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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: MMM on August 10, 2015, 01:37:12 PM

Title: wow, it happens.
Post by: MMM on August 10, 2015, 01:37:12 PM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29753863/hawi-man-killed-in-apparent-gun-accident
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: 2aHawaii on August 10, 2015, 01:40:25 PM
Remember, your best safety is the one between your ears.
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: FBI on August 10, 2015, 02:22:53 PM
I think it is a felony in this state to have a hidden
loaded weapon in a vehicle without a permit, which
thus far they don't issue.
All guns are to be treated as being loaded.
Darwin theory at work.
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: mauidog on August 10, 2015, 02:30:26 PM
I think it is a felony in this state to have a hidden
loaded weapon in a vehicle without a permit, which
thus far they don't issue.
All guns are to be treated as being loaded.
Darwin theory at work.

Article says he was checking traps on private property.  Without knowing if he drove on public highways, and when he loaded the rifle, that part may have not been illegal.

Safety rules say to not load your firearms until you are ready to use them, and to always point the muzzle in a safe direction.  He did enough things wrong without someone also wanting to arrest him for driving with a loaded weapon concealed in the truck!
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: aieahound on August 10, 2015, 03:38:40 PM
All guns are to be treated as being loaded.
Darwin theory at work.

I think more importantly this was his point.
Prayers to the family.
Unfortunate.
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: oldfart on August 10, 2015, 04:50:59 PM
I'm not an armchair detective, but a lot of elements had to be in place for this to be an accident.
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: aieahound on August 10, 2015, 05:00:02 PM
Experienced hunter grabs loaded rifle by barrel pointed at his chest and pulls it out of the truck.

I might have to agree.
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: mamalukino on August 10, 2015, 06:04:07 PM
Stay ever vigilant, there are no shortcuts in gun safety. Familiarity breeds complacency.
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: MMM on August 10, 2015, 09:25:19 PM
so.......was it an accident?
Title: Re: wow, it happens.
Post by: mauidog on August 10, 2015, 09:43:11 PM
so.......was it an accident?

Negligence.

An accident is when you did everything right, and something bad still happens.