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Teen, shot while cleaning rifle, advocates gun locks
Orlando Sentinel ^
| April 24, 2004
| Lavanya Ramanathan and Keith W. Kohn
Posted on 04/25/2004 7:45:05 PM PDT by Gun142
Teen, shot while cleaning rifle, advocates gun locks
By Lavanya Ramanathan and Keith W. Kohn | Sentinel Staff Writers
Posted April 24, 2004
An Osceola County teen who narrowly escaped tragedy this week wished Friday that the rifle he and a friend were cleaning had been equipped with a gun-safety device that's being dispensed all over Florida.
Quentin Jones, 14, was nursing a wound in his shoulder caused by a .22-caliber bullet that went "under my armpit and through my fatty tissue" after the gun discharged accidentally.
Had the rifle's angle been slightly different, Quentin said, he could have been seriously hurt. His mother, Beverly Jones, called it a "lucky learning experience" for her son. "It could have been a big deal," Jones said.
Central Florida law-enforcement agencies trying to halt such accidental shootings, which killed more than 100 Florida youths in a 10-year period, are joining an aggressive push to distribute 655,000 gun locks statewide.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bang; darwin; gunsafety; safety
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To: Gun142
A gun lock is not idiot proof.
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:04:05 PM PDT
by
taxcontrol
(People are entitled to their opinion - no matter how wrong it is.)
To: Gun142
How do you clean a gun with a gun lock on it?????
This kid is basically a moron. Ammunition should not be anywhere close when cleaning a firearm. Clear all guns when you first pick 'em up.
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:04:55 PM PDT
by
gc4nra
( this tag line protected by Kimber and the First Amendment)
To: Gun142
Change the title to "Stupid kid fails to check that gun is empty before trying to clean it", and it would be more accurate.
23
posted on
04/25/2004 8:06:31 PM PDT
by
Chewbacca
(I think I will stay single. Getting married is just so 'gay'.)
To: Gun142
Many thanks to Dad! for pounding the basic safety rules into my head from early on. For me it was my drill instructor.
Also not a bad idea to have someone else check the weapon as well.
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:08:35 PM PDT
by
DiscoStu1979
(Disco Stu Likes Disco Music)
To: Gun142
This sort of thing amazes me. I know, for life-and-death sure, the chamber state of every weapon I have ever owned at all times, for the duration of the time that I have owned them. It is an ENORMOUS responsibility- one lapse equals somebody's shattered head.
With that in mind, ALL weapons are treated as if they are loaded, at ALL times.
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:11:43 PM PDT
by
Riley
To: clee1
I think the Darwin Theory as it applies to stupid humans has a serious flaw. Most of them live long enough to procreate. Although many times its not long enough to actually provide for their offspring.
To: Gun142; All
This kid was not "cleaning his gun". He's lying. They were screwing around and he either goofed up good or more likely the buddy did it and they are coming up with a cover story.
But he does qualify as a Cleland Trophy candidate.
PS If he was cleaning his gun then why didn't he have a cleaning rod stuck in him? :}
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:14:27 PM PDT
by
Rockpile
To: gc4nra
How do you clean a gun with a gun lock on it?????
That's what I wondered. I shoot revolvers mostly, just can't see how that would work out to clean it properly.
What do I know? I've never used a gun lock.
I don't trust the safety on a gun, I don't use them either.... even when hunting. (The guns I generally use allow me to do that easily.)
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:14:45 PM PDT
by
Gun142
(Where Will You Be When You Get Where You're Going? -- Jerry Clower)
To: Rockpile
This kid was not "cleaning his gun". He's lying. They were screwing around and he either goofed up good or more likely the buddy did it and they are coming up with a cover story. You're probably right.
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:15:30 PM PDT
by
Riley
To: Rockpile
Ya....I was "cleaning it" when I shot a hole in the ceiling of my apartment when I was 19 with an S&W.357 Mag.
I'm lucky I didn't blow my head off.
To: Gun142
What sort of gun safety/proficiency training have these MORONS received? I've never heard of cleaning any 22 caliber rifle with the action closed. If the action is open it is not only possible to clean the barrel, chamber and action BUT also, the gun cannot discharge... assuming a round was actually in the chamber.
This sort of press gives competent sportsman with generations of gun ownership in the family; a black eye without deserving it.
To: Gun142
"What do I know? I've never used a gun lock. I don't trust the safety on a gun, I don't use them either.... even when hunting.Bingo! Words of wisdom bear repeating. Makes you wonder what the frontiersman did to keep from shooting themselves, absent modern safety features on their muzzleloaders? Perhaps common sense?
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:25:52 PM PDT
by
semaj
("....by their fruit you will know them.")
To: Gun142
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:28:14 PM PDT
by
RippleFire
("It was just a scratch")
To: Psycho_Bunny
You ain't the only one. For example, I shot a divot out of the yard--30-30 size-- many moons ago as a Young Halfwit. At least it was pointed into the ground. Instead of an AD I prefer to think of it as a DA---as in DumbAss.
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:36:32 PM PDT
by
Rockpile
To: Red Dog #1
Agreed:
All too often, they stick around just long enough to p*ss in the gene pool.
That said, however, I think we can be confident that this fellow will go on to do something else equally stupid.
To: semaj
Some people freak out when I tell them I do not use the gun's safety.
For deer, I use a revolver or muzzleloader. (usually the muzzleloader) It's real easy to open the cylinder of the handgun. I carry a speedloader in case I would dump the shells. The ML, I use half-cock sometimes and other times I remove the cap. Use musket caps for easier handling.
For squirrel and rabbit, I use break open\hinge action guns.
I keep it simple and don't take risks.
Managed to stay out of the headlines that way.
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posted on
04/25/2004 8:43:45 PM PDT
by
Gun142
(Where Will You Be When You Get Where You're Going? -- Jerry Clower)
To: Gun142
How about a little common sense....duh....
WHat sort of stupid idiot "cleans" a rifle with it loaded? The obvious fact is - you can't completely clean a firearm with it loaded anyway.
You know - if an idiot it too dumb to not play on a busy interstate highway and get's run over - it's hard to be sypathetic. The same goes for anyone who handles a firearm in such an unsafe manner -----
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posted on
04/26/2004 5:20:32 AM PDT
by
TheBattman
(Leadership = http://www.georgewbush.com/)
To: Gun142
An Osceola County teen who narrowly escaped tragedy this week wished Friday that the rifle he and a friend were cleaning had been equipped with a gun-safety device that's being dispensed all over Florida.Florida voter in training. He'll be old enough to vote for Hillary! in 2008.
(But he'll probably vote for Buchanan by accident anyway. Then he'll call for voting machine locks.)
To: Gun142
"... and through my fatty tissue" No matter how many times I read this it comes out "teen shoots self in head".
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posted on
04/26/2004 5:33:21 AM PDT
by
LTCJ
(Gridlock '05 - the Lesser of Three Evils.)
To: Gun142
When are we going to make moron locks mandatory?? If this moron had been equipped with a safety lock, he wouldn't have been able to move or use his hands, and there would have been no shooting.
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