Guns don't hurt people.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Real bullets do!

PARIS, France (AP) -- A military shooting demonstration in southeast France on Sunday left 16 people wounded, including children, when real bullets were used instead of blank ones, officials said.

Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 - CNN.com

[blacklabman]

You gotta love the French!

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by desertrat

Real bullets do!



Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 - CNN.com

Nice going French military.

[MMDad]

I wonder if they surrendered when it was over?

[itsbob (Premo)]

I'm thinking this was a criminal act, not an accident.

It doesn't sound like they intended to use real bullets, but somehow real bullets were in one persons guns. Now if that was all there was to it, then it could have been an accident, but for a weapon to operate using blanks you need a Blank Firing Adaptor, which basically blocks the barrel.

If the shooter intended on using blanks the adaptor would have been on his gun (or in his gun), and with the first round he fired he would have realized his mistake in a big way.

Of course after wounding the first person you think he's recognize his 'mistake' in a big way. I'm guessing intentional shooting, lets see what the future says.

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by itsbob

I'm thinking this was a criminal act, not an accident.

It doesn't sound like they intended to use real bullets, but somehow real bullets were in one persons guns. Now if that was all there was to it, then it could have been an accident, but for a weapon to operate using blanks you need a Blank Firing Adaptor, which basically blocks the barrel.

If the shooter intended on using blanks the adaptor would have been on his gun (or in his gun), and with the first round he fired he would have realized his mistake in a big way.

Of course after wounding the first person you think he's recognize his 'mistake' in a big way. I'm guessing intentional shooting, lets see what the future says.

You're right. Common sense would tell you to quit shooting at the damn crowd after the first one.

[chernmax]

Didn't think the French had real bullets!!!

[HouseCat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by chernmax

Didn't think the French had real bullets!!!

no kidding right. That's the first thing I thought when I read that crap this morning. Idiots.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

You're right. Common sense would tell you to quit shooting at the damn crowd after the first one.

Maybe they were supposed to act "shot". Pierre probably thought, "Mon Dieu. good acting!"

[vegmom]

Originally Posted by desertrat

Maybe they were supposed to act "shot". Pierre probably thought, "Mon Dieu. good acting!"

While nearby spectators were thinking "merde!" :panic: