[Pontiac]

Harris County authorities say a 36-year-old man walking toward a building that houses a suburban Houston gun range has been shot and killed after a rifle being worked on inside the building discharged.

Negligent Homicide.

If you pick up a rifle the first thing you do is check if empty.

IF you are working on a firearm the first thing you do is open the breach and check it empty.

Even if you are sure you were the last one to handle that firearm the first thing you do when you when pick up that firearm is verify it is empty.

Anyone who works on firearms should know that.

[Scrambler Bob]

if the shooting was the result of a gun malfunction or human error.
= = =

Human error. Always check if loaded. Always treat as loaded.

Assume bullet can penetrate the wall.

Even IF the GUN malfunctions, barrel is aimed in safe direction.

[ontap]

Sounds like the people involved are not that high up in the gene chain!!!

[tumblindice]

Well said. This is the reason for that rule, `Check the chamber; next, re-check the chamber’.
I suppose whoever carelessly handled this hunting rifle feels bad ... but I’m positive the decedent’s family feels worse. This was a completely avoidable tragedy.
Who works on a firearm with a round in the chamber? This guy did. Next time, shoot yourself you careless POS.