A month after a Texas district voted to allow school employees to carry firearms on campus, a mechanical malfunction following a concealed handgun class has injured one of its workers, according to reports.
The employee from the Van Independent School District had stayed for one-on-one training after class with the concealed handgun license training instructor on Tuesday when a mechanical malfunction with his weapon caused his gun to misfire, NBC affiliate KETK reported.
The bullet ricocheted, striking the employee in the left leg; his injury was not life-threatening, the affiliate said.
After being treated at the scene, the employee was transferred to the nearby city of Tyler for treatment, according to KETK.
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