Gun Control

A policeman in Cotessey, England, was injured during a demonstration of the safe handling of firearms. Superintendent Chris Burgess was hit in the leg by wadding in a defective blank cartridge that was fired at him. “It stings a lot and my leg is stiff but it could have been exceptionally nasty,” Burgess said. “My thigh was probably the best place it could have hit, under the circumstances.” Meanwhile, Kim Barnes, 39, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, was on a “first date” with a woman and telling her about the dangers of handguns. The Englewood, Colo., man was showing her his 9mm pistol when the gun misfired, shooting him in the leg. “It was a horrible, terrible thing that happened,” the woman said, but “I certainly hope I get a second date. He is a lovely man.” (PA, AP) ...Dear, if he offers a “safe sex demo”, run.