Police Sniper Negligently Shoots Into Crowd During Presidential Address

By Bob Owens

A French police sniper in an elevated hide providing overwatch during a speech by French President François Hollande negligently cranked off a round during a speech at a town in western France.

The sound of the shot being fired was captured during Hollande’s address, and the President, who will step down in May, paused for a few moments as he tried to understand what happened before continuing on with his address.

The shot apparently broke as the police sniper was attempting to move from one position to another with a round in the chamber and his safety was off. He’s very fortunate that he didn’t kill either of the two people he hit.

A French police sniper has accidentally shot and injured two people during a speech by President Francois Hollande in western France.

The shot was fired as the officer moved position on a roof about 100m (328ft) from a tent where Mr Hollande was speaking in the town of Villognon.

The bullet went through the canvas of the tent, where drinks were being made. It passed through a waiter’s thigh and lodged in another person’s calf.

The injuries were not life-threatening.

Mr Hollande was inaugurating a new stretch of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms