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Teacher apologizes for accidentally shooting gun in classroom

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[h=1]Teacher apologizes for accidentally shooting gun in classroom[/h]
SEASIDE, Calif. -- A teacher at a Northern California high school has apologized for accidentally firing a gun inside his classroom, causing minor injuries to three students.


Dennis Alexander, who is also an elected member of the Seaside City Council and a reserve officer for a nearby police department, apologized and thanked community members for their support at a council meeting Thursday night, the Monterey Herald newspaper reported .


"I can't find the words to say how sorry I am ...

This is why the US must have armed teachers in all the classrooms. This guy was a trained LEO and didn't kill a single student when he demonstrates proper firearms safety.
 
WOW, I lived for several years about a 5 minute walk from that school.
 
In a nation of roughly 330 million, **** is going to happen here and there.

In other news yesterday, 89,999,999 gun owners and about 15 million CCWers managed to NOT shoot anyone accidentally.
 
This is why the US must have armed teachers in all the classrooms. This guy was a trained LEO and didn't kill a single student when he demonstrates proper firearms safety.

If that moron is not charged with criminal gross negligence then either there is no such law (and it should be added) or it ought to be removed from the books since it was ignored (for police?) anyway.
 
He got lucky, as did all the students in his class. Having armed teachers is really a bad idea.
 
In a nation of roughly 330 million, **** is going to happen here and there.

In other news yesterday, 89,999,999 gun owners and about 15 million CCWers managed to NOT shoot anyone accidentally.

Those “small and irrelevant” numbers get ignored or drowned out by the emotional ignorance of “blame the inaniment object” that the left and the media are pushing and have been pushing for decades.
 
In a nation of roughly 330 million, **** is going to happen here and there.

In other news yesterday, 89,999,999 gun owners and about 15 million CCWers managed to NOT shoot anyone accidentally.

Yet more news from yesterday, innumerable citizens used a firearm to protect themselves against criminals whose intent was not to make anyone else any healthier, wealthier or happier. They chose not to report the incident to the police who were minutes away when seconds counted.
 
In a nation of roughly 330 million, **** is going to happen here and there.

In other news yesterday, 89,999,999 gun owners and about 15 million CCWers managed to NOT shoot anyone accidentally.

So, his gun went off and the round ricocheted and killed a kid... did **** just happen?
 
Those “small and irrelevant” numbers get ignored or drowned out by the emotional ignorance of “blame the inaniment object” that the left and the media are pushing and have been pushing for decades.

In this case I have yet to see any blame in the form criminal charges for a very stupid and dangerous act. The 2A is not a right to be grossly negligent and just say "whoops, I am really sorry" that is exactly how many folks justify (rationalize?) calls for gun bans and "gun free zones". If nothing is done, by way of criminal charges, to help prevent grossly negligent (extremely careless?) gunplay in a classroom then that just feeds the calls for more "common sense" gun restrictions.
 
This is why the US must have armed teachers in all the classrooms. This guy was a trained LEO and didn't kill a single student when he demonstrates proper firearms safety.

The round ricochets and kills a kid, do we still need armed teachers? LEO's or not.
 
In this case I have yet to see any blame in the form criminal charges for a very stupid and dangerous act. The 2A is not a right to be grossly negligent and just say "whoops, I am really sorry" that is exactly how many folks justify (rationalize?) calls for gun bans and "gun free zones". If nothing is done, by way of criminal charges, to help prevent grossly negligent (extremely careless?) gunplay in a classroom then that just feeds the calls for more "common sense" gun restrictions.

It's the price for freedom: a true training course; you should appreciate that.
 
Those “small and irrelevant” numbers get ignored or drowned out by the emotional ignorance of “blame the inaniment object” that the left and the media are pushing and have been pushing for decades.

Heroin is an inanimate object - why is it illegal?
 
