I remember the night Kevin called me, in tears I think, when it was announced Clinton had won his first term as President. "What are we going to do? We'll lose our guns." We talked for a long time. We agreed that writing our legislators, politely but firmly, was the way to go. It obviously worked. Is Jodi working at all? I don't remember her skill sets. I'll try to call first of the week or maybe tomorrow. My boys and I are hunting Sunday, our last day this season. Stan
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It took a lot of courage to post this and I thank you.
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Thank you for sharing. Never get complacent, we can all use the reminder.
The story at Pekin Times was highly biased. Because it obviously wasn't a suicide, and due to the location of the wound, the police are investigating it by the book - something which I agree with. The rumor mill started circulating and the Pekin Times added their own slant to the story. The other local papers were quite a lot more objective.
Everyone present in the house was held separately, questioned at length, and given GSR tests. Both of my cousins were questioned while still at the house by the sheriff's department for an hour and a half, then put in to squad cars and taken to the Pekin Justice Center, where they were held further. The younger boy was not allowed to see family members for 4 1/2 hours. The older son was held around 7 hours total. My aunt was questioned for about 3 hours.
Many neighbors watched the boys being loaded in to squad cars, and this has caused some crazy rumors to circulate - some of which have got back to the family's ears. Some people have been saying the boys were arrested for murder, others said my uncle was shot in the back of the head, and so on. It's all very ugly, and it is only making things worse on the family.
I was there, and helped to clean the scene - the house was sealed from the time they finished taking pictures, until the deputy cut the tape and I walked through the door. Based on what I saw, and the lay of things, it went down exactly as my aunt says; she was in the room when it happened. He stumbled, reached back to catch himself and hit the counter. It was a one in a million thing.
Everyone present in the house was held separately, questioned at length, and given GSR tests. Both of my cousins were questioned while still at the house by the sheriff's department for an hour and a half, then put in to squad cars and taken to the Pekin Justice Center, where they were held further. The younger boy was not allowed to see family members for 4 1/2 hours. The older son was held around 7 hours total. My aunt was questioned for about 3 hours.
Many neighbors watched the boys being loaded in to squad cars, and this has caused some crazy rumors to circulate - some of which have got back to the family's ears. Some people have been saying the boys were arrested for murder, others said my uncle was shot in the back of the head, and so on. It's all very ugly, and it is only making things worse on the family.
I was there, and helped to clean the scene - the house was sealed from the time they finished taking pictures, until the deputy cut the tape and I walked through the door. Based on what I saw, and the lay of things, it went down exactly as my aunt says; she was in the room when it happened. He stumbled, reached back to catch himself and hit the counter. It was a one in a million thing.
xfyrfiter
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You all have my sincerest condolences and prayers. God be with you and the rest.
FlyinBryan
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terribly sorry to hear about this.
reading through the thread was as difficult as i thought it might be, then putting a face on the story just knocked the breath out of me.
just has a friendly happy look.
thoughts and prayers to family and friends.
reading through the thread was as difficult as i thought it might be, then putting a face on the story just knocked the breath out of me.
just has a friendly happy look.
thoughts and prayers to family and friends.
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wow, I'm very sorry
this thread adds a new dimension to "don't mix alcohol with guns" because it suggests something preemptive
I always interpreted don't mix alcohol with guns as "don't have a drink and then load, unload, or handle a weapon"
this suggests don't ever set a weapon down in a place where, at some future point in time, the weapon might be touched by someone that has had a drink
something to think about
this thread adds a new dimension to "don't mix alcohol with guns" because it suggests something preemptive
I always interpreted don't mix alcohol with guns as "don't have a drink and then load, unload, or handle a weapon"
this suggests don't ever set a weapon down in a place where, at some future point in time, the weapon might be touched by someone that has had a drink
something to think about
Deltaboy1984
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Sorry for your loss. Prayers for your Family.
pacerdude
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My condolences to you and your family! Thank you for posting this important but tragic story as a reminder to us all.
Tomcat47
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Sorry for your loss. Our condolences to the family and our family will remember you family in prayer. 
Tragedy........
Tragedy........
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I'm extremely sorry for your loss. It certainly should remind us all how fragile life is. Honestly, I wouldn't even blame the alcohol. Anyone can slip and fall; this was an accident pure and simple. Maybe this calls for the creation of safety rule #5: "All loaded guns should be holstered". I absolutely won't leave a loaded gun anywhere (even in my gun safe) without it being in a holster.
Bily Lovec
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sometimes bad things happen to good people.
it is what it is. an accident.
He sounded like a good man, well loved, well respected.
vai com deus, Kevin.
it is what it is. an accident.
He sounded like a good man, well loved, well respected.
vai com deus, Kevin.
SwampWolf
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May God be with you and yours in this dark hour. And thank you for having the courage to offer a reminder to be safe under the most difficult circumstances imaginable.
Visitation is tomorrow, January 4, at Preston-Hanley funeral home in Pekin, IL from 5 PM to 7 PM.
Funeral services are Wednesday morning at 10 AM. A service will be held at Preston-Hanley, with the burial to follow at Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin, IL.
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His son and I picked out music for the visitation from Kevin's CD collection last night. We agreed that if we get kicked out of the funeral home, it's alright, we don't want to go back anyway! On the play list is some goodies... Ted Nugent, Steve Earle, Charlie Daniels, Styx, etc. Kevin always said "Funerals are for the living", and we reasoned that none of us want to listen to some organ drone on and on for two hours.
This will be my last post on this thread, but I want to say one last thing: Be safe, and don't take anything for granted. (interpret it as you wish)
I'll add one more piece of wisdom from my late uncle .. "Love, not hate"..
Funeral services are Wednesday morning at 10 AM. A service will be held at Preston-Hanley, with the burial to follow at Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin, IL.
Read the Obituary
His son and I picked out music for the visitation from Kevin's CD collection last night. We agreed that if we get kicked out of the funeral home, it's alright, we don't want to go back anyway! On the play list is some goodies... Ted Nugent, Steve Earle, Charlie Daniels, Styx, etc. Kevin always said "Funerals are for the living", and we reasoned that none of us want to listen to some organ drone on and on for two hours.
This will be my last post on this thread, but I want to say one last thing: Be safe, and don't take anything for granted. (interpret it as you wish)
I'll add one more piece of wisdom from my late uncle .. "Love, not hate"..
armoredman
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Prayers sent, deepest sympathies, sir.
RimfireChris
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Dang man, sorry.
I'm very sorry to hear about your uncle. As someone who's uncle helped raise me (not from the same very sad circumstances related to your father) I can empathize with how you might have felt about him.
I've asked before about what to do if I think someone around me has been drinking and is "mixing" with a loaded gun; I was surprised by how many folks said not to worry about it and mind my own business.
Your caution about alcohol and firearms - or alcohol and anything really - serves that we should all take caution all the time when we're drinking, medicated, etc.. Whether we're in the presence of firearms or a lawn mower.
I've asked before about what to do if I think someone around me has been drinking and is "mixing" with a loaded gun; I was surprised by how many folks said not to worry about it and mind my own business.
Your caution about alcohol and firearms - or alcohol and anything really - serves that we should all take caution all the time when we're drinking, medicated, etc.. Whether we're in the presence of firearms or a lawn mower.
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