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Old 10-02-2006, 00:56   #12
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Originally Posted by kgoerz
Have to add why was a Student in a Firearms school permitted to dick around with a loaded Weapon and have it pointed at someone. Sounds like the Instructor or whoever was in charge when this happened is at fault here to. Did this happen in a classroom or on a Range? Would like to hear the outcome of the lawsuit if it go's thru.

The law suit is a go. The ND occured in a classroom on a range compound. The entire sight is considered an active range, with certain designated safe areas throughout the range. The classroom is considered a designated safe area.

*For these purposes a safe area means pistols stay in holsters and / or are cleared prior to entering the classroom. All long guns are unloaded and cleared (or atleast should be) prior to entering a safe area.*

The class was a Firearms Instructor school. The lead instructor owned the MG 34. Failed to check it prior to bringing it into the classroom.

The lead instructors lawyer is claiming "some" clupability but they are also saying that some of the clupability rests on the student who was dicking with the weapon.

Oh and I failed to mention this BIG part. The reason why the MG 34 was there was because various weapons were brought into teach the students how to check and make safe various weapons.
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