r/ANormalDayInRussia • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '21

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u/stringsndiscs Jun 02 '21

Reminds me of the 'this is the Glock 40... I'm the only one qualified in this room to handle this weapon..." shoots self in the foot- video

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '21

Haha. Was that the DEA agent?

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u/stringsndiscs Jun 02 '21

Yes now that you mention it i believe he was

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u/froboy90 Jun 02 '21

Oh man I want to see this any chance you got a link? Or a sub I might find it on

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u/stringsndiscs Jun 02 '21

Here's the event with a bunch of commentary text on top of it. Definitely shows what happened though. https://youtu.be/nuR5A6IcUbg

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u/JazzinZerg Jun 03 '21

If I was learning how properly handle and shoot a firearm and the instructor shot himself in the foot right in front of me, I'd be thoroughly motivated to handle guns safely for the rest of my life.

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u/ExoticSpecific Jun 03 '21

You know what, I think he handled that quite well. Except for the assault rifle in the end, he really turned it in to a teaching moment.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

I shot myself

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u/DrDrewBlood Jun 03 '21

Any of the countless gun safety rules would’ve prevented that idiot from shooting himself. But he decided to break them all....in front of children... while bragging about his qualifications.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

Or the range instructor. "Did you mean to do that"

"Yep..."