Firearms Instructor Shoots Himself

• Aug 4, 2014

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If making mistakes is best way to learn, Texas firearms instructor Sgt. Heath Vanek gave his family members a great lesson last month. The Hewitt Police Department officer was teaching them to shoot, and while showing them how to clear the chamber of a jammed semi-automatic … he shot himself in the hand. "(Vanek) said, 'I made a classic mistake,'" Hewitt Police Chief Jim Devlin tells the Waco Tribune. Thanks to the bullet wound in his left hand, Vanek, 35, will be out of work for two months while he recovers from surgery.

Firearms Instructor Shoots Himself During Gun Lesson​

 

• Aug 4, 2014

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• Aug 4, 2014

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I wonder if there will be a stigma attached to this (or him)

Edit: a Christian pun here

 

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hdatontodo said:

I wonder if there will be a stigma attached to this (or him)

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It will be a little bit difficult teaching gun safety with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in your hand!

 

• Aug 4, 2014

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"You're doing it wrong"

 

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That's what dummies are for, I'm just not sure what dummy I'm talking about....

 

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I just effin shot myselffff.......

 

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I believe that say that the two main causes are ignorance and carelessness.

 

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That sucks for him. I really hope it doesn't affect his job. It rather ridiculous that policeman are punished for incidents like these. Its bad enough the poor guy shot himself and had to live through that embarrassment but further now he has to worry about whether his career will be in jeopardy. One of the few professions where if you hurt yourself off duty with a tool of the trade that it has impacts on your career.

 

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That's gonna leave a mark!

 

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Blame the gun.

 

• Aug 4, 2014

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There are two types of instructors. Those who have made mistakes, and those who haven't yet made a mistake.

Personally, I may use this as both a teaching opportunity, and as a reminder to myself to be constantly vigilant.

 

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wonder what kind of "jam" he had to be able to shoot his hand. double feed, no. stovepipe, not likely. failure to eject, no. hang-fire, well that now is a consideration, depending. head-stamp detonation, no. baffled.

 

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PJDiesel said:

I just effin shot myselffff.......

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The musical version:

 

• Aug 5, 2014

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woodstock said:

wonder what kind of "jam" he had to be able to shoot his hand. double feed, no. stovepipe, not likely. failure to eject, no. hang-fire, well that now is a consideration, depending. head-stamp detonation, no. baffled.

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True. I know of no malfunctions that require your hand to be in front of the muzzle.

 

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hdatontodo said:

I wonder if there will be a stigma attached to this (or him)

Edit: a Christian pun here

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(singularly) Well played sir.

 

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Blaster229 said:

True. I know of no malfunctions that require your hand to be in front of the muzzle.

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The malfunction was putting his hand in front of the muzzle.

 

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MikeTF said:

Blame the gun.

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In Maryland, there would be a movement to ban training.

 

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hdatontodo said:

I wonder if there will be a stigma attached to this (or him)

Edit: a Christian pun here

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LOL. So subtle, I wouldn't have gotten it if you didn't include the punchline.

 

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aray said:

The musical version:

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This was hysterical!