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2 brothers shot while cleaning new guns

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2 brothers shot while cleaning new guns

By The Denver Post
DenverPost.com

Holiday memories will include new guns gone awry for two brothers who were visiting their parents in Loveland on Saturday. One brother accidentally shot himself in the thigh and hit his brother in the calf.

Darrin Barney, 21, and Ryan Barney, 27, both Wyoming residents, bought matching .40-caliber pistols in Cheyenne on Thursday, said Loveland Police Sgt. Phil Metzler.

They took the guns apart to clean and oil them. One brother was able to put his back together and pulled back the slide, apparently not realizing the clip automatically put a bullet in the chamber, Metzler said.

When the second brother couldn't reassemble his gun, the other offered to take apart the loaded weapon to show him. He released the slide and pulled the trigger, hitting himself and his brother.

Metzler was not sure which brother pulled the trigger.

They were taken to Mc Kee Medical Center in Loveland for treatment, but neither wound was life-threatening.

The guns were properly licensed, and the shooting was an accident, so no charges will be filed, Metzler said.
 
2 brothers shot while cleaning new guns

By The Denver Post
DenverPost.com

Holiday memories will include new guns gone awry for two brothers who were visiting their parents in Loveland on Saturday. One brother accidentally shot himself in the thigh and hit his brother in the calf.

Darrin Barney, 21, and Ryan Barney, 27, both Wyoming residents, bought matching .40-caliber pistols in Cheyenne on Thursday, said Loveland Police Sgt. Phil Metzler.

They took the guns apart to clean and oil them. One brother was able to put his back together and pulled back the slide, apparently not realizing the clip automatically put a bullet in the chamber, Metzler said.

When the second brother couldn't reassemble his gun, the other offered to take apart the loaded weapon to show him. He released the slide and pulled the trigger, hitting himself and his brother.

Metzler was not sure which brother pulled the trigger.

They were taken to Mc Kee Medical Center in Loveland for treatment, but neither wound was life-threatening.

The guns were properly licensed, and the shooting was an accident, so no charges will be filed, Metzler said.
 
2 brothers shot while cleaning new guns

By The Denver Post
DenverPost.com

Holiday memories will include new guns gone awry for two brothers who were visiting their parents in Loveland on Saturday. One brother accidentally shot himself in the thigh and hit his brother in the calf.

Darrin Barney, 21, and Ryan Barney, 27, both Wyoming residents, bought matching .40-caliber pistols in Cheyenne on Thursday, said Loveland Police Sgt. Phil Metzler.

They took the guns apart to clean and oil them. One brother was able to put his back together and pulled back the slide, apparently not realizing the clip automatically put a bullet in the chamber, Metzler said.

When the second brother couldn't reassemble his gun, the other offered to take apart the loaded weapon to show him. He released the slide and pulled the trigger, hitting himself and his brother.

Metzler was not sure which brother pulled the trigger.

They were taken to Mc Kee Medical Center in Loveland for treatment, but neither wound was life-threatening.

The guns were properly licensed, and the shooting was an accident, so no charges will be filed, Metzler said.
 
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BigWarden said:
Cross-X said:
... apparently not realizing the clip automatically put a bullet in the chamber...
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The WHAT automatically put a bullet in the chamber? [roll]
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I noticed that too, but ya just can't take Hollywood out of some of these guys. If it's called a clip on TV or in the movies, then it must be a clip. [roll]
 
BigWarden said:
Cross-X said:
... apparently not realizing the clip automatically put a bullet in the chamber...
Click to expand...

The WHAT automatically put a bullet in the chamber? [roll]
Click to expand...

I noticed that too, but ya just can't take Hollywood out of some of these guys. If it's called a clip on TV or in the movies, then it must be a clip. [roll]
 
BigWarden said:
Cross-X said:
... apparently not realizing the clip automatically put a bullet in the chamber...
Click to expand...

The WHAT automatically put a bullet in the chamber? [roll]
Click to expand...

I noticed that too, but ya just can't take Hollywood out of some of these guys. If it's called a clip on TV or in the movies, then it must be a clip. [roll]
 
As I always tell my students, only somebody who's a complete moron could possibly shoot themself while actually cleaning a gun. I suspect that 90% of the so-called accidental discharges while cleaning a gun are simply reported that way in an effort to cover up the fact that the idiots were tempting Darwin by fooling around with their new toys while imbibing. You know, spread a little Hoppe's #9 around to cover up the aroma of Old Overcoat.

Ken
 
As I always tell my students, only somebody who's a complete moron could possibly shoot themself while actually cleaning a gun. I suspect that 90% of the so-called accidental discharges while cleaning a gun are simply reported that way in an effort to cover up the fact that the idiots were tempting Darwin by fooling around with their new toys while imbibing. You know, spread a little Hoppe's #9 around to cover up the aroma of Old Overcoat.

Ken
 
As I always tell my students, only somebody who's a complete moron could possibly shoot themself while actually cleaning a gun. I suspect that 90% of the so-called accidental discharges while cleaning a gun are simply reported that way in an effort to cover up the fact that the idiots were tempting Darwin by fooling around with their new toys while imbibing. You know, spread a little Hoppe's #9 around to cover up the aroma of Old Overcoat.

Ken
 
[shock]

He hit himself AND his brother? I'll bet he couldn't reproduce that if he tried! What a shame they're both able to (I'm assuming) reproduce. [roll]

Oh well... if they'd killed themselves, it would have been MORE bad publicity. Yeesh.
 
[shock]

He hit himself AND his brother? I'll bet he couldn't reproduce that if he tried! What a shame they're both able to (I'm assuming) reproduce. [roll]

Oh well... if they'd killed themselves, it would have been MORE bad publicity. Yeesh.
 
[shock]

He hit himself AND his brother? I'll bet he couldn't reproduce that if he tried! What a shame they're both able to (I'm assuming) reproduce. [roll]

Oh well... if they'd killed themselves, it would have been MORE bad publicity. Yeesh.
 

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