Range Suicide

[texas_rebel_1980]

I figured, as per the norm, one of the bulls got loose and trashed someones car, maybe an ND happened, maybe a ricochet hit the range shack, etc., usual stuff.

uuhhhh? i would find a different range, sux about that guy's gun too.

[Cumminalong]

Originally Posted by texas_rebel_1980

uuhhhh? i would find a different range, sux about that guy's gun too.

Let's put it this way.....that's not an option. Unless you were a geopgraphy major, I doubt that you'd even know the name of the place I'm at. I'd go as far as betting you'd be on the wrong continent.

The reason I put those things as "events" is this. 1 - There are cows running around loose and occassionally the bulls get pissed and come after the cars. 2 - They re-load their ammo here and it's all lead cast rounds. You know the ones that dissintegrate on contact with steel poppers. Occassionally a the splatter will come down on the range shack. 3 - ND's happen, that just a fact of life with inexperienced shooters.......or even experienced shooters that think they know everything.

[texas_rebel_1980]

wow, sorry to hear about your predicament. i shot at a range once that had cattle roaming around, i was sighting in my AR, and lets just say i damn near had to pay for a cow that walked out from behind a tree and just abouve my target on a hill, i was shooting high LoL! i don't shoot there anymore. but in your situation, a man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do! good luck and watch your arse!

[LtDan]

I witnessed a range suicide about 5 months ago. Ends up the guy had a stroke that confined him to a wheel chair. He came in with his son-in-law and grandson. The four of us were the only ones in the range. He was acting all weird. I am just glad he didnt kill one of them or me bc we were standing behind him at different times. He just put 1911 in his mouth. I will spare you the details but it was disgusting. EMT's got there very quickly to their credit.

[Super Trucker]

A local range in Detroit had their second sucide in 6 months last week. the guy went in and rented a gun, went to the range fired a few rounds then killed himself. The news said he was bi-polar (if that matters). Nobody else was hurt.

[jeepguy704]

sorry to hear about your range. as for people killing them sleves i find it a very $h!ty way out it is a cop out. i deal with this alot. i have nothing for him. but sorry for your friend something like that is nothing no one needs to see

[buddycraigg]

i feel bad for 4 sets of people.
1 i feel bad for the poor bastard that thinks the only way out is to kill themselves.
2 i feel bad for the guy that loaned him the gun
3 i feel bad for everyone that saw it.
4 i feel bad for his family

[shyi3t]

man that's crazy .. we had one like around december i think in our favorite range .. it was a chick .. no notes or anything either .. just rented a gun and shot herself ... weird was nobody noticed anything .. i wasn't there but heard from a friends

[Slotback]

Originally Posted by LtDan

I witnessed a range suicide about 5 months ago. Ends up the guy had a stroke that confined him to a wheel chair. He came in with his son-in-law and grandson. The four of us were the only ones in the range. He was acting all weird. I am just glad he didnt kill one of them or me bc we were standing behind him at different times. He just put 1911 in his mouth. I will spare you the details but it was disgusting. EMT's got there very quickly to their credit.

Was that fellow retired military? And was it at an indoor range?

[TacoMalo]

That just sux for everyone involved, sad day when something like that happens especially over something so minor (grades) when compared to a human life.