Man shoots himself in the head and dies while demonstrating gun safety
The man was showing his girlfriend that loaded guns are safe when he died
A man in the US accidentally shot himself in the head and died on Monday as he was trying to persuade his girlfriend that guns are safe.
The unnamed 36-year-old from Independence Township, Michigan, was demonstrating how his three handguns are safe when they are not loaded by holding them to his head and pulling the trigger, Detroit Free Press reported.
But when the third gun went off, the man was struck in the head with a bullet. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities say three children not related to the man, aged 7,10, and 12, were in the home at the time of the shooting, but did not witness it.
The man’s girlfriend told police that he had been drinking most of the day before he died, and sheriff’s officials said alcohol appears to have been a factor in the incident, according to CBS Detroit.
An autopsy will be performed by the Oakland County Medical Examiner as an investigation into the man’s death continues.
A man in St Petersburg, Florida died in similar circumstances in January last year, when he too tried to show that guns are safe and shot himself in the head.
A potential entry for the Darwin awards?
Still, that’s one way of showing gun ownership and stupidity mix like oil and water (ie, for those heavily qualified as brainless morons like him, they don’t).
Everyone, and I mean everyone, knows you never point a gun at anyone.
And if they don’t then they shouldn’t be allowed within gunshot distance of a weapon.
Including sheets of paper (can’t be long now before somebody dies from a paper cut…)
By: RpR - 26th February 2014 at 17:46
In the case of the original story, it makes sure the gene pool is less screwed by a moron like him.
Better he did it to himself than some other poor soul.
I found it interesting that while checking this story from other sources, many showed a picture of a gun at the top of the story, and each chose a different gun to show, interesting.
This story, also from Detroit, shows how pathetic our society has become and will continue as politicians thrive on divide and separate, actually reading articles, listed lower on the page, says much about where our country is headed, especially if Democrats or Rinos remain in control.
By: snafu - 26th February 2014 at 17:11
And talking of guns being returned…
[SIZE=4]Police returned guns to Surrey farm where women were shot
Watchdog says it is considering investigation after police say confiscated shotguns were returned last July[/SIZE]
Police firearms officers returned a number of shotguns to a dog-breeding farm in Surrey seven months before the suspected double murder of a mother and daughter on Sunday.
The police watchdog said it was considering launching an investigation after Surrey police confirmed they had confiscated several licensed shotguns during a search of the farm in Farnham, Surrey, in May last year – but had returned the firearms in July.
Detectives are investigating whether one of the shotguns was used in the fatal shooting of two women and four guard dogs at the farm on Sunday morning.
A long-barrelled gun was recovered by officers when they discovered the bodies of the two victims, believed to be Christine Lee, 66, and her 40-year-old daughter Lucy, at the Keepers Cottage Stud…
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/25/police-guns-surrey-farm-women-shot
Never underestimate the stupidity of crazy people with guns in their hands and murderous intent in tyheir minds. Unfortunately you only find out just how crazy they are after they use their guns…
By: snafu - 26th February 2014 at 16:55
[SIZE=4]Blind Florida man who shot drinking buddy dead with assault rifle to get guns back
Seminole County Circuit Judge John Galluzzo is ‘grudgingly’ allowing former marine John Wayne Rogers, 40, to have his .308 caliber assault rifle and 10-mm Glock pistol back.[/SIZE]
A blind former Marine who shot his drinking buddy dead with an assault rifle is set to get his guns back.
John Wayne Rogers, 40, last month escaped first-degree murder charges for the Mar. 2012 killing of pal James Dewitt, 34, under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” rule…
Umm…?
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February 26, 2014 at 4:44 pm