One dead in shooting near Purdue

[PeaShooter]

Yet another sad result of immaturity and lack of gun safety training.



One dead in shooting
near Purdue

21-year old man killed

Updated: Sunday, 23 Aug 2009, 6:52 AM EDT
Published : Saturday, 22 Aug 2009, 10:57 PM EDT

WEST LAFAYETTE (WISH) - West Lafayette police say a 21-year old man is dead, after he was shot by a friend.

The shooting happened around 7 o'clock Saturday night in the 200 block of Wiggins Street, just off Purdue's campus.

Police say William Calderon and Corey Lynch were playing a joke and pointing guns at their 21-year old friend. Officers say that's when Lynch's gun accidentally went off, and the victim was shot in the throat. Medics rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Lynch now faces charges of reckless homicide. Calderon faces charges for pointing a firearm.
Police have not released the name of the victim, but say they do not believe he was a student at Purdue.

 

[Mgderf]

Stupidity knows no bounds.

Unfortunately this will do nothing but bolster the premise that the anti-gun tries to espouse, that guns kill people
This will also make it MUCH more difficult to convince people that LAW ABIDING citizens SHOULD be allowed to carry on campus.
I'd bet now, the next person that shows up on Purdue's campus with an empty holster is going to cause calls to the Purdue Police.

This is a tragedy in more than one aspect.

 

[rb.raber@comcast.net]

I might add that this was at a party with young people drinking booze and being negligent with a firearm. A tragedy true, thats why we need to educate our children on firearm safety.

 

[win87]

booze and guns don't mix

 

[Boilers]

Sad.

 

[243rem700]

Unbelievable! Why would someone point a loaded gun at anyone to be funny????

 

[stilllearning09]

I might add that this was at a party with young people drinking booze and being negligent with a firearm. A tragedy true, thats why we need to educate our children on firearm safety.

AMEN!!

The anti gun lobby will have a field day with this one.

 

[Bisley Man]

I wish public education could/would have SOME firearm safety education, but they're too busy teaching kids how to put on condoms,that the USA is evil, etc.

 

[Mgderf]

I wish public education could/would have SOME firearm safety education, but they're too busy teaching kids how to put on condoms,that the USA is evil, etc.

Bingo! And Rep's for that!

Big brother wants to teach our kids how to have sex without catching an STD, but ignore the fact that better education is ALWAYS a plus! If kids were taught the dangers involved with improper firearms usage, we would not be seeing these stories in the news, because they wouldn't be happening!

 

[ferg409]

thats sad. an stupid.

 

[Bubba]

This will also be trotted out at the next campus carry debate. I have no doubt at all that the victim not being a student will be conveniently forgotten. I wonder if Lynch and Calderon were students.

 

[Dryden]

I fail to see the humor in their "joke". I don't like it when someone points a toy gun at me. It's just something I will NEVER get used to.

 

[turkeykiller]

Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
John Wayne

 

[seawolfxix]

So much for Purdue rethinking its weapons policy. Thanks to these idiots, the fight seems to be lost.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Unbelievable! Why would someone point a loaded gun at anyone to be funny????

I can think of several reasons....none of which are funny.

1) Intoxication (doesn't mix with firearms)
2) Have not been taught, or are not following basic firearms safety (may be a result of #1)
3) They weren't really trying to be funny...guns don't "accidently go off" all by themselves. Accidental discharges do happen, but someone or something has to cause the hammer to drop or striker to move. They don't just do that on their own.

 

[agentl074]

I can think of several reasons....none of which are funny.

1) Intoxication (doesn't mix with firearms)
2) Have not been taught, or are not following basic firearms safety (may be a result of #1)
3) They weren't really trying to be funny...guns don't "accidentally go off" all by themselves. Accidental discharges do happen, but someone or something has to cause the hammer to drop or striker to move. They don't just do that on their own.

Precisely! It was an act of negligent and reckless homicide; they used actual firearms, pointed the firearms at an identified target and pulled the trigger on a live round. All firearms are always loaded, unless verified safe and clear by a knowledgeable person.

 

[DesertDoc]

Well this will definately make the right wing anti gun nuts day. This type of stupidity gives every responsible gun owner a black eye and should anger those who practice good safe firearms practices.

 

[Jack Ryan]

If the luck hadn't run out they could all three be right here posting this evening about how they have every right to drink and carry, OC in to any bar they want to and drink, what a great training aid it is to play around in their apartment dry firing and quick drawing and that its almost as good as a trip to a real shooting range.

Only differences between these morons and the one who haven't had their name in the news yet is just luck.

A week ago they would be standing in the crowd mocking me with the rest of you.

http://www.thefiringline.com/Misc/safetyrules.html

safetyrules

Jeff Cooper's Rules of Gun Safety​

RULE I:ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY

RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET

Now you can go back to your poining in front of the tv, practicing quick draws in front of the mirror and popping your snap caps with your bros and tell me all about your swat team practice and olympic training, how your granma said this or that and you always did something in the military.

Kinda like those two live morons and the dead moron would have a week ago.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Precisely! It was an act of negligent and reckless homicide; they used actual firearms, pointed the firearms at an identified target and pulled the trigger on a live round. All firearms are always loaded, unless verified safe and clear by a knowledgeable person.

All firearms are always loaded. PERIOD.

 

[agentl074]

All firearms are always loaded. PERIOD.

Fine lol, we will play military semantics... All firearms are loaded; however, some weapons are HOT while others are CLEAR upon being verified by the clearing barrel official