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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 03:22 PM Oct 2014

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

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Teacher whose gun fired in bathroom charged (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2014 OP
Guns have no place in a school hack89 Oct 2014 #1
If the toilet had only had a gun ashling Oct 2014 #2
Armed teachers. What could possibly go wrong? marble falls Oct 2014 #3
We're living in very strange times. truthisfreedom Oct 2014 #4
And another example of why I've never liked armed commercial pilots. SoapBox Oct 2014 #5
I'm wondering WHAT she was doing to make the gun discharge; greiner3 Oct 2014 #6
Probably one of two things: number one... Dr. Strange Oct 2014 #12
I can think of a third option. olddad56 Oct 2014 #14
To seriously answer the question: ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #16
Where are the leaders of the white community? bluestateguy Oct 2014 #7
+1 FailureToCommunicate Oct 2014 #10
"Teacher whose gun fired in bathroom charged" EX500rider Oct 2014 #8
Certainly negligence, but perhaps not finger-on-trigger. appal_jack Oct 2014 #9
Agreed... EX500rider Oct 2014 #11
I usually read a magazine while crapping Doctor_J Oct 2014 #13
simple solution...don't put a round in the chamber .or quadrature Oct 2014 #15

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
5. And another example of why I've never liked armed commercial pilots.
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 03:47 PM
Oct 2014

Someday...some idiot pilot is gonna have a gun discharge in the cockpit and with deadly consequences.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
16. To seriously answer the question:
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 08:29 PM
Oct 2014

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)
7. Where are the leaders of the white community?
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 04:00 PM
Oct 2014

Why won't white leaders speak out an denounce this behavior in their community?

EX500rider

(10,848 posts)
8. "Teacher whose gun fired in bathroom charged"
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 04:07 PM
Oct 2014

Let me word that right:
"Teacher who fired gun in bathroom charged"

Guns don't fire themselves.

 

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
9. Certainly negligence, but perhaps not finger-on-trigger.
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 04:28 PM
Oct 2014

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

 

quadrature

(2,049 posts)
15. simple solution...don't put a round in the chamber .or
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 08:41 PM
Oct 2014

revolver..

on top of that, off-body carry
should be prohibited.

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