Former NFL RB, Zurlon Tipton, accidentally kills himself

[heyzeus]

1 hour ago, beastson52 said:

This happens way too often. My friend in high school "accidently" killed himself while messing around with a gun while on the toilet. 

Went to the head to empty the chamber.

[CRA]

I think everyone who owns a gun should be forced to take a course that ultimately is fairly comparable to what you take for your CWP.  That of course, would only allow you to have a gun.  I think then you up the standard for CWP.

You should have to prove you aren't a moron for many things in life.  I don't care if it is a pain in the arse.  Too many people lack basic gun knowledge and respect....and are gun lovers.

[top dawg]

The first time that I ever shot a gun was roughly 30 years ago with a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum. When I felt the power of that thing, I had an instant respect for guns and the deadly damage they could inflict. That was class enough for me. Well that and my grandfather telling me that if you need to shoot, shoot to kill.

[wud35]

People can have all the opinions they want but to best safety is the one between your ears and nothing being able to touch the trigger until its time to fire. 

[TheRed]

Damn shame. Feel bad for his family, and friends having to process losing someone like that. 

The statistics for gun ownership aren't pretty these days.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

On 6/29/2016 at 6:59 AM, Lumps said:

He wasn't carrying the guns on him for protection, he had them in a duffle bag. Common sense says unload them before throwing them into a duffle bag. Loading the weapon would take close to zero effort and time added to the fact he'd have to find the duffle bag and bring out the guns anyways, should the occasion occur.

 

The point is, there are times to keep a loaded gun and time you don't. If you don't know when/when not to, you should never own a weapon. A class or restrictions will never help stupidity and/or negligence. Some people are just that way.

 

It's like leaving a baby in the car. People do it all the time, even in heat. A class won't fix that, dumb will be dumb.

 

 

education doesn't help ignorance? interesting take

[Jangler]

On 6/29/2016 at 9:04 AM, caatfan said:

I don't have a horse in this race but I know enough about handguns to know that "bound to fail sooner or later" is BS, unless "later" amounts to a couple hundred years of daily use.

I think it's more about being mechanical, and by nature mechanical thing fail. 

[panthers55]

5 hours ago, wud35 said:

People can have all the opinions they want but to best safety is the one between your ears and nothing being able to touch the trigger until its time to fire. 

Yep. Don't load the gun until you are going to use it right then and don't touch the trigger until you have acquired a sight picture and are ready to fire.

[caatfan]

34 minutes ago, Jangler said:

I think it's more about being mechanical, and by nature mechanical thing fail. 

Yeah, eventually, but a good gun safety is going to last longer than the shooting lifetime of the owner. The other no brainer for carrying a handgun in a bag is to not have a round in the chamber so you're good even if the trigger is pulled.

People are so careless with guns. About once a week in the U.S. a toddler gets hold of a gun and shoots him/herself or someone else. 

[bryn10]

On 6/29/2016 at 9:54 AM, csx said:

A loaded gun is useful for killing yourself.

LOL - yes for some folks it is

[CatMan72]

I mean, he was carrying loaded guns in a duffel bag... not sure we need classes to explain this is a bad idea. 

RIP

[Mvp2014]

As cool as it feels to chamber a round...  You should never drive around with guns in a bag with chambered rounds.  Bad idea even with safety on

[Cj72]

7 hours ago, Mvp2014 said:

As cool as it feels to chamber a round...  You should never drive around with guns in a bag with chambered rounds.  Bad idea even with safety on

Very very true. I work around a lot of police and for the most part even they carry their rifles and shotguns unchambered. Although back in the late 80s a local deputy did shoot his car when he drove over the railroad tracks with a loaded shotgun in the trunk.

[Jangler]

8 hours ago, Mvp2014 said:

As cool as it feels to chamber a round...  You should never drive around with guns in a bag with chambered rounds.  Bad idea even with safety on

Same with dates, always unload first.