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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Mon Feb 17, 2020, 07:55 PM Feb 2020

Man cleaning gun accidentally shoots, kills best friend

My brother was messing with a gun and it went off," the 911 caller said.

The man, who was not named by police, had been "cleaning/clearing" the semi-automatic handgun inside a mobile home in Midwest City -- just outside of Oklahoma City -- on Sunday afternoon, witnesses said, according to the Midwest City Police Department.

The gun accidentally discharged, and the man's friend, 21-year-old Joshua Allen, who was playing video games at the time, was fatally struck once in the chest, witnesses said, according to police.

The investigation is ongoing but "all evidence indicates the shooting was not intentional," Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes said in a statement Monday.

The case will be presented to the district attorney's office to review for possible charges, said police. Chief Clabes called the shooting "an unfortunate, tragic event while mishandling a loaded firearm."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-cleaning-gun-accidentally-shoots-kills-best-friend/story?id=69034774

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Man cleaning gun accidentally shoots, kills best friend (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 OP

Here hold my beer,..... watch this..... oops sorry. magicarpet Feb 2020 #1

not an accident. its cause and effect, the outcome of behavior nt msongs Feb 2020 #2

I don't give a damn what anyone thinks Ahpook Feb 2020 #3

It happens even when there is training CanonRay Feb 2020 #4

Talked to a guy that shot him self in the hand safeinOhio Feb 2020 #14

Pure negligence on the part of the gun owner. avebury Feb 2020 #5

The question is why did he point the gun at someone and pulled the trigger? TexasProgresive Feb 2020 #7

It takes a special kind of stupid... Rollo Feb 2020 #11

Substitute 'negligent' for 'accidental' in this article PBC_Democrat Feb 2020 #6

Gunners will just say, "responsible gun owners know better." BS, bet this fool has said same thing. Hoyt Feb 2020 #8

This happened to my best friend's husband, on Father's Day 2001, dewsgirl Feb 2020 #9

fucking gun humping moron Skittles Feb 2020 #10

Darwin Award honorable mention Darwin2019 Feb 2020 #12

Jezuz here we go again it just fkg went off .... see guns do kill people Fullduplexxx Feb 2020 #13

Yeah and the constant apologies Ahpook Feb 2020 #15

magicarpet

(16,562 posts)

1. Here hold my beer,..... watch this..... oops sorry.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 07:58 PM

Feb 2020

msongs

(70,185 posts)

2. not an accident. its cause and effect, the outcome of behavior nt

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 07:58 PM

Feb 2020

Ahpook

(2,764 posts)

3. I don't give a damn what anyone thinks

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:00 PM

Feb 2020

There needs to be some sort of CE per year to have a gun. It should also be paid for by the owner and signed off on.

I have to do it to keep a couple licenses up per year, why not guns?

Entirely to many idiots can carry without any training.

CanonRay

(14,877 posts)

4. It happens even when there is training

Reply to Ahpook (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:03 PM

Feb 2020

Cops get hurt mishandling firearms every year. They are just inherently dangerous.

safeinOhio

(34,105 posts)

14. Talked to a guy that shot him self in the hand

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 09:25 PM

Feb 2020

while cleaning it. He had been a NRA gun safety instructor for 36 years.

avebury

(11,073 posts)

5. Pure negligence on the part of the gun owner.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:03 PM

Feb 2020

Why wouldn’t you take the bullets out of the gun if you are going to clean it. There should be some type of charge filed against the gun owner.

TexasProgresive

(12,298 posts)

7. The question is why did he point the gun at someone and pulled the trigger?

Reply to avebury (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:18 PM

Feb 2020

Guns don’t just go off.

Rollo

(2,559 posts)

11. It takes a special kind of stupid...

Reply to avebury (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:33 PM

Feb 2020

It takes a special kind of stupid... Not to make sure the gun is unloaded before attempting to clean it...

PBC_Democrat

(403 posts)

6. Substitute 'negligent' for 'accidental' in this article

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:11 PM

Feb 2020

... and you have a more accurate description of the event.

Change the wording ... then charge the gun owner with manslaughter.

I'm a huge gun guy (went shooting with a friend this weekend) but this is worthy of punishment.

The privilege of owning a gun comes with the responsibility of being safe with it.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

8. Gunners will just say, "responsible gun owners know better." BS, bet this fool has said same thing.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:23 PM

Feb 2020

dewsgirl

(14,964 posts)

9. This happened to my best friend's husband, on Father's Day 2001,

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:31 PM

Feb 2020

my Goddaughter wasn't even a year old.
I am always terrified around guns, no matter how responsible the gun owner is.

Skittles

(159,390 posts)

10. fucking gun humping moron

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:32 PM

Feb 2020

what an idiot

Darwin2019

(217 posts)

12. Darwin Award honorable mention

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:42 PM

Feb 2020

would be a contender of he shot himself

Fullduplexxx

(8,278 posts)

13. Jezuz here we go again it just fkg went off .... see guns do kill people

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:56 PM

Feb 2020

To allthose who say guns dont kill people , people kill people ... there it is the gun just went off

Ahpook

(2,764 posts)

15. Yeah and the constant apologies

Reply to Fullduplexxx (Reply #13)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 09:35 PM

Feb 2020

Whenever someone asks for the most sensible, smallest fucking thing regarding guns they are ridiculed.

I posted in another thread about a friend that moved to Europe and asked me to move as well. I am really close if I can get my wife onboard.

Anything sensible is a hair on fire response. I am at the point where the U.S. can shoot everyone up. Fuck off, you deserve it!

On edit: And before anyone starts, that is not the only reason I want to move. I can and I want to.

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