Riverdale Police Chief Dave Hansen, who accidentally shot himself while teaching a concealed weapon-permit course in May, has resigned as a firearms instructor.
Hansen "voluntarily surrendered" his teaching credentials before the Bureau of Criminal Identification weapons review board took up the issue of his competency as an instructor this week, Rep. Curtis Oda, R-Clearfield, said Tuesday.
Oda asked the agency for an investigation into Han sen's ability as a firearms instructor after the veteran police officer shot himself in the ankle May 3 while teaching a concealed weapon-permit course inside a classroom.
The incident landed Hansen in the hospital and drew criticism from students enrolled in his course.
Hansen started with the Riverdale Police Department more than 20 years ago and became chief two years ago. He was a certified concealed-firearms instructor in Utah and has taught classes regularly for five years.
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