Man cleaning gun accidentally shoots, kills best friend

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My brother was messing with a gun and it went off," the 911 caller said.

The man, who was not named by police, had been "cleaning/clearing" the semi-automatic handgun inside a mobile home in Midwest City -- just outside of Oklahoma City -- on Sunday afternoon, witnesses said, according to the Midwest City Police Department.

The gun accidentally discharged, and the man's friend, 21-year-old Joshua Allen, who was playing video games at the time, was fatally struck once in the chest, witnesses said, according to police.

The investigation is ongoing but "all evidence indicates the shooting was not intentional," Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes said in a statement Monday.

The case will be presented to the district attorney's office to review for possible charges, said police. Chief Clabes called the shooting "an unfortunate, tragic event while mishandling a loaded firearm."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-cleaning-gun-accidentally-shoots-kills-best-friend/story?id=69034774

[magicarpet]

1. Here hold my beer,..... watch this..... oops sorry.

[msongs]

2. not an accident. its cause and effect, the outcome of behavior nt

[Ahpook]

3. I don't give a damn what anyone thinks

There needs to be some sort of CE per year to have a gun. It should also be paid for by the owner and signed off on.

I have to do it to keep a couple licenses up per year, why not guns?

Entirely to many idiots can carry without any training.

[CanonRay]

4. It happens even when there is training

Cops get hurt mishandling firearms every year. They are just inherently dangerous.

[safeinOhio]

14. Talked to a guy that shot him self in the hand

while cleaning it. He had been a NRA gun safety instructor for 36 years.

[avebury]

5. Pure negligence on the part of the gun owner.

Why wouldn’t you take the bullets out of the gun if you are going to clean it. There should be some type of charge filed against the gun owner.

[TexasProgresive]

7. The question is why did he point the gun at someone and pulled the trigger?

Guns don’t just go off.

[Rollo]

11. It takes a special kind of stupid...

It takes a special kind of stupid... Not to make sure the gun is unloaded before attempting to clean it...

[PBC_Democrat]

6. Substitute 'negligent' for 'accidental' in this article

... and you have a more accurate description of the event.

Change the wording ... then charge the gun owner with manslaughter.

I'm a huge gun guy (went shooting with a friend this weekend) but this is worthy of punishment.

The privilege of owning a gun comes with the responsibility of being safe with it.

[Hoyt]

8. Gunners will just say, "responsible gun owners know better." BS, bet this fool has said same thing.

[dewsgirl]

9. This happened to my best friend's husband, on Father's Day 2001,

my Goddaughter wasn't even a year old.
I am always terrified around guns, no matter how responsible the gun owner is.

[Skittles]

10. fucking gun humping moron

what an idiot

[Darwin2019]

12. Darwin Award honorable mention

would be a contender of he shot himself

[Fullduplexxx]

13. Jezuz here we go again it just fkg went off .... see guns do kill people

To allthose who say guns dont kill people , people kill people ... there it is the gun just went off

[Ahpook]

15. Yeah and the constant apologies

Whenever someone asks for the most sensible, smallest fucking thing regarding guns they are ridiculed.

I posted in another thread about a friend that moved to Europe and asked me to move as well. I am really close if I can get my wife onboard.

Anything sensible is a hair on fire response. I am at the point where the U.S. can shoot everyone up. Fuck off, you deserve it!

On edit: And before anyone starts, that is not the only reason I want to move. I can and I want to.