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I understand that we're discussing the fact that the NDer in the story was military, and that some soldiers don't spend alot of time with their weapons, but I believe that the point is that this guy had received training. This just stresses the fact that it can happen to anyone. I've seen it with those highly trained, former military, high-paid DoD contractors and a full array of different types of units in the operating force. Officers and enlisted, LEO and civilians, it is vitally important to remember that no matter who you are, what training you have, how long you've been working with weapons, an ND is a constant possibility, and the safety rules can only make up for human error so much.

This event is tragic, possibly beyond words, but it also affects all gun owners when you consider how this incident will sway the opinions of people who don't know anything about firearms. The mistakes of one gun owner can reflect poorly on us all. The stakes are even higher for the CHL community.

Before I started my rant, the point I was realy trying to communicate was that debating the specifics of the US military's training has little to do with the topic posted.