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Beiruty wrote:As for the original post. Are drugs or booze a factor in the story?

There's not much detail in the story, but given the fact that he had according to the report, been doing this throughout the day (taking pictures) then it's possible that he was drinking.

What really irks me about reports like this, besides the fact that the guy won't have the opportunity to learn from his mistake, is that the press, and anti-gun left wingers will somehow conclude that this is a common occurrence among "responsible" gun owners. They will point to this as to why gun are unsafe and should be restricted. Never mind the fact that true responsible gun owners will never have this happen, the impression is that we are all just one ND away from having our name in the paper.

flintknapper wrote:

"When the incident occurred"

Well....that certainly tells us a lot.

Sounds to me like 'cameras' cause gun violence.


How in the world do you shoot yourself in the face while photographing? Something/someone manipulated the trigger. Under what circumstance? Did the deceased have possession of the weapon or his girlfriend?

There is not a single 'detail' is given in the account.

Do you love 'reporters' or what.....?

I was curious at first about how a concrete man shot himself until I realized it was the name of a town.

DavidsCrazyGirl wrote:Oh wow. Im probably as new to firearms as they come, and I (because I'm a dork, I know) asked my husband the other day what an appropriate stance was to hold me gun and take a selfie. He gave me the 'are you kidding me' look, and told me that there was no way to appropriately take a selfie with my gun. Obviously I need him to keep me grounded, or I would probably be the moron that shoots herself in the face

Yeah selfies are a no-no, if you want pictures of you and your gun, do it at a range with someone else taking pictures from behind or beside you while you are pointing in a safe direction.

A bullet apparently remained in the gun?? Must have been tired of going in and out all day. Maybe it was just shy, I hate it when bullets just take on a mind of their own and start becoming disobedient. I still don't understand why he would have been taking pictures with the gun pointed at his face, loaded or not. I guess he's a candidate for the Darwin award.