[who knows what evil?]

ALWAYS assume a gun is loaded, and don’t point it at anything unless you intend to fire...

[thorvaldr]

Col. Coopers gun safety rules:
1. All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. (For those who insist that this particular gun is unloaded, see Rule 1.)
3. Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target. This is the Golden Rule. Its violation is directly responsible for about 60 percent of inadvertent discharges.
4. Identify your target, and what is behind it. Never shoot at anything that you have not positively identified.

[Starstruck]

Pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger is not a prank.

[jboot]

Nothing says “I love you” like dry-firing a gun at someone.

[crusadersoldier]

Its not a tragic accident. Its gross stupidity. Either that he is lying and covering it up with this BS story.

[Mr. K]

nope... involuntary manslaughter at least

[Tupelo]

On the face of it, I would assume Felony Manslaughter.
But we have a new County Attorney (DA) here that is trying to make a name for himself as a tough on crime law and order type. So the charge may be higher. However, an acquittal for say, Murder 2 would be bad for his reputation.

[editor-surveyor]

He should go up for manslaughter.

What a fool.

[TexasRepublic]

Let the idiot play Russian Roulette with a full cylinder.

[GeronL]

Again, why should we assume this was an accident?

[Cyman]

BS Meter rocketed off the machine and put a hole in the wall.

[Cyman]

BS Meter rocketed off the machine and put a hole in the wall.

[camle]

what kind of ‘boyfriend’ pulls a prank like that? what was he trying to do pointing a gun at his ‘girlfriend’ and pulling the trigger?

[Dogbert41]

Premeditated murder. Seek death penalty, and fire reporter.

[DeWalt]

WTF kinda joke is pointing a gun at someone. Oh, he’s a nice guy ,Oh he loved her. You got to be f’ing kidding right.

[TigersEye]

Delcid told investigators that he thought he had taken all of the bullets out of his revolver when he aimed the gun at his girlfriend and pulled the trigger. Delcid admitted to detectives he was trying to scare her.

Assuming that story is true that isn't a prank. Sounds more like mental abuse and could draw a charge of assault and battery and probably some other charges.

[SamAdams76]

Ironically these kind of situations (if this was indeed an accident) are a product of strict gun control.

I was brought up with guns around me and was taught at an early age to respect guns and never toy around with them. My time in the Marine Corps reinforced that. It was drummed into us in the Marine Corp that any "accidental" discharge of our weapon under any circumstances would result in court-martial and brig time.

These days, not many people are exposed to guns at an early age because of all the hysteria surrounding them. Therefore it is easy for accidents to happen. It's like tossing the car keys to your 18-year-old kid without any previous driving experience.

[Pollster1]

Like many here, I don’t believe it. Anyone stupid enough to point a revolver at someone and pull the trigger is guilty of reckless homicide at the very least and probably premeditated murder. Life without parole is the minimum reasonable sentence.

[Secret Agent Man]

you don’t do ‘pranks’ with a real gun.