Man shot dead during gun sale

[Kirk Freeman]

How do you even do that? Did he drop it and grab for a falling gun?

I can see sitting down on the couch and popping yourself in the leg or hand but how do you get the muzzle aimed at your chest??

1. He Malloyed himself.

2. He wanted to look down the barrel and "inspect it". So rather than take the bolt out and look down the breech end, or disassemble the weapon, he shot himself.

3. He was flipping it around like they do at the gun shows (like raccoons with apples) "coonfingering" and shot himself.

 

[SERparacord]

How do you even do that? Did he drop it and grab for a falling gun?

I can see sitting down on the couch and popping yourself in the leg or hand but how do you get the muzzle aimed at your chest??

Right after you look down the barrel.

 

[JetGirl]

Fort Wayne police said the man was trying to sell a gun to a family member when the gun went off.

All by itself. No booger hook on the bangswitch, I'm sure.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

All by itself. No booger hook on the bangswitch, I'm sure.

They can do that.

 

[JetGirl]

They can do that.

I understand the point you're trying to make. But I don't think it was part of this scenario at all.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I understand the point you're trying to make. But I don't think it was part of this scenario at all.

You are quite correct. Finger on trigger is certainly the way to bet.

 

[PRasko]

As I said in another thread. Common sense goes a long way in not shooting one self

 

[Hookeye]

Interesting sales technique.
Wonder if the prospective buyer followed through.

 

[SERparacord]

Interesting sales technique.
Wonder if the prospective buyer followed through.

I wondered the same thing, did the guy buy the gun?

 

[scootn103]

Sorry to hear this , prayers to the family for the loss they encountered .

 

[CitiusFortius]

Maybe it was a suicide that was to look like an accident so the insurance would have to pay?

Seems like there's other forms of insurance fraud to try that don't involve killing yourself.

 

[cobber]

Fort Wayne police said the man was trying to sell a gun to a family member when the gun went off.

RIP, and I wonder if the "gun went off"? Kirk??

 

[JetGirl]

RIP, and I wonder if the "gun went off"? Kirk??

All by itself. No booger hook on the bangswitch, I'm sure.

They can do that.

I understand the point you're trying to make. But I don't think it was part of this scenario at all.

You are quite correct. Finger on trigger is certainly the way to bet.

^

 

[vvet762]

What a shame. It's so easy to get complacent after you are around guns for awhile. We shouldn't make light of people who are hurt with guns even the gangbangers. I'm new enough again with guns that it's easy to concentrate on the safety part of this hobby but after awhile I'm sure that it will become old hat and will forget the four rules. I know I did in the service.

 

[WebSnyper]

Interesting sales technique.
Wonder if the prospective buyer followed through.

Ad was probably updated from NIB to only fired & dropped once...

Stupidity should be a valid cause of death when one's birth certificate gets revoked.

 

[wizardfitz]

to officer Felton for knowing and sharing the gun rules.

listen to his video. its not what is in print. he says even if you're sure it's loaded treat it as if its unloaded.
glad they printed it correctly

 

[straight-shooter]

Drop the mag and open the slide before handing it over first and foremost. Too bad to hear someone got complacent with a dangerous tool. As with any tool, always remember how it operates and while this sounds basic, it is not.

Prayers to the family and hopefully over time the hurt will start to heal although i'm sure never completely. Sad....

I can't imagine the panic at the scene and all the emotions that were going on. Scary stuff...

 

[Birds Away]

I feel very sorry for the family. But I also thought about what it would feel like to be there to buy a gun and watch some guy off himself. Holy crap!

 

[Longhair]

The comments after the story are a must read.......it's like a INGO death match.

 

[bwframe]

A fair handful of INGOers think the four rules don't apply to them. They argue semantics and use terminology such as "safety Nazi's." I hope it's not one of them.