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French Gun Demonstration Wounds 17
French probe military display that leaves 17 injured
CARCASSONNE, France (AFP) — French officials were probing Monday an incident that left 17 people injured, including a child in critical condition, when soldiers used live rounds in a weekend visitors day display. Fifteen civilians, including five children, and two soldiers were injured on Sunday when members of a marines parachute regiment demonstrated a hostage liberation exercise to visitors at their barracks outside the southwestern city of Carcassonne, regional officials said. Four of the 17 were seriously injured, two critically, but doctors said early Monday that the condition of the worst injured had stabilised. Hospitals in the southern cities and towns of Toulouse, Narbonne, Montpellier and Perpignan, as well as Carcassonne, were treating the injured. One soldier, described as experienced with no history of behavioral or psychological problems, was detained following the incident. |
WTF Why would anyone ever think that using live ammo in a demonstration with spectators nearby would be a good idea.
Unless of course the point was to "prove" guns are bad. Which would not surprise me. IMO it still does not prove that, but that the people who wished to harm others to "prove" their point are bad. |
HOW were the people injured?
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Joe, Remember this is the French. the same people who drop the guns immediately when a war starts. They only use live ammo in demonstrations and firing on the range. No need for it during a war time situation. Ron :LOL: |
I do not understand.
Were they doing the demonstration and someone went nuts? Were they doing the demonstration and the stray bullets hit the on-lookers? What happened? :D |
Apparently the victims were actually SHOT! Man, how is THAT possible?
From Fox news: Quote:
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My guess is he was attempting to surrender to the unarmed civilians and got his finger got in the trigger guard when he tried to drop the weapon.
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Or when they dropped their weapons they accidentally went off when they hit the ground.
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"French gun demonstration"
I always though these three words were mutually exclusive. |
Almost spit coffee on the keyboard.... you guys are killing me! :LOL: :JEKYLHYDE :3DSMILE:
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Hey guys you're being unfair to the French. They don't always drop their weapons. They fired on U.S. troops when they attempted an amphibious landing in Morrocco in 1942.
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Ralph, That was before they found out they were French. Ron :LOL: |
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