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[Hitoru]

Three Hurt in Gun Range Accident



LAKELAND | A Tampa man’s gun accidentally fired Saturday at a Lakeland gun range, wounding him and two others, authorities said.


Apparent accidental shooting


Michael Patrick Thourot, 47, had just set down his Jennings 9mm handgun at the Saddle Creek Shooting Range when the gun went off, striking Thourot in the left hand, his wife Sherri, 46, in the left arm, and 29-year-old Gary Flynn in the shoulder and throat, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.

The incident happened about 10:30 a.m. By Saturday evening, all three were in stable condition at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Flynn was awake and talking after he had surgery.

“According to them, they set the gun down and it just went off and started spewing rounds,” Sgt. Ken Hall said Saturday at the scene.

The gun may have been altered, leading to the malfunction. Hall said detectives will know more once they take the gun apart and inspect it.

Flynn, who is from Ireland, was at the range with a friend who lives in Davenport. The Thourots were visiting the range from Tampa.

Flynn was standing in the shooting stall next to the Thourots.

Detectives say the gun fired at least three times after Thourot set it down facing his wife, rather than downrange, which is considered a proper safety procedure. The gun began to spin, striking Flynn, who stood next to a bench a few feet away.

At least 16 others were using the range at the time. One person helped Michael Thourot to the bathroom to clean up his hand while Flynn lay on the ground, awaiting the arrival of EMS. No others were injured.

The range at 3716 Morgan Combee Road is owned by the county and frequently receives visitors from neighboring counties. Saturday afternoon, the range closed early.

The incident is still under investigation.

[mapandcompass]

Jennings... it just went off and started spewing rounds,”

Gotta love an inherently dangerous object with notoriously shoddy 'quality' control, materials, and design flaws!

[shivers]

Thourot set it down facing his wife, rather than downrange, which is considered a proper safety procedure.

I'm pretty much a newbie to firing guns, but isn't this *not* proper safety procedure? I have always been specifically and quite deliberately instructed to set it down facing toward the range. And my brain, which I believe is functioning more or less OK, takes about a millisecond or less to figure out that "yes, this is the sensible and safe thing to do".

[Hitoru]

Yes, you are correct shivers. You always keep the weapon pointed down range until the weapon is cleared. And then keep it pointed in a safe direction.

The Jennings pistol in question is one of the cheapest, low quality firearms available in the U.S.

Jeff Coopers basic rules:
1. All guns are always loaded.(meaning treat all guns as like they are loaded)
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.(keep it pointed in a safe direction)
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
5. Go to Texas and shoot with Hitoru ;)

[Woodsman]

My friend had a Jennings .22 - back in the day you could buy them for 80 bucks. Cheap p.o.s. couldn't hit the broad side of a barn @ 10 paces.

[shivers]

Except for number 5, that's pretty much what I learned at summer camp when I was twelve years old.

[Texas Carnie Roadshow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfjpEMxcoO4

While most of it is just unexpected recoil and/or stupid shooter, jump ahead to about 2:20 and cringe.

[Chimborazo]

Thourot set it down facing his wife, rather than downrange, which is considered a proper safety procedure.

I'm pretty much a newbie to firing guns, but isn't this *not* proper safety procedure? I have always been specifically and quite deliberately instructed to set it down facing toward the range. And my brain, which I believe is functioning more or less OK, takes about a millisecond or less to figure out that "yes, this is the sensible and safe thing to do".

I think this was a case of poor grammar. The author was saying that facing downrange is a proper safety procedure.

[Hitoru]

The gunshot victim from my original post in this thread got out of the hospital today after 27 days . The news folks say she has months of rehab.

And the 71 year old was quoted on the local news tonight she's going to get the bullet gold plated and hang it on her neck

[Tirador]

Of the 12 people in my CCW course 2 had Jennings. Neither could complete the range portion of the test because of weapon malfunctions.

[shivers]

Cole shoots Chelsea intern - report

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has allegedly shot and wounded an intern at the club after "larking" around with an air rifle, according to the News of the World.

The incident happened last Sunday at the Chelsea's Cobham training ground when Cole took the .22 gun from a box, not realising it was loaded, and accidentially fired at Tom Cowan, 21, from just five feet away.

A source told the News of the World: "It's truly inconceivable that a Premier League footballer could bring a gun to the training ground.

"But Ashley pulled the rifle from a box and started larking about with it in the changing room, not realising it was loaded. It ended up pointed at Tom just five feet away.

"The gun went off with a loud pop and Tom screamed as this lead pellet hit him in the side. It went through his clothing and into his flesh."

Cowan received treatment from the Chelsea medical staff and was given two days to rest after the ordeal, which was witnessed by a dozen staff members of the club.

Police were not called and the source went on to say that Chelsea officials were concerned that "it would be a PR disaster if this became public knowledge, so the club has closed ranks over it".

''We never comment on internal matters,'' Chelsea said in response to the report.

Cunt.

[el3so]

Was it an actual rifle in .22 calibre or just an air rifle?
The same sloppy reporting as back when all tracked vehicles immediately got called main battle tank.

[Woodsman]

Was it an actual rifle in .22 calibre or just an air rifle?
The same sloppy reporting as back when all tracked vehicles immediately got called main battle tank.

air rifles do come in .22 caliber. Based on what the article suggested, I would expect it was a .22 air rifle. They can still run up velocities of about 800 feet per second or so...not quite .22lr power (especially because a .22 pellet weighs so little), but still enough to bury into the skin and fiber causing some pain and possible health issues.

[Woodsman]

The gunshot victim from my original post in this thread got out of the hospital today after 27 days . The news folks say she has months of rehab.

And the 71 year old was quoted on the local news tonight she's going to get the bullet gold plated and hang it on her neck

That's what I would do being 71 and all.

[shivers]

Was it an actual rifle in .22 calibre or just an air rifle?
The same sloppy reporting as back when all tracked vehicles immediately got called main battle tank.

An air rifle, just like the article said. They can fuck you up pretty bad. Jerry Hadley managed to kill himself with one.