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Range Safety Officer Shot, Killed During USPSA Match
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David Williamson
Website: http://libertyparkpress.com
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A Range Safety Officer working a match in New York recently was the victim of a negligent discharge. The 67-year-old was a long term member of the indoor club hosting the competition. He was struck once and died at the scene. Both the range and the media labeled it an accident and, of course, by that, they meant that it was not intentional, and there is no doubt about that. However, we all know that this was the result of someone negligently handling their firearm. The four universal safety rules are not hard to follow, but this is a good reminder that we can never let ourselves get careless with them.
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mickey
(11/17/2020)
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Why doesn't any of the published commentary tell us what happened?
It's really quite simple:
1. Load and make ready.
2. Drop gun on ground before you get it in the holster.
3. Gun isn't drop safe, RSO wins the bad luck lottery.
IMO, not as much negligence as it is the simple fact that every time you handle something, there's a possibility you're going to lose control of it while handling it. |
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