Posted on Jul 20, 2015
Navy Recruiter Accidentally Shoots Himself At Work 24 Hours After Chattanooga Deadly Rampage
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From: IB Times
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A military recruiter in Georgia was wounded Friday morning with a non-life-threatening injury after he apparently accidentally shot himself at a military recruitment center. The shooting came just about 24 hours after a gunman targeted a U.S. Navy recruitment center in Tennessee, killing four U.S. Marines.
The unidentified victim of the self-inflicted injury was at the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in the city of Gainesville when the shooting occurred around 11 a.m., according to news outlet WSB-TV, though details on how the reported accident unfolded were not immediately clear. The victim, who shot himself in a leg, was a Navy recruiter, WSB-TV reported.
Guns are prohibited in so-called military gun-free zones, including the Gainesville location, raising the question of why Friday’s shooting victim was armed on-site in the first place.
Hours before the shooting Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared on MSNBC and promised that he would repeal a policy that he said former President Bill Clinton signed into law banning military personnel from carrying personal firearms at military installations. The Armed Forces Recruiting Center falls under that designation. [However, Media Matters reported the policy "was enacted in 1992 during the administration of George H.W. Bush and does allow guns to be carried on base under some circumstances."]
"We have to start doing something with these gun-free zones," Trump said during the “Morning Joe” show. “They were sitting there and they were just targets for this madman."
The Gainesville Police Department issued a statement to calm concerns over the similarities shared between Thursday’s alleged intentional shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Friday’s shooting.
“GPD and emergency personnel are on scene of an accidental shooting at the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Gainesville,” the Gainesville Police Department posted to its Facebook page late Friday morning. “Given recent incidents in Chatanooga [sic] we know the public may be concerned about the police presence, there is no need for public alarm, this was an accidental shooting.”
Friday’s shooting victim was transported to a nearby hospital, but details of his condition were not immediately available. The shooting remained under investigation, the Gainesville Police Department added.
http://www.ibtimes.com/georgia-military-shooting-gainesville-recruiter-shot-himself-accidentally-24-hours-2013998
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A military recruiter in Georgia was wounded Friday morning with a non-life-threatening injury after he apparently accidentally shot himself at a military recruitment center. The shooting came just about 24 hours after a gunman targeted a U.S. Navy recruitment center in Tennessee, killing four U.S. Marines.
The unidentified victim of the self-inflicted injury was at the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in the city of Gainesville when the shooting occurred around 11 a.m., according to news outlet WSB-TV, though details on how the reported accident unfolded were not immediately clear. The victim, who shot himself in a leg, was a Navy recruiter, WSB-TV reported.
Guns are prohibited in so-called military gun-free zones, including the Gainesville location, raising the question of why Friday’s shooting victim was armed on-site in the first place.
Hours before the shooting Friday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared on MSNBC and promised that he would repeal a policy that he said former President Bill Clinton signed into law banning military personnel from carrying personal firearms at military installations. The Armed Forces Recruiting Center falls under that designation. [However, Media Matters reported the policy "was enacted in 1992 during the administration of George H.W. Bush and does allow guns to be carried on base under some circumstances."]
"We have to start doing something with these gun-free zones," Trump said during the “Morning Joe” show. “They were sitting there and they were just targets for this madman."
The Gainesville Police Department issued a statement to calm concerns over the similarities shared between Thursday’s alleged intentional shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Friday’s shooting.
“GPD and emergency personnel are on scene of an accidental shooting at the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Gainesville,” the Gainesville Police Department posted to its Facebook page late Friday morning. “Given recent incidents in Chatanooga [sic] we know the public may be concerned about the police presence, there is no need for public alarm, this was an accidental shooting.”
Friday’s shooting victim was transported to a nearby hospital, but details of his condition were not immediately available. The shooting remained under investigation, the Gainesville Police Department added.
http://www.ibtimes.com/georgia-military-shooting-gainesville-recruiter-shot-himself-accidentally-24-hours-2013998
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This is why we can't have nice things idiots screw it up for the rest of us!
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Probably important to note that there was nothing "accidental" about this. This sailor was negligent, plain and simple.
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Is it just me or does "military gun-free zones" sound like a bit of an oxymoron?
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SFC Ray Rosales
He shot himself because Sea-Men aren't used to using weapons. Try applying SPORTS next time..
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PO1 Maurice Ralston
Never fails there is one in every crowd who has to play with his firearm. What was he doing playing fast draw.
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WOW, this is going to shoot us in the foot, trying to get to carry on post. No pun intended, but if properly trained we should be allowed. They didn't give rank and MOS. maybe a no combat arms MOS and wasn't properly trained on usage and carrying of a weapon. Not bashing just making a statement and the thoughts of the group.
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CPO Joseph Grant
I'm not sure about aviation and surface, but on submarines everyone qualifies because everyone is part of the security force. Or so it was when I was AD 85-05.
Most likely, the Sailor playing with the weapon. Either way, this doesn't help at all.
Most likely, the Sailor playing with the weapon. Either way, this doesn't help at all.
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They usually only discharge when you squeeze the trigger. I hope someone is making sure that people are trained/qualified to carry the weapon they have and that perhaps the weapons are not chambered (if magazine fed). Not everyone in the military knows how to use firearms. Sad but true.
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SGT Bryon Sergent
My sister is a police officer in the Cincinnati area. One of her training officer once said, as she told me, " keep your booger hook, off the boom stick"! Just thought it was funny. that is all.
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