NEVER, EVER touch firearms when people are down range

[Charlotte the flyer]

Apologies if this has already been posted

RIP


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... range.html

[Graham M]

What the hell was an unattended LOADED rifle doing on the firing point wtfwtf wtfwtf wtfwtf


This wasn't an accident ......it was sheer stupidity


G.M.

[leeroy7031]

Rule 101, always treat firearm as if they're loaded.

Sadly the owner paid the price for leaving this loaded at the point .... emrolleyes

[SevenSixTwo]

Instant kill so I hear. Spine or skull?

[kennyc]

Instant kill so I hear. Spine or skull?

almost anywhere in the upper chest would have done it :( anywhere near the CNS and he would have dropped instantly, and then bled out, poor sod.

[SevenSixTwo]

Anyone know what calibre? Didn't look too heavy.

[ukrifleman]

Don't be too surprised if there is a call to tighten up the firearms laws (again) because of the tragedy in Moscow.
I know what you are thinking, it didn't happen here, but that doesn't seem to matter to the anti-gun zealots.
ukrifleman.

[Mezzer]

What a totally avoidable waste of life.

Take a quick shuftie through utube and you'll find plenty more scenarios that had the capacity to end just like this one.

Mezzer

[Demonic69]

The kid had plenty of time to aim, clearly setting his sights on his target, this was no accident whatever the official excuse.
"Whoops, I accidentally aimed at the far right of the range for nor real reason...."

[markS]

Tragic stuff that should never happened.

Why/how did the instructor/RCO allow it to happen? Not checking the rifle is clear, allowing the kid to pick up the rifle and aim and also filming them seems a trifle lax...
Not saying that they are the only ones to blame but they are the last link in the safety chain and, I assume, are responsible for what goes on at the range.