NC man kills self while demonstrating gun safety

[NCTexan]

This brought back some bad memories of past investigations. The conclusion I have come to, in incidents like this, is that young immature people sometimes make snap decisions that fly in the face of all reality. They simply do things that are dumb to the extreme and, if they survive, cannot explain what they were thinking. And all the movies, such as "*******", that glorify this behavior don't help. This is a tragedy and the best we can do is offer our prayers to his friends and family in their time of need.

I shudder to think of some of the careless and/or "foolish" (plain stupid) things that I've done in my life... especially in my younger days. None have ever involved a firearm, but many could yielded the same outcome from a car or motorcycle.

Probably most of us have pulled a Darwin act or two in our time.

I'm just blessed or lucky to be typing this now.

I'm very sorry for all involved in this tragedy.

 

[ladder13]

I shudder to think of some of the careless and/or "foolish" (plain stupid) things that I've done in my life... especially in my younger days.

Oh yeah! Me too.

 

[feralmerril]

Without God`s grace, I estimate I should have been killed close to 50 times! I was always getting myself in danger through my ignorance and either by guardian angels or Gods direct grace and intervention did I survive them! No thanks to me! I did get hurt a number of times, but yet made it through. If others claim they never done similar they must have stayed home and had a boreing life!

 

[feralmerril]

About two years ago my wife was on the ladder in the garage getting something off a shelf above the closed roll up garage door. Without thinking I came out and hit the door opener! She was knocked off the ladder backwards on the concrete and was about 5 feet up the ladder!
I dove and cusioned her head about the last 6 inchs! It did hurt her some and would have been a heck of a lot worse! She both cried and laughed at the same time! It did look like the 3 stooges! The top of the moveing door caught her right under her boobs and swept her off the ladder as she was now trying to hang on the door that was moveing, pushing her backwards!

 

[Faulkner]

How does one perform a responsible safety demonstration by pointing a gun to their head and pulling the trigger? What context would make such a demonstration responsible?

"Okay class, watch close. I'm only going to demonstrate this once!"

 

[Onomea]

Maybe 30 years ago or so I read an article where a guy was fooling around with his .357 revo in his living room and his daughter's friend nervously asked, "Is that gun loaded?" The guy put the gun to his head and said, "Would I do this if it were loaded?," and pulled the trigger... Yep. Ker-blammy.

 

[Kelly Green]

Man's most unused sense is common sense.

 

[sw44spl]

man see what happens when big city folks move to NC and do things like that .it makes the state look bad....wonder if his last words was hey yall watch this.

 

[mc5aw]

The lack of context I was referring to is this: Was the individual responsibly demonstrating the safety of his firearm prior to foolishly pointing the gun to his head, or was he showing off initially, followed by putting the gun to his head. Scenario #1: Incredibly ill-advised thing to do with tragic consequence; Scenario #2: Darwin Award. This story sounds to me like an inexperienced (and idiotic) person thinking he's being funny and showing off for his friends.

Unfortunately, I've encountered this type of hazardous fool at ranges far too many times, prompting me to pack my gear, and head home alive, ready to shoot another day.

 

[redlevel]

I have seen nothing to suggest this, but I always immediately wonder if drugs and/or especially alcohol were involved when I hear about events such as this.

 

[NKJ nut]

I have seen nothing to suggest this, but I always immediately wonder if drugs and/or especially alcohol were involved when I hear about events such as this.

Well at least being stoned, wasted or drunk would be some excuse for putting a gun to your head and pulling the trigger

 

[Evil One]

Everyone serves a purpose.
Some are an inspiration... others, are an example.


Jim

 

[4864]

I wouldn't doubt if alcohol was involved.

 

[Kavinsky]

What a horrible thing to witness.

Indeed and thats a bunch more anti gun people he just made and you cant blame them for being that way after witnessing or reading about something that horribile

Hell its been nearly 15 years since I saw that video of that sports guy blowing his own head off at a press conference with a revolver on tv and even in that distant form you never forget something like that.

Still you gotta wonder as you guys already pointed out was he on drugs and showing off, or is this story really as tragic as it sounds?

 

[belairdave]

How does one perform a responsible safety demonstration by pointing a gun to their head and pulling the trigger? What context would make such a demonstration responsible?

I wonder if alcohol was involved? Later, Dave

 

[Teddydog]

Friends covering up a suicide? Tragic in any case.

Rob

 

[old bear]

In 1978 or 1979 a similar incident happened at a local motorcycle race venue, only the victim was showing off the safety features of his new S&W 9 M/M to his pit crew. I was not the Investigating officer, but as the senior officer on duty I had the bad fortune of having to notify the family, not something I would want to do again.

 

[Onomea]

Friends covering up a suicide? Tragic in any case.

Rob

I seem to recall years ago, when I was a kid, one would often read a news story about "so and so was killed in a tragic accident when his gun accidentally discharged while he was cleaning it."

I think there used to be more stigma associated with suicide than there is today. Or, perhaps, newspapers were just more discreet. As a kid I always just thought these were accidents. Maybe all the adults realized all along they were suicides.

 

[Gutpile Charlie]

This sounds like Mr. Darwin at work again?

Hopefully, this guy didn't already have any offspring? A set of gene's such as his was just better off stopped before it could replicate.

Will this silliness ever end?

NOT!

 

[617X10]

Wasn't there a huge discussion about Ebert's comments on the ******* character's fiery conclusion recently? I thought a lot of folks decided that it's best to keep your mouth shut if you don't have anything good to say. It's headline news because having no scruples sells papers. We don't have to stoop to their level though. The man made one tragic decision, but you shouldn't make assumptions on how he led his life based on a news headline. Being a heel is saying you can't say God at a veteran's funeral, or strip searching a 95 year old woman at the airport. Let's try to act less like heels, and maybe we can fix some problems instead of exacerbating them.