VALPARAISO, Ind. -- Authorities say a 60-year-old man fatally shot himself in the head at the shooting range of a northwestern Indiana sporting good store.
Valparaiso police say the man was shooting a gun he had told Blythe's Sport Shop employees that he was interested in buying. He was taken after Tuesday's shooting to a hospital where he died a short time later.
Once before we talked about this. In today's story it's not clear, but is it normal that someone can express interest in a particular gun, take it in back to the range to try it out, and then, if interested, submit to the background check? That's what we talked about the last time.
What's your opinion? I know some will say these kinds of incidents are rare, but are they really? They seem to be more common than DGUs, if you go by the media reports.
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Odds are very good that Jade will claim he holds a CCW permit.
ReplyDeleteWho says this man wouldn't have passed the background check? Perhaps he already knew it would be the credit check that fails him.
"Odds are very good that Jade will claim he holds a CCW permit."
ReplyDeleteDon't forget that Jade will also claim he was an NRA member as well.
"'Odds are very good that Jade will claim he holds a CCW permit.'
ReplyDeleteDon't forget that Jade will also claim he was an NRA member as well."
Mark his words!
MikeB: “They seem to be more common than DGUs, if you go by the media reports.”
ReplyDeleteWhy would you go by media reports? If you do that it would seem soldiers killed in Afghanistan are more common than heart attacks.
"Why would you go by media reports?"
ReplyDeleteBecause without media reports, they are left with wild-ass-guesses, and conjecture, and highly-suspect statistics. Just ask MikeB about his "famous 200 million percent" or whatever number he made up this week.
Close the loophole. Require background checks on anyone who requests to test or rent a gun at a shooting range. That'll weed out some of the problems.
ReplyDeleteThere is no "loophole" Mike.
ReplyDelete"That'll weed out some of the problems."
ReplyDeleteNo it won't, and it won't stop people from committing suicide. And it will infringe upon MY rights. So, no thanks.