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Posted By: Alan_R_McDaniel_Jr WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
You just can't make some of this stuff up. And of course that old Demon Rum was there to lend a helping hand. Thank goodness he wasn't pointing it at the girl and doing the same thing. I guess he was being safe.

Alan


http://www.kens5.com/latestnews/stories/KENS20090922-Firearm-safety-Missouri.1a52fda66.html

Missouri man shoots self in head while teaching firearm safety
08:39 AM CDT on Tuesday, September 22, 2009
KMOV.com Staff
ST. LOUIS -- An Imperial man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the head while teaching his girlfriend firearm safety.

According to Sheriff Oliver Boyer, deputies responded to 4307 Rock Valley Court in Imperial, Missouri on Friday for an accidental shooting. According to the investigation, 40-years-old James Looney was teaching his girlfriend firearm safety.

According to the witness, Looney would show the different safety mechanisms, put the gun to his head, and ask if the gun would go off. Looney apparently did this with two other weapons and varied safety mechanisms, before the last one went off.

Looney was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next morning.

According to witnesses, Looney was going to take his girlfriend to the shooting range the next day, but insisted on firearm safety the day prior.

Authorities said alcohol was a factor.
Posted By: CrowRifle Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
No we do need help like this. Keeps the dumba$$es from breeding.
Posted By: Seafire Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
Well sounds like Fate Gave him the appropriate last name to go with his intelligence level...
Posted By: Glocked_N_Loaded Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
That's what is referred to as managing culls.
Posted By: RWE Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
"Authorities said alcohol was a factor."

Doing the ole Terry Kath thing, eh?

Posted By: 340boy Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
Whoops!
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Posted By: Glocked_N_Loaded Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
Lesson learned? When teaching others gun safety, it's important to not lose your head.
Posted By: deersmeller Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
It is a good thing that he did not conduct his "demo" with the gun pointed at his girl friend!...

This story reminds me of the LEO who literally shot himself in the foot while demonstrating gun safety in front of a high-school class... I believe the video was posted in the Fire.
Posted By: ironbender Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
Candidate for 2009 Darwin Award winner!
Posted By: 3sixbits Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
Originally Posted by ironbender
Candidate for 2009 Darwin Award winner!



Your right, looks like he will be a shue in for the award.
Posted By: triggerguard1 Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
I'm afraid not.......Those were removed in order to attach the tag.
Posted By: Dave_Skinner Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
Might still have bred. 40 is plenty of time.
Posted By: kix Re: WE don't need help like this. Looney shoots his own self teaching gun safety! - 09/22/09
We had an incident like that in my city about a year ago.While at the police range one LEO shot and killed another LEO; both were range officers.Amazing. Kix
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