So I'm standing in the sound booth at church after service tonight when a lady from my small group walks up and says, "Kevin - is there any thing we need to do if a gun went off in class?" I almost thought she was kidding, until I realized she was shaking ever so slightly. There are several police officers in my small group and most of the rest of the class took their CHL class together, so it's a possibility. I ask her if anyone is hurt - she says no, it just went straight into the floor. Then I tell her I'll contact security and let them know.
After the head of security catches up with me, I let him know what I know and he calls over the uniformed police officers. After a little pow-wow they decide the best route would be for me to go into the room and ask the guy who did it to come out and talk to them (rather than disturbing the whole class, since they decided to go on with their night). I walk in and ask the guy to come out in the hall. He's visited a couple of times, but I don't really know him - turns out he's a cop. The cops pull him into my office (since it was nearby) and examine him and the gun to make sure he's alright. Turns out he was shifting his Kel Tec P32 from where it was clipped onto his waist band and putting it in his holster. It apparently went off when he pulled it out, because there's a hole right in the middle of the ass of his pants... After a stern talking to from the older officers they let him go, deciding not to charge him with unlawful discharge.
Here's what was reinforced:
1. Not all cops are gun people - someone who was would have been a little more cautious I'd think.
2. Good support gear is a must - I've never had to completely change the way I was carrying a weapon while out in public... guess I was just lucky to figure out good gear before I got to far into this.
3. Keep your booger picker off the bang switch until sights are on target and the decision has been made to fire.
Really pretty basic stuff would have kept this from happening. In some ways I'm glad he was a cop so my church doesn't decide to post 30.06 signage and ban concealed carry.
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