shermacman
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LA County sheriff's deputy dies in apparent gun-cleaning accident
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/merc...s/california/northern_california/14225293.htm
God bless this man, his family and his friends; but, what part of cleaning a gun involves chambering a round, dropping the safety, pointing the muzzle at your chest and pulling the trigger?
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/merc...s/california/northern_california/14225293.htm
INDUSTRY, Calif. - A deputy was apparently accidentally shot to death while cleaning his gun at a Los Angeles County sheriff's facility, officials said Thursday. It was the department's third death in seven days.
A fellow deputy discovered the body of Deputy Paul Wilms, 38, after 5 a.m. Thursday in a sheriff's youth center across the street from the Industry station, said Deputy R.J. Suarez.
Wilms had a gunshot wound to his upper torso, Suarez said.
"It appears he was cleaning his weapon," Capt. Ray Peavy said. "We believe this probably occurred last night. In the course of cleaning his weapon, a round was discharged. At this point, it appears to be an accidental shooting."
God bless this man, his family and his friends; but, what part of cleaning a gun involves chambering a round, dropping the safety, pointing the muzzle at your chest and pulling the trigger?