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**Majk** · 01-10-2008, 08:24 PM

ND by a ignorant guy who didn't check his gun before disassembly. I always here of them in other parts of the country but then this lets you know it can happen anywhere.

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/13690667.html

Quote:

An accidental shooting wounded a customer at a Sarpy County firing range late Thursday afternoon.
It happened at the Bullet Hole indoor shooting range near 109th and Harrison shortly after 5:30 p.m.
Investigators say another customer was apparently disassembling a gun, unaware that it was loaded. It fired, hitting the other man in the shoulder.
The Sarpy County attorney's office will look over the evidence and consider possible charges. The victim's name and condition have not been released.

Lazarus · 01-11-2008, 04:55 AM

Maybe its just me but I never disassemble my guns at the range, never had to anyway and I clean that at home, in an empty room. Double and triple check the firearm is clear.We have a Bullet Hole range here in NJ. Nice place.

fritzmeister · 01-11-2008, 07:05 AM

Crazy. I got a good friend who lives fairly close to there. I should ask him if he heard about it, or knows more.

jeepinbanditrider · 01-11-2008, 07:50 AM

If he was trying to disassemble it sounds like he was using a striker fired gun and didn't' clear it before trying to take it apart.

**Majk** · 01-11-2008, 01:07 PM

They said in the paper that the guy was doing it at the front counter. The guy that was hit had just walked in the door. He was 10-15ft. from the counter when he was shot.

The paper also said these guys were regulars. Still you'd think you would check it if your taking it apart. He's lucky he didn't kill the guy.
I don't think he's going to be customer of the month any time soon.

enfurno · 01-11-2008, 01:33 PM

I disassemble often at the range to change spring weights. I ALWAYS check the firearm for ammunition though. People and their lack of safety.... I don't get it.

marauder · 01-11-2008, 01:42 PM

Always treat every firearm as if it is loaded.
Always point your firearm in a safe direction.
Always keep your finger outside of the trigger guard until you are on target and ready to shoot.
Always be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

These rules didn't apply why? Glad to hear the other guy is physically ok, but he will probably never go back to a range again with confidence if he ever does at all.

jtkratzer · 01-11-2008, 01:51 PM

Now that guy has a Bullet Hole in his shoulder.

fritzmeister · 01-11-2008, 01:53 PM

Well, my friend heard it, but couldn't offer me any more insights.

It is a shame that negligence that could have easily been prevented, has now scarred someone(s) for life.

Gravel · 01-11-2008, 01:58 PM

Talk about a rude welcome to the range!!

01-11-2008, 04:55 AM	#2
Lazarus XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,961	Maybe its just me but I never disassemble my guns at the range, never had to anyway and I clean that at home, in an empty room. Double and triple check the firearm is clear.We have a Bullet Hole range here in NJ. Nice place. __________________ You never know what you'll miss until its gone.

01-11-2008, 07:05 AM	#3
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,405	Crazy. I got a good friend who lives fairly close to there. I should ask him if he heard about it, or knows more. __________________ ...to be truely happy in life, one must learn to embrace the recoil.....

01-11-2008, 07:50 AM	#4
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,836	If he was trying to disassemble it sounds like he was using a striker fired gun and didn't' clear it before trying to take it apart. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

01-11-2008, 01:07 PM	#5
Majk XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,637	They said in the paper that the guy was doing it at the front counter. The guy that was hit had just walked in the door. He was 10-15ft. from the counter when he was shot. The paper also said these guys were regulars. Still you'd think you would check it if your taking it apart. He's lucky he didn't kill the guy. I don't think he's going to be customer of the month any time soon. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- majkthreads Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped."

01-11-2008, 01:33 PM	#6
enfurno XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 891	I disassemble often at the range to change spring weights. I ALWAYS check the firearm for ammunition though. People and their lack of safety.... I don't get it. __________________ XD9 Service model Owner/Operator Net Presence, Inc.

01-11-2008, 01:42 PM	#7
marauder XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florence, Kentucky Posts: 133	Always treat every firearm as if it is loaded. Always point your firearm in a safe direction. Always keep your finger outside of the trigger guard until you are on target and ready to shoot. Always be sure of your target and what is beyond it. These rules didn't apply why? Glad to hear the other guy is physically ok, but he will probably never go back to a range again with confidence if he ever does at all. __________________ *Springfield Armory - XD-45 Service* "I find myself more worried by thirty-something white females driving 6000-lb SUV's while simultaneously up on Starbucks, down on Prozac, and deaf in one ear from the Bluetooth headset." - DanTheEldest

01-11-2008, 01:51 PM	#8
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	Now that guy has a Bullet Hole in his shoulder. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

01-11-2008, 01:53 PM	#9
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,405	Well, my friend heard it, but couldn't offer me any more insights. It is a shame that negligence that could have easily been prevented, has now scarred someone(s) for life. __________________ ...to be truely happy in life, one must learn to embrace the recoil.....

01-11-2008, 01:58 PM	#10
Gravel XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bellingham Washington Posts: 2,148	Talk about a rude welcome to the range!! __________________ Those who trade liberty for security have neither. McCain/Palin '08

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