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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/7/2024 12:16:42 PM EDT
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/05/06/special-forces-training-shuts-down-after-soldier-accidentally-shot-live-ammo-machine-gun.html?amp
All live weapon training for the Army's Special Forces units, and most of the elements that support them, will be shut down for much of this week due to a safety stand-down -- after a soldier was accidentally shot during a training event, the service confirmed to Military.com. Wonder if it's a Baldwin moment? |
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SC, USA
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Posted: 5/7/2024 12:19:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2024 12:24:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 11boomboom]
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Stuff like this happens, sadly.
Had a dude in Infantry Squad/Team live-fire certification get shot in the ass back about a decade or so ago. It normally comes from inexperience, or in this case, complacency and lack of secondary checks. ETA: There are Ammunition Point procedures and regulations that must be adhered to for safe operations, but running the Ammo Point at a range tends to be a detail not treated particularly serious by those assigned to it. Usually, it turns into a exercise of hand receipt control and not the proper control and safety of ammunition distribution. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/7/2024 12:29:06 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Echd]
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Negligent but it happens. Doesn't make it okay but in a large enough sample fuck ups will occur.
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Posted: 5/7/2024 12:42:06 PM EDT
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Baldwin didn’t shoot anyone. He only pointed a loaded gun at someone and pulled the trigger. Somehow the gun functioned correctly and just went off.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/7/2024 12:49:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By m200maker: Baldwin didn’t shoot anyone. He only pointed a loaded gun at someone and pulled the trigger. Somehow the gun functioned correctly and just went off. Thanks for the correction. I thought they used those blank adapters when using blanks. You know, the yellow things that fit over the barrel? IDK. I qualified with a .22 at basic. It was still a M16, but it had the adapter kit. 249 out of 260, iirc. Missed the ribbon by one point. |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 1:22:44 PM EDT
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/7/2024 3:57:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KILLERB6:  https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Special-Forces-mixed-up-blanks-and-live-ammo-/5-2723659/ Thanks. That thread has much more information than this one. |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 5/7/2024 5:21:38 PM EDT
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Meh, It's all fun and games until your unit acquires own ship.
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Posted: 5/7/2024 5:48:08 PM EDT
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It happens more often than we think. I was in line at the armory in Okinawa years ago when someone was turning in a M60. We use to hand weapons over to the armorer in the cage butt first. Story was the bolt went forward and bang. I was outside and just heard the bang. Marine turning the weapon in didn't survive. I was working guard duty when guys were practicing quick draws in the booth. Bang into the leg and this was only in one 6 month deployment when we use to carry empty chambers. I can't image what goes on now. David
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USA
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Posted: 5/7/2024 5:49:24 PM EDT
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Are they the only ones professional enough?
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Posted: 5/7/2024 6:02:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Echd: Negligent but it happens. Doesn't make it okay but in a large enough sample fuck ups will occur. This |
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