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[TASF]Overkill · 02-20-2006, 07:23 AM

One of my high schools friends' brothers was killed over the weekend... The story I had initially heard was as follows:

Wrecked vehicle is chillin' there... he goes to remove a .30-06 rifle from the wreckage by pulling it muzzle-first towards himself... trigger snags on something, and the bullet "just misses" his vest (would it have even mattered?).

Now, reading about it in the news... It's incredible... Some of the news outlets call it a "shooting", in the sense that some criminals shot at him... Some of them say the gun just "went off" while the vehicle was being moved... So this is going to get chalked up to some anti's statistic on cops killed by firearms...

I don't know what happened now.

But in any case... I can't imagine how that played out... Getting shot in the chest by a hunting rifle, no one knowing what happened.... the confusion and panic... And the process of dying....

Horrible...

Apdl · 02-20-2006, 08:30 AM

form what i have herd .30 06 is not gonna stop for a vest but it is a sad day
why would they have a loded rifle? poching form the window?
this makes guns look bad even more

[TASF]Maverick · 02-20-2006, 08:31 AM

Speechless.

.45shooter · 02-20-2006, 10:21 AM

It is very sad and unfortunate that this happened. I can't help but wonder why somebody would pull a gun towards their body by the muzzle, even if this is the only way to retrieve the gun make sure your body isn't in front of it as you pull on the muzzle.

[TASF]Overkill · 02-20-2006, 02:14 PM

He may not have pulled it towards him, that's just what I heard before the news had anything on it.

The only other choice that leaves is that it in fact just "went off".

Mike TRT · 02-20-2006, 07:19 PM

that story really sucks......its a shame, but mistakes are made all the time. who knows what he was thinking at the time? its easy to "monday morning quarterback" things people do in an instant, Im pretty sure if he thought about what "could" happen, he probably wouldnt have done it....obviously. sometimes "**** happens" and that will be no comfort for his family and friends....just a bad deal

Yellowhammer · 02-20-2006, 11:24 PM

From what I was reading on Officer.com the gun discharged as they were moving the truck - a Ford Ranger that was in a SVA and rolled. Either way, it's terrible. Below is an excerpt from the article.

Quote:

"The shooting incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. on Route 649 in Clarke County following a single-vehicle crash involving a Ford Ranger pickup truck that had run off the road and overturned onto its side. As the damaged pickup truck was being moved, a firearm inside it discharged and Trooper Manion was struck in the chest. The other trooper on scene was not injured."

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02-20-2006, 07:23 AM	#1
[TASF]Overkill XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 2,446	Virginia State Trooper killed in line of duty One of my high schools friends' brothers was killed over the weekend... The story I had initially heard was as follows: Wrecked vehicle is chillin' there... he goes to remove a .30-06 rifle from the wreckage by pulling it muzzle-first towards himself... trigger snags on something, and the bullet "just misses" his vest (would it have even mattered?). Now, reading about it in the news... It's incredible... Some of the news outlets call it a "shooting", in the sense that some criminals shot at him... Some of them say the gun just "went off" while the vehicle was being moved... So this is going to get chalked up to some anti's statistic on cops killed by firearms... I don't know what happened now. But in any case... I can't imagine how that played out... Getting shot in the chest by a hunting rifle, no one knowing what happened.... the confusion and panic... And the process of dying.... Horrible... __________________ "Semper facere bonum, an a amare odium, vita mors." [Do good always, whether through life or death, love or hate.] "He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish." Photo thread is back! (Until next disaster)

02-20-2006, 08:30 AM	#2
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,354	form what i have herd .30 06 is not gonna stop for a vest but it is a sad day why would they have a loded rifle? poching form the window? this makes guns look bad even more __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein If you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win EBR Build in progress

02-20-2006, 08:31 AM	#3
[TASF]Maverick XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: VA Posts: 1,184	Speechless. __________________ "There's always been groups of people that couldn't really see eye to eye. I always thought if they got a chance to sit down and talk face to face, they'd realize that they have a lot in common." Chris Ledoux HK P2000sk .40 v2 Stainless HK USPf .40 v1, future suppressor host

02-20-2006, 10:21 AM	#4
.45shooter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 133	It is very sad and unfortunate that this happened. I can't help but wonder why somebody would pull a gun towards their body by the muzzle, even if this is the only way to retrieve the gun make sure your body isn't in front of it as you pull on the muzzle. __________________ XD45 Service, Oly AR-15, Springfield XD45acp, RIA 1911, Kel-tec P3AT, Ruger MKIII Target, Mossberg 500 12ga., Marlin M60, American Arms DB 12ga.

02-20-2006, 02:14 PM	#5
[TASF]Overkill XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 2,446	He may not have pulled it towards him, that's just what I heard before the news had anything on it. The only other choice that leaves is that it in fact just "went off". __________________ "Semper facere bonum, an a amare odium, vita mors." [Do good always, whether through life or death, love or hate.] "He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish." Photo thread is back! (Until next disaster)

02-20-2006, 07:19 PM	#6
Mike TRT XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,376	that story really sucks......its a shame, but mistakes are made all the time. who knows what he was thinking at the time? its easy to "monday morning quarterback" things people do in an instant, Im pretty sure if he thought about what "could" happen, he probably wouldnt have done it....obviously. sometimes "**** happens" and that will be no comfort for his family and friends....just a bad deal __________________ \"There is no hunting like the hunting of a man. And those who have hunted men long enough and liked it never cared for anything else thereafter.\"

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