Posted on 06/02/2017 9:01:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A man accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend in Arlington, according to Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooting happened along South Fork Drive on Thursday.
SCSO said Brennan Fields, 18, received a gun as a graduation gift. He was playing with the gun when it accidentally fired, striking his 19-year-old girlfriend, Lucinda Luna, in the stomach.
Luna went to the hospital where she died from her injuries.
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One time in the Army I was put on duty in the Arms Room to collect weapons helping the Armorer. Standard procedure was to clear the weapon and verify serial. We were in a rush to get to chow and this one guy read off his number and as I was about to grab the hand guard he squeezed the trigger and the gun went off. The days training was with blanks thank God. I wanted to kick his ass. He ended up getting an Article 15 for douchebagery.
(1) ALL firearms are loaded until you clear them yourself, even if you see someone else clear them right in front of you. (I’ve actually experienced this one with a shotgun: friend “cleared” it, but there was still a round in the chamber. I then fully cleared it.)
(2) NEVER point a firearm (even one you have cleared yourself) at any thing you are not willing to destroy.
(3) NEVER put your finger on a trigger unless you are sure you are pointed at someone or something you want to shoot (including things behind the target).
(There are various versions of these rules, but they amount to the same thing.)
IT’S REALLY NOT THAT HARD. Sadly, someone failed to teach this young man these simple rules, and now a young woman has died and a young man’s life is and/or will be ruined from grief and/or prison time.
It’s time to cut the sexual deviancy classes in half at our schools and use that time to teach firearms safety. If a child can’t figure out which sex they want to be before they leave Headstart, they are a hopeless case anyway.
Suicide watch.
Theoretically, I have no problem with that (the gift), especially if the young man was familiar with gun safety. Obviously, that "familiar with gun safety" part seems to be in doubt, unfortunately...
The great guitarist from the band Chicago, Terry Kath, died under such a circumstance. Bullet was in the chamber with an empty clip. Goofing around...BANG...Dead.
Guns don’t kill people; nitwits do.
A gun is kinda like the internet. Once you mash the trigger, your message or bullet ain’t coming back.
Glock
“He was playing with the gun when it accidentally fired”
The gun accidentally fired itself.
Stupid gun.
Yep. SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY, and then more SAFETY.
Gun safety 101 - I learned it in grade school, for heaven’s sake. What I can’t figure is why the girl’s parent didn’t clear the gun before gifting it. I wonder if his marriage will survive. Very sad.
I remember when I was given my first .22 rifle: I was not allowed to touch any gun without permission to touch a specific firearm at that moment. If I took a break for a meal/snack, I needed permission to touch it again after eating. I needed to recite and often explain the rules of gun safety to get permission. The big rule was that if I in any way played with a firearm, or violated any safety rule, I would be banned from touching firearms for at least a year. That started around age 7 y/o.
My kids learned under the same set of rules. It’s sad that someone would give a firearm as a gift without teaching safety first.
If it was a handgun, doesn’t the transfer have to go through a FFL .Her father is not his at her so he can’t just legally give it to himand if a handgun 21 is legal age
Licensed dealers cannot sell or transfer a handgun to anyone under 21, or a rifle to one under 18. A private party can transfer a handgun to someone over 18. No age limit for rifles, but there are restrictions on “handgun ammunition” except in certain circumstances. I know a young guy who was open carrying a handgun for a couple years in Virginia until he turned 21.
http://smartgunlaws.org/gun-laws/policy-areas/consumer-child-safety/minimum-age/
The two most important rules for guns.
1. NEVER point a gun at anyone unless you are willing to KILL them.
2. NEVER put your finger inside the trigger guard (on the trigger) unless you are ready to pull it.
“Relax man, I know what I’m doin’.”
Yeah. See my tagline. It’s from real life, very close to home.
There are extremely rare instances of mechanical failure or material defect in which a weapon can discharge entirely for reasons beyond the control of the handler, but even in these cases, the other principles of safe gun handling should preclude the weapon being pointed at another person at the time.
1. Every weapon is loaded. Even if it's unloaded it's loaded.
2. The first thing you should do when being handed or picking up a weapon is to clear it. If you do not know how to clear it, ask the person handing it to you. If they do not know how to clear it, or there is nobody around to ask how to clear it, don't pick it up.
3. The last thing you should do before handing a weapon to another person is to clear it.
4. Once you have verified the weapon is clear, assume it is loaded.
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