Man blows brains out while teaching girlfriend gun safety.

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[New Ziedrich]

The man put a loaded gun to his head. And he's teaching others about gun safety?....

Well, not anymore. Also, in a couple of the articles I looked at, it mentions alcohol may have been involved. If that's the case, it looks like there was several reasons for this guy not to be teaching a firearms safety course (didn't treat the firearms as if they were loaded, pointed the firearms at something he didn't want to shoot, and was handling firearms while under the influence of alcohol).

Wow. It's a smorgasbord of failure.

[Grays Harbor]

We call things like this "Thinning the Herd".

[JuNii]

idiot who shot himself had it coming. Rules 1 & 2: Always treat every gun as if it is loaded, and never point a gun at anything you don't want to shoot.

I propose rule 0. no handling or Firearms when drunk.

[Lord Tothe]

idiot who shot himself had it coming. Rules 1 & 2: Always treat every gun as if it is loaded, and never point a gun at anything you don't want to shoot.

I propose rule 0. no handling or Firearms when drunk.

That rule transcends firearms, though. Don't drive a motor vehicle, operate machinery, handle firearms, or post on web forums while drunk.

[Gun Manufacturers]

idiot who shot himself had it coming. Rules 1 & 2: Always treat every gun as if it is loaded, and never point a gun at anything you don't want to shoot.

I propose rule 0. no handling or Firearms when drunk.

In Connecticut, it's a class B misdemeanor (Statute 53-206d) to carry a firearm while intoxicated.

[JarVik]

There's a large enough population of idiots out there that this seems plausible while being a completely retarded thing to do.

I wonder what sort of Gun safety course if any he was given, as this severely breaches the ten commandments of gun safety.

[Northwest Slobovia]

Since modern medicine makes so many stupid things survivable, shooting oneself in the head remains one of the few ways of reliably eliminating bad traits from the species. I'm therefore in favor of this practice.

[BrightonBurg]

I always thought it a good idea to make sure the weapon is/was empty first..call me silly

[Brogavia]

No he was robably teaching his girlfriend how to shoot. Nothing about what he did was safe. He broke basic firarms safety rules, like handle every gun as though it were loaded, even if you know its not, and don't point the gun at anything you don't want to shoot.

[Kyronea]

link

So, what do NSG think? Looks to me like an excellent argument for intelligence requirements to own a firearm.

(And yes, I know the link looks a little suspect. Cookie to anyone who can disprove or provide better proof)

I laughed. Then I felt bad for laughing.

[Drachmar]

There's a large enough population of idiots out there that this seems plausible while being a completely retarded thing to do.

I wonder what sort of Gun safety course if any he was given, as this severely breaches the ten commandments of gun safety.

So that's what Charlton Heston got from God when he went up on that mountain filming The 10 Commandments.

It all makes perfect sense now. Commandment Number 1: "From my cold, dead hands."

[Christmahanikwanzikah]

link

So, what do NSG think? Looks to me like an excellent argument for intelligence requirements to own a firearm.

(And yes, I know the link looks a little suspect. Cookie to anyone who can disprove or provide better proof)

I laughed. Then I felt bad for laughing.

No, go on... Laughing at morons is completely justified.

Other than the rules of firearms mentioned, the dude also forgot one specific to his act -- never assume that a gun's safety mechanism will always work.

[RRichland]

Reminds me of the Police officer that shot himself in the leg teaching gun safety to a grade school class. Sorry I don't have source.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am-Qdx6vky0

[Wilgrove]

Am I the only one who laughed?

I laughed....

[Barringtonia]

I suppose, if one's to look at the silver lining, the lesson worked in terms of teaching gun safety,

I always like to consider the positive aspects of any story.

[Blouman Empire]

Darwin award nominee?

[Non Aligned States]

I suppose, if one's to look at the silver lining, the lesson worked in terms of teaching gun safety,

I always like to consider the positive aspects of any story.

"Listen Sweety, if you're going to handle a gun, you got to know it isn't a toy. If you're not careful, you might blow yourself away without even realizing it. Just saying, you know... show you what I mean? Well, it'd be something like this-" *blam*

[Nodinia]

link

So, what do NSG think? Looks to me like an excellent argument for intelligence requirements to own a firearm.

(And yes, I know the link looks a little suspect. Cookie to anyone who can disprove or provide better proof)

This is a similar story and is entirely true. He was apparently demonstrating the "one behind the ear" method.
(Or awarding himself an OBE as our loyalist bretheren put it.)
linky

Ireland wins again. Sure aren't we deadly altogether.

[Hairless Kitten II]

We only can hope that other gun owners follow his example.

[Non Aligned States]

We only can hope that other gun owners follow his example.

Whatever for? Wishing people would commit accidental suicide simply because they possess firearms? How small and petty you are. Guns are tools. Dangerous tools no doubt, but tools nonetheless. If there is excessive violence in the use of these tools, then the problem lies in the people, and perhaps the culture, that surrounds it. The tools themselves are inert and can do nothing without an operator.

[Almagarde]

idiot who shot himself had it coming. Rules 1 & 2: Always treat every gun as if it is loaded, and never point a gun at anything you don't want to shoot.

I propose rule 0. no handling or Firearms when drunk.

That would be in the rulebook and test when you get a gun licence.

[Nodinia]

We only can hope that other gun owners follow his example.

One of the more childish, ill conceived comments in quite some time.

Explain yourself.

[Risottia]

link

So, what do NSG think? Looks to me like an excellent argument for intelligence requirements to own a firearm.

You'd be surprised by the sheer amount of soldiers who end up wounded (or killed) because when their rifle jammed, they looked down the barrel. From the muzzle.
Darwin in action.

[Non Aligned States]

You'd be surprised by the sheer amount of soldiers who end up wounded (or killed) because when their rifle jammed, they looked down the barrel. From the muzzle.
Darwin in action.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the correct action in the event of a jam to try and manually eject the cartridge with the charging handle?