A sad story out of Utah. Joseph Lee--who "told cops he served in the United States Army as a Green Beret, with police later confirming that he had 'extensive training in the operation and safe handling of firearms'"--shot and killed his 18-year old stepson, Haven Alexander McBride, while allegedly showing his daughter how to handle a pistol.
Lee reportedly told police he was showing his daughter two different guns, one that was loaded and one that was not, calling the unloaded weapon a 'dummy gun.'
He told police he accidentally picked up the loaded Glock 9mm and pulled the trigger. When the bullet left the barrel, the weapon was pointed at McBride, who was sitting opposite Lee, he said.
McBride was shot in the head. After reviewing home surveillance video showing that Lee held off administering CPR for several minutes, police decided to charge Lee with manslaughter.
Hmmmm, seems fishy.
ReplyDeleteHard to tell. But assuming there was nothing malicious, it illustrates why we have the four rules of gun safety, as well as another rule of never having ammunition in the same room as a weapon during dry fire practice or demonstrations.
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