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Well....
since CA has strict gun laws (no assault weapons, no NFA items and handgun permits are hard to come by) stuff like this outta seal the coffin for good for pro gun people out there..... Just another reason for the antis to pound on the 2nd amendment some more.
that sucks...
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Man dies after accidentally shooting himself at Riverside range
Police say a surveillance video shows that the 24-year-old shot himself in the head while 'kind of fumbling around' with a handgun.
From a Times Staff Writer
November 24, 2007
A 24-year-old Riverside man died Friday morning after accidentally shooting himself in the head at a local firing range, police said.
Surveillance video from the Riverside Magnum indoor public shooting range showed the man loading a handgun and appearing to inadvertently fire a single shot to his head just moments after arriving.
The video showed the man "kind of fumbling around" as if he were unfamiliar with the weapon, said Lt. Paul Villanueva of the Riverside Police Department. Range employees give customers basic instructions before they shoot, said manager Fred Buchholz, who added that this was the first such incident at the range.
Authorities are investigating the incident. The man's name is being withheld pending notification of his family.
Police say a surveillance video shows that the 24-year-old shot himself in the head while 'kind of fumbling around' with a handgun.
I like that ranges allow rentals like Manchester, but from what i've seen, the "instruction" is almost always nothing more than a "pull this back, point it that way and pull the trigger" and having them sign a list of ten gun safety rules. Muzzle sweeping is absurd and I cringe every few moments when i am waiting for lane time on the odd times that I go there. While getting the public to learn and get to shoot may help the sport in general, I wouldn't mind if truely new shooters had to pay a bit more and have a ten-minute one-on-one session the first time they visit a range. Anyone whose unwilling to do that probably is going there for the wrong reasons anyways. I also think these rental ranges should have a much more closely monitored range rather than just some closed circuit TVs. An actual person should be standing monitoring the line with a hard-line absolute zero tolerance policy for safety violations.
+1....I went to Manchester once. Sure, I had a great time while I was there...but boy oh boy - there were some SERIOUS safety violations there. I think it's a great place to introduce newbies to guns, but there needs to be more structure and training involved.
Hell, at MFL that would get ME to leave! The acoustics there are terrible - much louder than many indoor ranges I've been to.I need to get a .500 S&W with max loads and a short barrel to clear the lanes next to me on short notice. Not too many first-time shooters would be able to tolerate the constant abuse of the concussion.