A man was training to get a gun permit. The instructor accidentally shot him, police say

A Riverside, California man attending a firearms training class to get his concealed weapons permit was accidentally shot by a Riverside County Sheriff's Department trainer, the department told The Desert Sun.

On Aug. 10, the man, identified only as a civilian, was participating in a course at the Ben Clark Training Center's gun range in Riverside.

According to a department news release issued in response to questions from The Desert Sun, gun range staff inspect students' firearms during the course and students are instructed to unload their guns.

During the inspection, the range staff member — a civilian instructor the department did not identify — administered a "trigger pull test" and shot the student in the leg.

...the injured man is a county employee who attended the training as a "private citizen" and not in their work capacity.

Quick way to end a career as a firearms instructor, violate basic rules.

highdesert wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:21 am

During the inspection, the range staff member — a civilian instructor the department did not identify — administered a "trigger pull test" and shot the student in the leg.

...the injured man is a county employee who attended the training as a "private citizen" and not in their work capacity.

Quick way to end a career as a firearms instructor, violate basic rules.

Yup. 1st rule, too!

There are some rules to prevent situations like this, but they're very complicated and I can't remember them offhand.

Tedzilla wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:36 pm There are some rules to prevent situations like this, but they're very complicated and I can't remember them offhand.

Implicit sarcasm noted!

Tedzilla wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:36 pm There are some rules to prevent situations like this, but they're very complicated and I can't remember them offhand.

Yes, very complex.

Of course, a couple of those complex rules would have prevented this... something about pointing a gun at something?

The Instructor went 4 for 4.
"Trigger Pull Test"... qu'est-ce fuck is that?

Tedzilla wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:36 pm ... qu'est-ce fuck is that?

adopted for daily use, thanks

Tedzilla wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:36 pm The Instructor went 4 for 4.
"Trigger Pull Test"... qu'est-ce fuck is that?

Obviously, it is an advanced technique only known to tactical trainers.

The trigger test:

Are you sure this gun isn't loaded? Because I'm going to point it at your knee and pull the trigger

I'm sure he was wearing some cool glasses and had some great patriotic arm tattoos though, thats how you know someone is qualified.

A real "operator" for sure. No meme needed for emphasis.

“Yup, the trigger works fine. You OK there buddy?”

And that right there is why I hate instructors who assume it is ok to pick up my pistol and start mucking about. I took a class that was required by a particular range in order to take their more advanced classes. I get it, they want to make sure you know what you are doing by their own standards. I was not particularly pleased with the class but the instructor was class A jackass. Everyone has their pistols lined up on the table, mag out, slide open (other than the two people who had wheel guns). Dude walks down the table picks up the piece, starts working the action and dry fires each one (even hammer fired models) and starts a running commentary on the "quality" of the weapon. I should have taken my pistol and left right then and there but the assistant instructor was much less of an asshat. I haven't taken another class at that range due to that experience.
Side note: The only pistols he praised were the Glocks and a Springfield XD. The XD was owned by a guy so afraid of firing the gun that he would push the trigger and almost immediately fire a second shot because the first one made him jump and clutch. We were also on an open firing line, shoulder to shoulder, which I find annoying as hell when the kid next to me a foot shorter and his brass his bouncing off my head. Oh and the XD malfunctioned every few shots. fail to feed or fail to eject. I had a few stern words for him when he expressed a negative opinion on my Ruger (american pro model, no external safety). Anywho, rant/ramble over.