Another gun cleaner kills...1.5 miles away

[shootinghoosier]

Same old story of a gun discharging while cleaning it, but this one ends with killing a girl 1.5 miles away...terrible.
Sheriff: Ohio Man Cleaning Gun Killed Amish Girl - ABC News

 

[williamsburg]

 

[kludge]

I never could figure out how to clean a loaded gun.

What a shame.

 

[thoroughbred]

Who just shoots loaded guns into the air? Dumb mistake.

 

[Naptown]

that's a sad story.

 

[Titanium Man]

Wow!

What goes up, must come down.

 

[superjoe76]

I never could figure out how to clean a loaded gun.

What a shame.

I have always wondered that myself. The only logical thing I can think of is the offender had, "Just got done cleaning muh gun and when I dropped the slide she just went off."

I am sure the cleaning was just the precursor, not the cause.

But they always have to mention the cleaning part.

 

[sonofagun]

It does help to read the article before posting your thoughts on the article.

 

[canamscott]

This is so terribly sad.

I think of stories like this every time I see arabs in the news foolishly shooting celebratory gunfire in the air.

 

[octalman]

Very sad about the young girl. However, is the range of a muzzle loader 1.5 miles? Don't know, just asking.

 

[Gunner52]

Very sad about the young girl. However, is the range of a muzzle loader 1.5 miles? Don't know, just asking.

A new Savage muzzleloader that uses rifle powder can send a 250gr sabot out @2750fps putting it pretty close to the .338 Lapua ballistics and if I am not mistaken that is the cartridge that hold the longest sniper kill record. Just a thought.

 

[straight-shooter]

This just brings to mind that some moron will undoubtedly fire a shot into the air on new years eve.

 

[buckstopshere]

Very sad. Prayers to the family of the deceased girl as well as prayers to the guy who accidentally shot her.

I can't even imagine the guilt he must be feeling. That pales in comparison to the loss of a loved one but still would be a heavy load.

The gun is ALWAYS loaded! Treat it as such ALL the time!

 

[singlestacksig]

Wow!

What goes up, must come down.

But Mythbusters claims they don't hurt people when you shoot into the air... !

 

[Bunnykid68]

But Mythbusters claims they don't hurt people when you shoot into the air... !

Only if they are shot straight into the air, something to do with terminal velocity. Shot at an angle though it is able to keep its momentum going.

 

[kludge]

It does help to read the article before posting your thoughts on the article.

Yes, I read the article; my statement was based on the inevitable statement by the idiot who was playing with his loaded gun who invariably says "I was cleaning it and it just went off."

I've been cleaning guns for about 30 years and I've yet to have one "go off" or be fool enough to try to clean one while it's loaded.

The "report" that he shot it into the air so he could clean it makes little difference. If he knowingly fired it into the air he should be charged with reckless homicide.

 

[Fishersjohn48]

But Mythbusters claims they don't hurt people when you shoot into the air... !

http://mythbustersresults.com/episode50

 

[Bunnykid68]

MythBusters Episode 50: Bullets Fired Up

MythBusters Episode 50: Bullets Fired Up

 

[WOLFEMAN]

Very sad story for all parties involved. But always remember,
what goes up...must come down

 

[indykid]

Not knowing that a muzzle loader is loaded boarders on someone who belongs in a mental institution because it is obvious he has no brains.

That said, those saying he didn't know it was loaded didn't read the article. Also the OP didn't pay attention either, since it didn't go off while he was cleaning it. Sorry.

And the headline of the article is also a blatant lie, but since when is news reporting accurate.