Wow..
He died.....very sad. Right down the street from us.
Father should be in jail. How stupid
We will never hear the end of this from the gun grabbers....... “I told you so” repeated ad nauseum.
Does he have a left hand? If I’m holding a gun in my right hand then I don’t multitask with my right hand.
This story may be BS.
I’ve had hot brass fly in a few unexpected places over the years. Did a few odd gyrations even.
I would assume the father is right handed and the usual reaction is to use the right hand to go for the hot brass - which takes the finger off the trigger.
A lefty would do the same in reverse.
I feel for the kid and the rest of the family. The Dad? Not a bit.
This is called a “Freak Accident” and, while tragic, is NOT an everyday occurrence at the range. The man’s grief must be excruciating, and will be made worse if the gun-grabbers use him as an “example”.
BTW, I have had hot shell casings fly into my BRA, and I still had the presence of mind to put the gun down on the table facing downrange in order to fish the brass out.
And I am just a novice.
Keep those fingers OFF the trigger except when ready to fire.
Very sad . Son is dead,father will be guilt-ridden,possible family breakup,and gungrabbers using death to further their evil agenda.
Absolutely difficult to believe. I admit to poor planning in having an open collar on the shooting line from time to time, but the discomfort of sharing my shirt with a spent shell casing has never made me fail to keep my gun down range. I am having a very hard time making the angles work in my mind. Worse, why was his son still standing there with a “mad man” waving a gun his direction?
Very sad and clearly not a good outcome, but if dad is this jumpy a chainsaw would probably have produced the same result.
There’s a whole bunch of reasons I don’t like indoor shooting ranges and this is one of them.
But, I’ve stated my reasons before at great length yet indoor shooting ranges still keep opening up. Nobody listens to me. Oh well.
Shit happens. Worst of outcomes in a shockingly bad accident.
Therefore,
let’s take away all guns.
We need common sense confication of all guns!
You’d have to burn me half to death before I pulled my gun muzzle from down range. Comes from being kicked in the ass every time I did something wrong on the range as a kid. It hurt.
Always keep the gun pointed at the target - or at least down range.
Took a hot casing down the back of the T-shirt at an Air Force competition. I thought the Range Master was going to die laughing watching my gyrations. The one thing that impressed him was the fact the barrel of my M-9 never went in any direction other that right down range.
I feel for the Father, but he made a very bad decision when he did not lay the firearm on the ground or bench in a safe condition before trying to dig for the empty casing.
I have always stood to the right of other shooters who are using semi automatics so that their spent cartridges shower down on me when I am firing on the range. This made sure I never forgot how to properly react to hot brass and not let it interfere with putting my own rounds on target while being distracted.
Who digs fora casing? you empty your hands and spread wide the bottom of your shirt...and it falls out. Back in my smoking days...
Adult beverage at play here?
I’ve had this happen.
Rule #1: set your gun down on the table in front of you with the muzzle pointing towards the target.
Then, and only then, are you ready to get the shell out of your shirt.
The shells stings, but you are in no danger of being burned. Like the sign says: Stay Calm and...
Put the weapon down first homer.
From Colonel Cooper:
RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY
RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET
Dreadful. RIP.
Freak accidents happen, buy I believe that serious incidents like this can be avoided very simply, by FOLLOWING BASIC SAFETY RULES. I once had my mother, wife, two children and friends standing around me on a private range, when I loaded six bullets into my revolver. As I slid the cylinder into its spot, the primer on one of the bullets, that I had reloaded improperly, slid against the hammer and the round went off. The bullet didn’t hit anyone, despite the fact we were all standing together at the table up range, because of one simple thing: I had the muzzle pointed downrange, as you should. The worst of it was a nice powder burn in the palm of my hand where the flash came out the other side of the cylinder.