(4 wounded/ 3 dead) Accidental Killings Never Rest

Please excuse my break.  Searching and reading about accidental gun killings is draining.  Kids killing parents, siblings or themselves.  Stupid accidents.  Tragic accidents.  Accidents every week of people killed cleaning guns.  (Doubt it, please read through the incidents posted here on the blog.  No political sites here, no propaganda, only local news reports of shootings.  I give no editorial comments on stories.

I do this for one reason.  To disprove the NRA contention "guns don't kill, people do" which is a lie.  The NRA is interested in profit, damn the lives it costs.  There is an army of parents who used to support guns who've lost a child, and now they see where their concern should have been.   A bit late.



Carson hunter killed in accidental shooting

(10-6-15)  Elko County Sheriff’s deputies identified a Carson City man who was shot and killed during a hunting trip in the O’Neil Basin area.

Stephen James Foley, 48, was accidentally shot in the chest by one of his hunting partners, who was identified as 49-year-old Chad Zenor. Both men lived in Carson City and traveled to the O’Neil Basin area with a group of two to three men, Elko County Undersheriff Clair Morris said Monday.

The shooting occurred at about 3 p.m. Friday at the mouth of Cottonwood Creek Canyon, about 4.4 miles north of Camp Creek.

The hunting party was out on a five mile hike and had returned to the truck, he said. Foley was out hunting cow elk with his son and a friend, authorities said. The group then began putting their backpacks and firearms in the truck.

Zenor was putting a rifle away in the back seat, when he dropped the magazine and neglected to clear the chamber, Morris said. Meanwhile, Foley was standing in the open driver's side door of the pick up truck facing the interior when was shot with a 30-06 caliber Browning X-bold that his friend was plaing in the back seat of the truck, authorities said.

“When he was putting the rifle away, his finger or something caught on the trigger and the gun discharged,” Morris said. “The bullet struck the victim in the chest and he died at the scene.”

Morris said investigators believe the incident was accidental, and Zenor doesn’t face any charges.

http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/10/05/carson-city-hunter-shot-killed-accidental-shooting/73393396/




Norman couple injured in accidental shooting
Bullet goes through man's hand into woman's abdomen

NORMAN, Okla. —(10-7-15)  A husband and wife were injured in an accidental shooting when the man’s gun went off Tuesday night.

At about 7:45 p.m., a gun the man was holding fired. The bullet went through his hand and into his wife’s abdomen.

Both were taken to the hospital. The woman is expected to recover. The man has been released.

Police confirmed they believe the incident was accidental.

http://www.koco.com/news/norman-couple-injured-in-accidental-shooting/35696880





Police: Boy, 11, fatally shoots 12-year-old brother at Ohio property in target-shooting outing

CARROLLTON, Ohio — (10-6-15)  An 11-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother during a target-shooting outing in eastern Ohio, the local sheriff said Tuesday.

The shooting occurred while the boys from Moore, South Carolina, were with a man visiting a friend's property in rural Lee Township, roughly 50 miles west of Pittsburgh, Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams said.

The sheriff said the men had three loaded weapons on a picnic table Friday afternoon and were discussing one when the younger boy picked up one of the guns and it fired. The older boy was struck in the head and died at the scene. No one else was hurt.

Williams said Tuesday that the shooting appears accidental and no criminal charges had been filed, but authorities confiscated all the weapons.

"It's accidental at this time, but we're not done with the investigation," Williams said.

http://www.startribune.com/police-boy-11-accidentally-shoots-and-kills-brother-12/330824841/




Man transported to hospital following accidental shooting in Blackfoot

Blackfoot, Id — (10-6-15) Bingham County sheriff’s deputies and Blackfoot police responded to an accidental shooting on Tuesday.

Authorities say the incident happened within Blackfoot’s city limits and involved a male who shot himself in the foot, but they didn’t have any additional details to release as of 5:30 p.m.

Blackfoot Fire Department officials say they did transport the male to Bingham Memorial Hospital.

http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/man-transported-to-hospital-following-accidental-shooting-in-blackfoot/article_ba981590-57b0-5b03-8644-6fd13694256f.html





Brookings man hospitalized after accidental gunshot wound

Brookings, SD   (10-6-15)   A Brookings man is in intensive care after accidentally shooting himself in the chest, authorities said.

Lukas Beck, 22, was loading a shotgun in a home in the 3500 block of Medary Avenue North in Brookings at 5:32 p.m. Monday.

The gun discharged accidentally, and Beck was shot in the chest. He was taken to the Brookings Hospital and later flown to Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls where he remains in the Intensive Care Unit.

http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/06/brookings-man-hospitalized-after-accidental-gunshot-wound/73457836/




VIGIL HELD FOR EXETER TEEN KILLED BY A HUNTER IN THE SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST

Exeter, Calif    (10-6-15)  A community in mourning, as a teen killed in a hunting accident is remembered. Investigators said a 16-year-old was accidentally shot by a hunter in the Sequoia National Forest on Sunday.

Classmates, friends and family members of Luke Burns, held each other close reflecting on the fallen teen's life.

"He was my best friend. And it really sucks. No one should have to go through this," said Luke's twin brother Levi Burns.

Those closest to the teenager gathered at Exeter High School Agricultural Farm on Tuesday. It's where Luke spent years raising animals and learning skills he planned to use for his future.

"Basically the people at the ag farm were his people," said Luke's best friend Colby Leonard.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office said Luke was hunting with family and friends early Sunday morning. He was walking in front his group, standing behind brush, when investigators said one of the hunters fired a shot and struck him.

"Just know that it was an accident and we're all trying to get through that," said Luke's sister Dakota Burns.

Family members said Luke took his last breath while cradled in his father's arms.

"He went from his earthly father's arms, to his heavenly father's arms and that's where he's at," said a speaker at his vigil.

http://abc30.com/news/vigil-held-for-exeter-teen-killed-by-a-hunter-in-the-sequoia-national-forest/1020787/