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FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:57 pm
by philip964
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fat ... ge-n603531

Hot shell casing went into his shirt, so all the gun rules go away when that happens. Sarcasm off.

He shot his son in the neck, who was standing behind him with younger daughter and the older son.

RIP

Re: FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:51 pm
by C-dub
Unbelievably sad. I hope the family gets through this without any further loss. :sad:

Re: FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:59 pm
by BCGlocker
How tragic. I feel bad for the father and the family.

Re: FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 5:10 am
by brokedown48
So sad, Prayers for the family

Re: FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 6:21 am
by suthdj

Re: FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:39 am
by MechAg94
You have to tell yourself ahead of time that the gun goes down on the table before anything else. I am not sure any additional rules or changes would help much.

Re: FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:39 am
by Soccerdad1995
Put the gun down and then deal with whatever you need to address. Drop the gun if you have to.

I know this father is suffering the loss of his son and as a father myself, I feel really and truly sorrowful for him. So I will not comment further.

Re: FL: Father kills 14 y o son at gun range

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:05 am
by Middle Age Russ
We are all fallible, which is why ingraining safety habits is so important. Properly ingrained safety habits regarding finger and muzzle discipline would have gone a long way toward preventing this tragedy. To ensure everyone involved is thinking safety first and foremost, all live fire exercises we conduct begin with a safety briefing. I pray for God's peace and comfort to the family.