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39. He was in another room, not part of the class

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 10:03 PM

Jun 2016

Clermont Co. gun shop owner killed in 'accidental' shooting
Patrick Brennan and Cameron Knight, 6:23 p.m. EDT June 18, 2016

The owner of a Monroe Township gun shop was fatally shot Saturday afternoon when a student in a concealed carry permit class accidentally discharged a weapon, the Clermont County Sheriff's Office said.

James Baker, 64, was shot in the neck and pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. at his KayJay Gun Shop at 3023 Lindale-Mt. Holly Road, the sheriff's office said in a news release. He was struck by a bullet that was fired by a class participant while practicing weapon malfunction drills.

The sheriff's office reported about 10 people were taking the class in a room adjacent to where Baker was sitting.

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http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/06/18/police-1-dead-accidental-clermont-co-gun-shop-shooting/86085726/

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It looks like we have a Darwin Award here... [View all] Archae Jun 2016 OP

I think they have a problem with the curriculum in their gun safety class. nt Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #1

What's KayJay's refund policy? TheCowsCameHome Jun 2016 #2

checking to see if the gun was empty? rurallib Jun 2016 #3

Am I now "old" because ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #4

Indeed. In the Internet Age, it's all about getting the most clicks n/t arcane1 Jun 2016 #5

Obviously the shooter misunderstood the concealed portion of the class. nt edgineered Jun 2016 #6

I haven't got a problem with it when they off themselves. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #7

Darwin award only applies if man shot himself. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #8

...and did himself in without having reproduced. (n/t) Iggo Jun 2016 #23

"Ok, we need a volunteer to play the bad guy, so we can practice being good". n/t jtuck004 Jun 2016 #9

Lesson #1 Geronimoe Jun 2016 #10

Lesson #1, don't go to a gun class with 9 people who need a gun class. L. Coyote Jun 2016 #11

Was the shooter a good guy with a gun? dickthegrouch Jun 2016 #12

Lesson#2 sangfroid Jun 2016 #13

They don't know if ISIS is going to attack the store IronLionZion Jun 2016 #17

lesson 3.... paleotn Jun 2016 #14

The victim was the owner of the gun shop, who was in another room pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #15

"Malfunction drill" successfully completed, sir ! nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #20

Why do people find humor in this? sick fucks. nt Logical Jun 2016 #16

Simply examples sarisataka Jun 2016 #21

And on a liberal discussion board. Disgusting. nt Logical Jun 2016 #22

Yes it is Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author anigbrowl Jun 2016 #34

The incident is a living reply to the false claim that having a gun makes you safer. n/t Binkie The Clown Jun 2016 #35

KayJay Gun Shop in Amelia... 63splitwindow Jun 2016 #18

Did he get a passing grade? mindwalker_i Jun 2016 #19

Depends on what you mean by passing. sangfroid Jun 2016 #24

idiots Skittles Jun 2016 #25

curriculum enrichment...I wonder if they had to pay extra Fresh_Start Jun 2016 #26

How sad struggle4progress Jun 2016 #27

Man dies through no fault of his own, DU delights. linuxman Jun 2016 #28

Yep Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author anigbrowl Jun 2016 #31

He was in another room, not part of the class REP Jun 2016 #33

Ah, my bad. I mixed it up with a different story I read recently. Sorry. anigbrowl Jun 2016 #36

Easy enough to do REP Jun 2016 #37

Because life is precious ... except when it's icky people who do things we don't approve of REP Jun 2016 #32

No fault of his own??!!! postatomic Jun 2016 #38

He was in another room, not part of the class REP Jun 2016 #39

"I don't particularly like dancing on graves" LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #41

Hmm... sangfroid Jun 2016 #42

The man wasn't even in the same room linuxman Jun 2016 #43

Sorry to be a party pooper.. Matrosov Jun 2016 #40

add today's shooter in Germany to the list Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #44