Anyone know what happened today at Red's in Pflugerville?

[mightymints]

Anyone know what happened today at Red's in Pflugerville? UPDATED

My wife, and a few other people have said that there was an ambulance, fire truck and some police cars there today. It was also taped off.

 

[mightymints]

Update:

Statesman.com : Man accidentally kills himself at shooting range, official says

Man accidentally kills himself at shooting range, official says
By Claire Osborn
Posted: 03/02/2010 7:26 PM

An Austin man died today while cleaning his gun inside his car in the parking lot of a Pflugerville shooting range, said Jim McLean, assistant Pflugerville police chief.

The man, who was not identified because his relatives had not been notified, had left Red’s Shooting Range at 1908 Pecan Street West in Pflugerville around 1 p.m. after shooting his gun at the range, McLean said.

There were no witnesses to the shooting, he said. Police were notified when someone discovered the man’s body inside his car about 4:40 p.m., McLean said.

Detectives found a gun cleaning kit on the front seat of the man’s car, McLean said.

The car was not running but the vehicle’s doors were closed when the accident happened, the assistant police chief said.

“This is just a terrible tragedy,” McLean said.

Damn

 

[Texas1911]

Fucking idiots ... we are getting tired of dealing with these morons. Stay at home.

And people wonder how range nazis are formed.

 

[Texasjack]

Killed cleaning a gun? - doesn't happen. A planned suicide with a 'nice' explanation for the insurance company and family.

Stupid.

Least he could have done was keep the shooting range out of the situation.

 

[mightymints]

I don't get why he was cleaning his gun in the car anyways. I mean why couldn't it wait until he was home. I agree that it was probably just the planned explanation.

 

[TheDan]

Killed cleaning a gun? - doesn't happen. A planned suicide with a 'nice' explanation for the insurance company and family.

That's exactly what I thought when I read it... Sorry for the folks who have to clean up this jackass's mess

 

[MadMo44Mag]

Insurance does not pay on suicide and many polices pay double if its an accident.
Planed offing most likely!
To bad the range got caught in this BS!

 

[The_Hunter]

Insurance does not pay on suicide and many polices pay double if its an accident.
Planed offing most likely!
To bad the range got caught in this BS!

Not ture, most whole life insurance pays on a suicide if the ploicy has been in place for more then 2 years.

 

[robocop10mm]

Many insurance policies pay on suicide after two years. Some pay double indemnity for accidental deaths. Years ago in NYC police officers NEVER killed them selves, they all accidentally shot themselves while cleaning their guns. It does seem strange to "clean" your gun in the car. I have never cleaned a gun in my car, ever.

 

[RetArmySgt]

I have cleaned a firearm in a vehicle before. But i was in a foregin country and i keep the ammo in the mag pouch. There is no way in hell someone is going to shoot themself while cleaning their gun if they are doing it right, its just a way to make the family feel good about it. The article also says that the cleaning kit was in the ohther seat.

 

[TexasFats]

The article on page B2 of today's Statesman mentioned that the Medical Examiner's office was investigating the incident as either an accident or a suicide. My money is on suicide. I don't know how anybody else cleans a gun, but the first thing that I do is to drop the mag (if it has one) and open the action. Even if I don't field strip it, and only use the pull-through from Hoppe's I still have to open the action because I clean from the breech. But, even somebody cleaning from the muzzle would still have to open the breech to use a pull-through. And, if you were using a rod, you wold still need to open the breech to remove the used patches. Of course, the preferred method is always, whenever possible, clean from the breech.

 

[Texas1911]

It's just too coincidental if you ask me.

 

[Major Woody]

Always clear the weapon before cleaning. He didn't go by the rules.

 

[bjl95mustang]

He was probably cleaning it in the car so his wife would not know he was skipping work to go shot. That would make more sence.

 

[Hoji]

I am going to say suicide.

 

[atx63bravo]

It had to have been suicide, hell reds makes you clear your weapon and have the bolt back before you leave. This dude killed himself with the last bit of ammo he had from the range, the end.

 

[txinvestigator]

Amazing how some can make a determination with no witness statements, no access to forensic evidence and no autopsy report.

 

[texas skeeter]

Fucking idiots ... we are getting tired of dealing with these morons. Stay at home.

And people wonder how range nazis are formed.

Can I Get An AMEN for Brutha Guapo???? agreed here!! Fucking Idiot deserves everything he got, Death for being a Dumb-A$$!! Jack-a$$e$ like him are why EVERYTHING in this counrty has soooooooooo much regulation these days!! "Cause we are here to protect you from yourselves"!!

 

[Texas1911]

Evidently he was going to clean his .380 and it cooked off a round. The round hit him in the abdomen and lodged in his spine. He couldn't do anything but sit there and die. For all intensive purposes it appears to be an accidental shooting.

Hell of a way to go. Make sure you keep your boogerpicker off the boom switch, and ALWAYS clear the gun before you start screwing with it.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Evidently he was going to clean his .380 and it cooked off a round. The round hit him in the abdomen and lodged in his spine. He couldn't do anything but sit there and die. For all intensive purposes it appears to be an accidental shooting.

Hell of a way to go. Make sure you keep your boogerpicker off the boom switch, and ALWAYS clear the gun before you start screwing with it.

Talk about a bad way to go....