http://news.sky.com/story/1659097/six-p ... ting-range
"A 21-year-old man was loading an antique double-barreled shotgun when he mistakenly fired it at the ground at the Forest Road 88 Shooting Range at Ocala on Saturday"......
Accident At Florida Range
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Accident At Florida Range
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Re: Accident At Florida Range
Yeah, the news report I watched this evening talked about how the "bullets" from the shotgun shell bounce off the ground and injured numerous people and children. None seriously. You'd think that eventually the media would get somebody (anybody) to report these things that had an inkling of what they were talking about. SMH
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Re: Accident At Florida Range
The story above says 'pellets', so they may have updated it to correct the error. Hopefully the children are not seriously injured and recover quickly.sjfcontrol wrote:Yeah, the news report I watched this evening talked about how the "bullets" from the shotgun shell bounce off the ground and injured numerous people and children. None seriously. You'd think that eventually the media would get somebody (anybody) to report these things that had an inkling of what they were talking about. SMH
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Re: Accident At Florida Range
I know that antique shotguns in particular are prone to discharge on their own when you load and close them due to worn out sear.
I wonder if that might have been the case here.
I wonder if that might have been the case here.
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Re: Accident At Florida Range
Channel 13 ABC World News this evening reported all 6 people did not have life threating injuries.
"They were all going to be fine"
That was a serious blessing.
"They were all going to be fine"
That was a serious blessing.
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