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A court in Tampa on Monday handed sentenced a man to federal prison following a negligent discharge in a strip club restroom.

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A firearm instructor who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide was given a short prison term this week after one of his students accidentally killed a shooting range owner.

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The woman was accidentally shot in the head when the passenger in the backseat of the car inadvertently fired the gun as they were leaving the show.

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"No live ammunition in class." It’s printed at least 3 times in the literature my students receive because I don’t risk my life or the lives of my students.

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Some five months after an innocent equipment locker took a hit when a long-time deputy fired a Glock inside the Hall of Justice while trying to show another officer how to use it, Guns.com has found out he is still at work.

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A librarian originally from Minnesota was killed in an officer involved shooting during a a “shoot/don’t shoot” scenario hosted by the the Punta Gorda, Florida Police Department on Tuesday.

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The teen, as well as his mother, did not want to press charges against Tyronne Smith, who said the shooting was not intentional, but charges came anyway.

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“It was uncomfortable for him,” said Augusta Police Chief Tyler Brewer. “He went to adjust his sock, and the weapon went off, striking him in the foot.”

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I like the Glock trigger better than the M&P, though if the military was to go Glock, anything being possible at this point, I can foresee one huge problem.

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Here are two important, though easily missed stories that occurred last year involving American law enforcement and their handguns.

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A pair of criminals some 1,400 miles apart this month had negligent discharges into the region of the man cannon showing that, in the end, karma can be harsh.

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An accidental discharge could happen at any stage of handling a live firearm, however, improper re-holstering is more often than not the culprit.

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