Shooting accident kills man at Houston gun range

Houston Chronicle ^ | Dec. 20, 2007, 1:38AM | ROBERT CROWE

[cbkaty]

Shooting accident kills man at Houston gun range

A man was fatally shot during an accident at a west Houston gun range, police said.

The 45- to 50-year-old man died after he suffered a gunshot wound to the chest at American Shooting Centers in the 16500 block of Westheimer Parkway, Houston police said.

The incident happened about 6:40 p.m. Authorities say they believe the injuries were caused by a rifle.

No other details were immediately available Wednesday night.

[cbkaty]

This range is the one I use...and ...they are extremely strict regarding safety. Regardless....this is a sad event that can happen anywhere.

[Travis McGee]

Ping

[Eaker]

This is the range where the M1 Garand blew up.

They couldn’t find a first aid kit.

Sad.

[Eaker]

American Shooting Center Ping.

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

On a side note: when did gun shot wounds get classified as “injuries”?

[doodad]

Was it really a gunshot wound? Or did the rifle malfunction and he got hit by a part?

[cbkaty]

Was it really a gunshot wound? Or did the rifle malfunction and he got hit by a part?

Don't know....I'd imagine the employees are not saying anything to anyone but their attorneys...

[wideawake]

Is the incident described in the article the M1 incident - or is this a second incident at the same range?

[Joe Brower]

Sad.

Be careful out there, folks.

[cbkaty]

It is my understanding this happened yesterday.... I have not heard what type weapon was involved.

[thackney]

Is the incident described in the article the M1 incident

No, Eaker was refering to his own M1 incident from a few years ago.

[TC Rider]

I seem to recall a case here in NC a few years back.

We had a local indoor range near the airport in Raleigh where a man came and rented a sub-gun and then used it to committ suicide a few years ago. The place closed up afterwards and never re-opened.

[ZULU]

Why did the Garand blow up?

Was the shooter using modern commerical ammo instead of military ball ammo?

[OKSooner]

Here in Tulsa, Oklahoma, we have a large commercial indoor range, owned and operated by a guy who once won "an international shooting tournament". I observed absolutely no monitoring or enforcement of safety procedures, at least the last time I was there, which was over 10 years ago.

I said something about it once and the man proudly said "we've never had an accidental shooting here."

Thanks a lot, dude. I'm not gonna be first.

Sorry to hear that it happened in Houston.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I heard the trigger nut was a bit loose.

[mylife]

Isnt that the place the 1st annual Texas Cowboy shoot was held?

[mylife]

Its dark at 6:40 PM in Dec here in Tx, was this an indoor rifle range?

[rudy45]

how familiar are you with Top Gun? How would you compare the two ranges? Which one is closer to main campus of UH? Thanks.

[PeteB570]

The story didn’t go into details.

I like to shoot at a nearby range also. For the most part, shooters are very safe.

Even an “experienced” shooter can make a mistake with a new weapon. People should learn its operation at home and unloaded before bringing it to the range and loading it for the first time.

[PeteB570]

An M1 Garand will eat through any 30.06 ammo you can fit in the En-bloc clip.

Some have said that firing the heavyer grain bullets might damage your operating rod after a time. I’ve found no problem with 150-170 grain bullets. Now, the 170s do kick a bit in the ‘03.