Gun users at target range react to accidental fatal shooting
LAS VEGAS (KSNV My News 3) – A man was killed by a ricocheting bullet during target practice in the desert Sunday night.
The accident is raising questions about the safety of the popular shooting spot on Bureau of Land Management property off U.S. Highway 95 and Corn Creek Road.
Gun enthusiasts use the site for target practice. The bullet casings and used targets show how busy it becomes. "It's a little bit more freedom here,” says Mike DeGrazio. He says people using the site may not be as safe as they would at a indoor range because no one is overseeing it.
DeGrazo is a gun expert with the Second Amendment Gun Shop in Las Vegas. He comes to this shooting spot frequently and sometimes sees carelessness.
Just after midnight Sunday, police say David Ferreira, 29, died after firing a shot that ricocheted. The bullet hit him in the chest. His friends tried to revive him. "It could've been he shot off a rock,” DeGrazo suggests. “He was shooting a rock when you hit."
Police ruled Ferreira’s death an accident. "Accidents do happen,” DeGrazo says. “It's just like in cars. You can get in your car driving for 20 years and you don't expect to get in an accident."
Jim Rowley loves shooting his guns at this spot. He’s sorry for the victim, but hope it doesn’t change use of the land.
"I'm sorry to hear about the incident absolutely uncalled for, but I'm hoping the rest of us don't have to pay for it," Rowley says.
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV My News 3) – A man was killed by a ricocheting bullet during target practice in the desert Sunday night.
The accident is raising questions about the safety of the popular shooting spot on Bureau of Land Management property off U.S. Highway 95 and Corn Creek Road.
Gun enthusiasts use the site for target practice. The bullet casings and used targets show how busy it becomes. "It's a little bit more freedom here,” says Mike DeGrazio. He says people using the site may not be as safe as they would at a indoor range because no one is overseeing it.
DeGrazo is a gun expert with the Second Amendment Gun Shop in Las Vegas. He comes to this shooting spot frequently and sometimes sees carelessness.
Just after midnight Sunday, police say David Ferreira, 29, died after firing a shot that ricocheted. The bullet hit him in the chest. His friends tried to revive him. "It could've been he shot off a rock,” DeGrazo suggests. “He was shooting a rock when you hit."
Police ruled Ferreira’s death an accident. "Accidents do happen,” DeGrazo says. “It's just like in cars. You can get in your car driving for 20 years and you don't expect to get in an accident."
Jim Rowley loves shooting his guns at this spot. He’s sorry for the victim, but hope it doesn’t change use of the land.
"I'm sorry to hear about the incident absolutely uncalled for, but I'm hoping the rest of us don't have to pay for it," Rowley says.
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