( CNN ) -- Oh the irony . An Ohio man was shot in the arm . At a gun safety class . Michael Piemonte was attending a concealed-carry class with his wife Alison in central Ohio 's Fairfield County over the weekend . Such classes are required for anyone wanting carry a concealed weapon in the state . There were 29 students in the lecture-type class , Piemonte said . He was sitting in the front row . While the instructor was demonstrating a self-defense techniques , the gun went off . The bullet struck Piemonte in the arm . Even he did n't realize what had happened . New law allows schools to teach gun safety to first-graders . `` Everyone was in shock , '' he told CNN . `` It took me a couple of seconds to realize that I had been shot . '' The 26-year-old said he 's in good spirits . `` I 'm just glad my wife did not get hit . '' The instructor did not return a call for comment , but Piemonte said he has been calling him regularly to check in . Five things to know about guns . `` It makes me feel good that he is so concerned , '' he said . The Fairfield County sheriff 's deputy who responded to the scene described the shooting as accidental , The Columbus Dispatch newspaper reported . Piemonte does n't have a gun yet , but was planning to get one this year . He still plans on doing so . `` It was the first time I 've been shot , '' he said . `` And hopefully the last . '' Opinion : Starbucks , loaded guns and lattes .
Michael Brown was in a concealed - carry class when he was shot . The instructor was teaching self - defense techniques when the gun went off . Columbus Police : A sheriff 's deputy described the shooting as accidental . Piemonte says the instructor has called him regularly to check in .