Assistant In Concealed Carry Class Shoots Hand While Taking Apart Pistol

By James England

McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS — Two reports in just as many weeks of gun owners shooting themselves in the hand while trying to disassemble their firearms. That’s the recent news out of McHenry, Illinois, where Sheriff’s deputies confirm a man was in a concealed carry class when his pistol went off. To make matters worse, the negligent discharge came from someone who was assisting an instructor in a concealed carry class.

A state-approved concealed carry class is required to obtain Illinois’ concealed carry permit.

While no life threatening injuries were reported in either incident — the one in the concealed carry class and the other one a week prior — the Northwest Herald included a statement from McHenry County Sheriff’s Department in urging gun owners to “treat every firearm as if it were loaded”.

That’s a basic firearm safety rule.

The assistant instructor blamed the gun, but as concealed carriers we know we only have ourselves to blame in the event of a negligent discharge during the routine disassembly of our everyday carry handguns.

It’s all about fighting complacency. There’s an idea that if someone has been handling guns for a long time, he knows what he’s doing. Yes, probably. But that doesn’t mean that …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation