Man Kills Self In Front Of Children At Bellevue [WA] Gun-Safety Class

KOMOnews.com ^ | 14 March 2013 | Levi Pulkkinen

[zeestephen]

A man describing himself as a witness to the shooting said the dead man stood in front of more than a dozen people participating in the class and ended his life.

[zeestephen]

Several children saw the shooting, which occurred at West Coast Armory’s indoor range at 13216 S.E. 32nd St. in Bellevue [metro Seattle].

According to the business website, the gun range offered an entry-level handgun course the day of the shooting.

Participants paid $75 for three hours of instruction meant to teach students how to load and use pistols and revolvers.

[frithguild]

Hey man nice shot

[driftdiver]

What an absolutely selfish ass. I feel for his family and the folks in that class.

[fwdude]

Well, at least the kids will know what a gun will do to you from first-hand experience.

[SkyDancer]

Guess he failed the course.

[dfwgator]

Jeremy spoke in class today.

[ScottinVA]

Very sad... what’s also sad is the gun-grabbing liberals are going to have a field day with it.

[MrB]

A man describing himself as a witness to the shooting said the dead man stood in front of more than a dozen people

I don't think I'd trust this witness...

[Bitsy]

What is with people these days? It almost is seeming like they are acting like some kind of mindless zombies offing others then themselves. No explination. Crazy.

[ConjunctionJunction]

For your Washington state ping list.

[SkyDancer]

Ya, don’t people usually fall down?

[lightman]

Hey kids, don’t try this at home!

[xrmusn]

Kind of reminiscent of the ‘cartoon’ with the ‘instructor’ for a team of prospective Suicide Bombers:

While standing there, with a back pack on and sticks of dynamite showing, he is holding the detonator device and says:

“Now Pay Attention!
I am only going to show you this once”.

The shooter in this case sure went out of his way to ‘prove a point’ and, like the one poster says, at least the kids could see up front what happens when you ‘point and pull’.

[21twelve]

Yep - and will no doubt cause huge problems for one of the few decent indoor ranges in the area.

[kidd]

The man is 50 year old Brian Perry.
There is one Brian Perry in Bellvue, WA who is an interior/exterior painter.

[Chickensoup]

Dem or Pubbie?

[right way right]

Okay kids, Don’t do as Brian just did.

[Tijeras_Slim]

We’ll find out in the next election.

[Chickensoup]

Evil.

Funny but evil.

Sad too.

[Tijeras_Slim]

This is the first one of these I’ve heard of in front of a class, but there’s been enough at ranges that rent guns, that many won’t rent to someone alone, they have to be with another person.

[treetopsandroofs]

“What is with people these days? It almost is seeming like they are acting like some kind of mindless zombies offing others then themselves. No explanation.”

Many drug company commercials list “thoughts of suicide” as a side effect.

Think they’d sell product or stock if they listed side effects as “thoughts of ‘murder and’ suicide”?

[Huntress]

You beat me to it.

[Chickensoup]

This is the first one of these I’ve heard of in front of a class, but there’s been enough at ranges that rent guns, that many won’t rent to someone alone, they have to be with another person.

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On the assumption that one wouldn’t bring one’s friend to one’s suicide. I can see an angry man or woman bringing the spouse/friend just to get them back. Some people are just that crazy/mean/evil.

[martin_fierro]

[kidd]

Don’t know.

I’m looking for the possibility that this man was some kind of gun grabbing nut who was trying to make a point.

Or maybe he was just disturbed (I know, same thing)

[Tijeras_Slim]

Yes they are.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Another member of the Bud Dwyer fan club.

[Chickensoup]

I’m looking for the possibility that this man was some kind of gun grabbing nut who was trying to make a point.
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It is something to consider. People world wide kill themselves to make a policial point.

[crazydad]

Nice Pearl Jam reference. :0)

[bikerman]

Guess he failed the course.

Hope he paid in cash.

[MotorCityBuck]

In the words of Charlie Manson,...”Used to be a time when crazy meant something. Now everybody’s crazy.” :)

[Red Badger]

So, he was dead before he shot himself?........

[Las Vegas Ron]

I don't think I'd trust this witness...

Okay...it took me a second to get that, well played!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I don’t blame the witness. I blame the “reporter”.

[Red Badger]

I blame the editor.......if there is one.......

[Chance Hart]

I would be willing to bet that he used a Range Rental Gun. If you would have had access to a gun, I think he might have committed this cowardly act prior to his training class. Probably in front of a crowd also. Would be interesting to know. I know that some employee’s of indoor ranges that are basically unsupervised get a little nervous when a questionable person with apparently NO or very little knowledge of what gun (caliber - ammo - eyes and ears) they want to rent for their paper poking. Also, I have been told by these peeps that along with these attributes, they really work up a sweat when this type of gun renter says that a;though he doesn’t own a gun, he brought his own target.

[driftdiver]

He might have been a DEA agent.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Another member of the Bud Dwyer fan club.

HA! I was wondering when the "hold ma beer" comment would show up!

[tillacum]

Another arrogant self killing in front of a group, so he’ll go out in glory, in the newspaper and on tv. Whata stupid individual.

[TigersEye]

I was thinking he was both. Very similar to these mass shooting killers. They're suicidal and then they get a brilliant idea of how to make it a big statement. The only thing it proves is that sick people make sick decisions.

[fso301]

Everyone remember the video of the cop that accidentally shot himself while teaching a classroom of school children about gun safety?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am-Qdx6vky0

[X-spurt]

Have never had any sympathy for someone to off themselves, much less force others to witness it.

Don't care what their circumstance was, they were petty selfish asses who abused those who cared for them for the rest of their lives.

As Ken Hamlin used to do the toilet flush audio when a scumbag was executed, Good riddance.

[bgill]

He didn’t want to wait the 2 weeks or perhaps wouldn’t have passed the background check. There’s more to this story.

[dfwgator]

My sympathies lie with those, through no fault of their own, who had to witness that.

[TurboZamboni]

DEA agent?

[TurboZamboni]

no refunds.

always wear your eye protection.

[Zhang Fei]

Is that clip for real, or is it part of some comedy?

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

There is one Brian Perry in Bellvue, WA who is an interior/exterior painter.

Paint fumes can really fry your brain.

[23 Everest]

I couldn’t agree more with you!

My late wife battled mightily for 11 years to beat back the tumors that would grow around her brain stem. The doctors would operate, radiate and 18 months later we did the whole routine again. Each operation did more collateral damage so her quality of life towards the end really sucked.

Then you have asshats like this guy that off’s himself in front of people. No sympathy, none, zero, nada.