Teacher whose gun fired in bathroom charged
Source: Associated Press
Teacher whose gun fired in bathroom charged
By BRADY McCOMBS, Associated Press | October 10, 2014 | Updated: October 10, 2014 2:03pm
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Utah teacher who was injured by fragments from a bullet and a porcelain toilet when her gun accidentally went off in a faculty bathroom at an elementary school has been charged with a misdemeanor and resigned from her job.
Nobody other than the teacher was injured or saw the Sept. 11 shooting, but it reignited a debate about whether teachers should be armed. Utah is among a few states that allow people with concealed-weapons permits to carry guns in public schools.
Michelle Montgomery, 39, was charged earlier this month with discharge of a firearm in a prohibited area within city limits, court records show. An arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 5.
She has not entered a plea and doesn't appear to have an attorney or a listed phone number. Montgomery carrying her gun legally with a concealed-firearm permit when the gun went off.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Teacher-whose-gun-fired-in-bathroom-charged-5813582.php
hack89
(39,171 posts)unless it is a uniformed trained LEO. And even then I have my doubts.
ashling
(25,771 posts)marble falls
(56,359 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Someday...some idiot pilot is gonna have a gun discharge in the cockpit and with deadly consequences.
greiner3
(5,214 posts)Dr. Strange
(25,898 posts)or number two.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)Maybe she left her BOB home.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)She claims "she grabbed the gun [off the TP dispenser] to put it back in her holster, but it slipped and went off."
The most likely scenario is that she dropped the gun, tried to catch it before it hit the floor (or landed in the toilet), and got a finger caught in the trigger guard causing the trigger to be pulled at a time she did not mean to.
The best thing to do for a dropped gun is to let it land on the floor then simply pick it up. Modern guns are drop safe.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Why won't white leaders speak out an denounce this behavior in their community?
FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)EX500rider
(10,532 posts)Let me word that right:
"Teacher who fired gun in bathroom charged"
Guns don't fire themselves.
appal_jack
(3,813 posts)Don't take my qualifying statement above as an excuse. The teacher was certainly responsible for securing that firearm, and she clearly failed. The only question is whether she was handling the pistol or whether it was loose in her bag, and got fired by a pen, a lipstick tube, etc.
Whether the gun was on her person or in her bag, I'd wager good money that it was not in a proper holster. A holster that fully covers the trigger guard area should be considered an essential piece of safety equipment any time a firearm is carried.
-app
EX500rider
(10,532 posts)Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)Michele practices her quick draw?
quadrature
(2,049 posts)revolver..
on top of that, off-body carry
should be prohibited.