Police Chief Shoots Self at Gun Training Session

**The Reaper** · 05-05-2008, 07:13

Here is a clue.

If you are doing drills with live ammo, you need to be on the range, and following appropriate safety measures.

TR

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354149,00.html

Police Chief Shoots Self at Gun Training Session

Monday, May 05, 2008

RIVERDALE, Utah — The police chief in Riverdale accidentally shot himself in an ankle while demonstrating how to dislodge a jammed handgun.

Chief Dave Hansen was taken to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden for surgery.

The 54-year-old chief accidentally fired a gun during a training exercise inside a conference room at Riverdale police headquarters.

A fire captain and Riverdale Mayor Bruce Burrows confirmed the chief shot himself Saturday in an ankle bone. They said he was trying to fix a gun with a jammed round when the bullet fired.

Riverdale police officers carry .40-caliber pistols.

Hospital supervisor Rohn Larsen said Hansen was in stable condition Sunday. Larsen said he couldn't reveal which ankle — left or right — the chief shot.

A Weber County dispatcher said nobody from the Riverdale police department was available Sunday to release any information on the accident. A patrol officer on duty Sunday said he didn't know anything about it.

The chief's brother, a state lawmaker, said Hansen is a 23-year veteran and chief of the Riverdale police force since 2006.

Rep. Neil Hansen, D-Ogden, said he regularly goes target practicing with his brother and described him as safety-conscious.

"I've never seen him do anything reckless," Neil Hansen told the Standard-Examiner of Ogden.

Blakeslee · 05-05-2008, 10:43

This reminds me of when that DEA Agent shot himself during a gun safety class (9 April 2004). This was in a classroom with about 50 folks; some kids. How is it these yahoo's think it's neccesary, much less smart, to have live rounds loaded during these classes?

f50lrrp · 05-05-2008, 12:35

Reminds me of when the Under Sheriff (a Korean War USMC vet) shot himself in the bisep while demonstrating how to single handedly load and cock a 1911A1. Yes the Sheriff gave him days off for safety violations.

kgoerz · 05-05-2008, 15:52

Its hard to believe there are people who still bring live Ammo into a classroom.

**The Reaper** · 05-05-2008, 15:57

I think anyone who does something like this and lives should be neutered so that he cannot pass his defective genes on to any offspring.

An ND is one thing, but to shoot yourself with an ND demonstrates a total lack of understanding of the basic premises of firearms safety.

This idiocy, from a man charged with protecting the public.

TR

hetzer · 05-05-2008, 19:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blakeslee

This reminds me of when that DEA Agent shot himself during a gun safety class (9 April 2004). This was in a classroom with about 50 folks; some kids. How is it these yahoo's think it's neccesary, much less smart, to have live rounds loaded during these classes?

He worked in my area in 2005. My SWAT team was part of a 13 house raid after taking down a wire. Approximately 15 teams were BSing before the raid briefing started when this guy walks in. Several hundred guys who were all talking smack just go silent as the guy walked through the room, all eyes on him. Sucks being famous...