County deputy sheriffs how to safely holster the weapon.

If this is a demo of how to safely holster the weapon I would hate to see a demo on the unsafe holstering of a weapon.
 
It was "safe". The guy ripped his pants, but wasn't injured. If it were "unsafe", then he would have had an extra hole or two in him. :wink:




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He must not have had the safety on :D .

I know accidents happen, but I am at a lose to understand how instructors can be this negligent.
 
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the safe part what the fact that the bullet missed his leg and foot.

I believe the only safety a glock has is on the trigger itself... gee wonder where his finger was?
 
Lamar...will not carry a firearm while the incident is being investigated.
The Bristol County Sheriff's Office has recently released a photo of Maj. Lamar's new sidearm that he will be carrying... :bigsmile:


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