Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Accidental Self-Inflicted Shooting in Michigan - No Charges

M Live reports

The Saginaw Police Department responded to a report of a shooting on the 1000 block of Webster that they believe was an accidental and self-inflicted, police said. 

Saginaw Police Department Detective Sgt. Joseph Dutoi said police believe the shooting was accidental and self-inflicted, though details of the victim's condition were not immediately available.
Hopefully he's not injured too seriously, that way he can get right back to mis-handling his guns. Next time maybe it'll be serious enough for some action to be taken.

It's a damn shame that someone has to be killed or hurt before these "accidents" are taken seriously, and even then sometimes they're not.

What's your opinion?  Please leave a comment.

6 comments:

  1. In your view, it is a damned shame that we can't charge someone with a crime and convict him until he's actually committed a crime. That's what you're saying. Having an accident, especially when the only victim is the person himself, isn't typically seen as a crime, except in your delusions. But you're always on a quest to remove gun rights wherever your feelings direct.

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    1. Mis-use of a firearm should be a felony.

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    2. and that's regardless of where the bullet ends up, in the wall or in a kid's lung.

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    3. You can't see the difference between a child and a wall? Fortunately, the rest of us can.

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    4. Is there a difference between someone who blows through a red light and someone who blows through a red light and kills a pedestrian?

      The thing about the 4 rules is that you have to break multiple rules in order for someone to get hurt. So you don’t think it should be a different for someone who NDs but maintained muzzle awareness? What if that mis-use happened at the range and the bullet ended up buried in the backstop with all the other bullets? Felony?

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    5. You're right about one thing, not all negligent discharges are alike. But that doesn't solely depend on the end result.

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