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When shooting at public ranges occupied with other people (e.g. not alone) I try to separate myself from others by as much distance as possible preferring to shoot at either end of the shooters lane.
The reason why is because one never knows what the skill, training and mentality of those amongst you might be. Distance is my friend if only to react by ducking, hiding or worst returning fire (!).
Relatively recent examples of this have come to light at two locations in VA where I used to for years go shoot with regularity prior to hitting up the NRA range in the 6 mos. or so prior to my move.
* Shooters Paradise in Woodbridge, VA - 03.18.06
Federal LEO makes negiligent discharge into his own leg upon trying to clear dischaged brass from his shirt.
Man distraught over shooting death of daughter commits suicide at range upon rental of a pistol
02.10.05
- Janq
The reason why is because one never knows what the skill, training and mentality of those amongst you might be. Distance is my friend if only to react by ducking, hiding or worst returning fire (!).
Relatively recent examples of this have come to light at two locations in VA where I used to for years go shoot with regularity prior to hitting up the NRA range in the 6 mos. or so prior to my move.
* Shooters Paradise in Woodbridge, VA - 03.18.06
Federal LEO makes negiligent discharge into his own leg upon trying to clear dischaged brass from his shirt.
runngun @ Packing.org said:Was at the range today. Saw a guy constantly walking to and from the shooting point with his firearm in hand and using it as a pointing device to show his girlfriend what he was doing or something. I am not exactly sure what. I asked him if he had a holster and he said he did. I asked him to either use it or to leave it on the shooting point. He rolled his eyes and said something like "yeah, OK man."
Well I went on about my business... Found out that later on the guy, a Federal Reserve Officer, caught some brass on the back of his neck and as he was dancing around trying to clear out the brass he shot himself in the can. the bullet, a target round, made a clean exit out the back of his leg....
http://www.packing.org/community/general/listview/11412
* Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly, VACBR900 @AR15.com said:I arrived shortly after the incident. I am a volunteer at Shooters (I run the USPSA program). Everything you wrote agrees 100% with what I was told by the staff. Again, I was told that the person was apparently an active duty LEO. I was also told that he is a veteran who has served our country in combat in Afganistan (for which I am grateful to him - if that turns out to be true). I was also told that the ammunition was FMJ - which was fortunate. From what I was told, the bullet entered his thigh and exited near "the twins" - but did not strike them nor did it hit a major artery. It apparently happened in conjunction with practicing a draw - although it is not known to me whether he was drawing or re-holstering.
As to the "how" - well I think that we are going to have to let that one go since everything short of a reply from the shooter would be speculation.
It is clear to me that this was not a matter of ignorance by the shooter. Our law enforcement personal and our military personel hold themselves out to be trained experts in the safe use of firearms. It appears that this person made a mistake.
Again, without a report from the guy in question, there is nothing else to see here folks, lets move along...
http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=24&t=226990
Man distraught over shooting death of daughter commits suicide at range upon rental of a pistol
02.10.05
Be careful out there.Eric Beidel of Faquier Today said:Teen found shot dead near The Plains
By Eric Beidel - Staff Writer
... Upon learning that doctors had removed his daughter from life support, Mr. Kotzmoyer drove to the Blue Ridge Arsenal, a Chantilly shooting range he visited almost daily.
He rented a .44-caliber Magnum revolver, stuck it in his mouth and pulled the trigger, according to his ex-wife Regina Myers-Shelley, Miss Kotzmoyer's mother.
Mr. Kotzmoyer left a suicide note in his car.
Fairfax County police confirmed that Mr. Kotzmoyer died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at approximately 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30...
http://www.citizenet.com/news/articles/021005/law-order3.shtml
- Janq