In this case I have yet to see any blame in the form criminal charges for a very stupid and dangerous act. The 2A is not a right to be grossly negligent and just say "whoops, I am really sorry" that is exactly how many folks justify (rationalize?) calls for gun bans and "gun free zones". If nothing is done, by way of criminal charges, to help prevent grossly negligent (extremely careless?) gunplay in a classroom then that just feeds the calls for more "common sense" gun restrictions.

People should of course be held responsible for their actions. However, that’s not what I or Goshin were referring to. You know that though. What we were referring to is that this event is being used by the anti2nd Amendment Crowd to demonize guns, and as we have already seen in this thread to say that no tachers should be armed in class. Any argument that is all or nothing is usually based on ignorance not facts, and that is exactly what Goshin and I were pointing out.

To repeat, out of respect for you, I agree that the individual should be held responsible for his or her actions that harm or danger others. Including this guy.
 
So, his gun went off and the round ricocheted and killed a kid... did **** just happen?


Yes, it did.

To those directly affected it would be a monumental tragedy. Obviously. But again, we're talking a nation of 330 million.


In the same time period, a mother with three children in her van ran a red light because she was on the phone. One of those children died, another was critically injured.

Is that any less a tragedy? No.

Nor the toddler who drowned in a bucket yesterday, which you probably never heard about unless it was in your town. Or the two teens that drowned in the river because the adult watching them couldn't swim.

But this incident, which did not end in tragedy, is front and center with weeping and wailing, because it supports a certain agenda.


Gun related accidents have been trending downward for 40 years... but in a nation of 330 million there will be some, just as there will be traffic accidents, swimming accidents, skiing accidents...
 
It's all right, he apologised....

Since the teacher is also a LEO then I expect that it's going to called OK. If push comes to shove then they will likely cut a plea deal to some low level charge letting him keep both government jobs. Rest assured that if a moron barked off a round on my job site then he would be looking for employment elsewhere.
 
Yes, it did.

To those directly affected it would be a monumental tragedy. Obviously. But again, we're talking a nation of 330 million.


In the same time period, a mother with three children in her van ran a red light because she was on the phone. One of those children died, another was critically injured.

Is that any less a tragedy? No.

Nor the toddler who drowned in a bucket yesterday, which you probably never heard about unless it was in your town. Or the two teens that drowned in the river because the adult watching them couldn't swim.

But this incident, which did not end in tragedy, is front and center with weeping and wailing, because it supports a certain agenda.


Gun related accidents have been trending downward for 40 years... but in a nation of 330 million there will be some, just as there will be traffic accidents, swimming accidents, skiing accidents...

Yeah then; it sure did. But - what if - and this is a very important question - what if the guy had chosen (personal responsibility) to be smarter and thought of the welfare of the kids and just not brought a gun into a classroom, or on the school grounds period, and just avoided the **** altogether?
 
Please quote the pertinent section of the US Constitution that protects a citizens right to keep and bear Heroin?

The cop-out response once again.

How's about you answer the question if you can handle it.
 
From the article:

SEASIDE, Calif. -- A teacher at a Northern California high school has apologized for accidentally firing a gun inside his classroom, causing minor injuries to three students.

He was not authorized to have a gun on the campus in the coastal community about 185 kilometres south of San Francisco.

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Why did the teacher have a gun in the class room?

Anyone, feel free to answer ............

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The teacher IMO should be facing multiple charges BUT he is a LEO so, we know how the criminal 'just us' system works
 
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It's the price for freedom: a true training course; you should appreciate that.

The shooter was a trained LEO. Proof that having a training certificate does not mean that you aren't a moron.

"See, boys and girls, this gun is not loaded so it's safe to pull the trigger in a classroom full of kids"... BANG!. "Whoops, my bad, I guess I must have skipped that careful visual inspection part".
 
The shooter was a trained LEO. Proof that having a training certificate does not mean that you aren't a moron.

"See, boys and girls, this gun is not loaded so it's safe to pull the trigger in a classroom full of kids"... BANG!. "Whoops, my bad, I guess I must have skipped that careful visual inspection part".

Not trained well enough apparently.

Stupid is more like it.
 
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