As both Kunce and Kinzinger are military veterans, one would think they could have avoided the inevitable problem that soon occurred. Who they meant to impress by shooting AR-15s at targets only 10 to 12 yards downrange is anyone’s guess. But almost anyone who has ever shot an AR—or any other rifle—knows you shouldn’t shoot steel targets at such a short distance.

Alas, that’s what the duo did. And, given the propensity of bullets to ricochet off hard surfaces, a fragment from one of Kunce’s bullets bounced off a target and hit Ryan Gamboa, a Kansas City television reporter, in the arm. Kunce and Kinzinger managed to patch up Gamboa’s wound, and the range session continued.