Idiot Dies Demonstrating Gun Safety

[Teemus]

Every now and then something like this happens. Quoted here from St. Louis Today:

Gun safety demo turns fatal in Jeffco
By Christine Byers
Email thisShare this Print this Digg Yahoo! Del.icio.us Facebook Reddit Drudge Google Fark Stumble It! The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a firearm safety demonstration turned deadly Friday when a 40-year-old Imperial man accidentally shot and killed himself.

Police say James Looney of the 4300 block of Rock Valley court was teaching his girlfriend about firearm safety when he put a gun to his head and asked her if it would go off. Police say he did this with two other weapons and varied safety mechanisms before the last one went off, said Lt. Dave Marshak.

Police also believe alcohol was involved. (Editorial Comment: "Alcohol!!??!! Really!!???!! Seems hard to believe.)

“It was an unfortunate accident,” Marshak said. “Hopefully two lessons come of this: Always treat a weapon as if it’s loaded and never handle a firearm under the influence of alcohol.”

Marshak said the pair planned to go to a shooting range the next day, but Looney insisted on a firearm safety lesson the day prior. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital Saturday morning.

For the actual link to the story: http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/st.../09/21/gun-safety-demo-turns-fatal-in-jeffco/

 

[woodstock]

well, guess he won't do that again.

 

[HoCoShooter]

Gun safety demo turns fatal in Jeffco

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I thought you were rapping there for a minute


Sad, but better him than than the person he was trying to 'teach'. Natural selection at it's finest.

 

[Ethan83]

My immediate thought:

 

[Half-cocked]

Police say James Looney of the 4300 block of Rock Valley court was teaching his girlfriend about firearm safety when he put a gun to his head and asked her if it would go off. Police say he did this with two other weapons and varied safety mechanisms before the last one went off, said Lt. Dave Marshak.

That's not a gun safety demonstration, it's a STUPIDITY demonstration, and he demonstrated it pretty effectively, I'd say.

 

[BenL]

That's not a gun safety demonstration, it's a STUPIDITY demonstration, and he demonstrated it pretty effectively, I'd say.

I was about to say the same thing- that was probably the most effective safety demonstration, ever. Problem is, he can only do it once.

 

[K31]

James Looney

?

I call BS.

 

[zoostation]

I think it might be real. Five different major newspapers carrying the story.

 

[Allium]

Thank you Darwin

 

[ThePhantomPatriot]

Thank you Darwin

I was just going to say that we have a candidate for the darwin award.

 

[GNLaFrance]

I think it might be real. Five different major newspapers carrying the story.

Considering the anti-RKBA attitudes of most major newspapers that will print almost anything that makes guns and gun owners look bad, and the lack of fact-checking by journalists and reporters, I don't give it that much credit.

 

[Gunner71]

Thank you Darwin

Yes, we have a clear cut winner for this years Darwin Awards

 

[mayor_quimby]

Yes, we have a clear cut winner for this years Darwin Awards

Definitely a "no brainier" in this case

 

[mdshooter78]

i alwlays said stupidity should be painfull

 

[BenL]

?

I call BS.

http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov-stlouis-news-090921-firearm-safety.1a1a31153.html

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1460241.html

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...A1F96A614CC6580886257639001906BF?OpenDocument

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/21/20090921gan-gundeath-ON.html

Not that they all couldn't have gotten it from the same bad source, though...

 

[MikeTF]

Thank you Darwin

 

[silentsnake]

My immediate thought:

wow, after he shot himself everyone just wanted to get out of there. was that a mini 14? the rifle? whatever it was they did not even want to see it. why was he still trying to be a tough guy instead of getting treated though?

 

[OCSlacker]

the last one went off

I'd hate to think the first one went off, and he continued the 'demonstration'.

Thank you Darwin

+1

 

[Threeband]

So, did she end up going to the range with someone else, or by herself?

 

[mayor_quimby]

So, did she end up going to the range with someone else, or by herself?

I think he was a little too light headed to make it to the range.