Looney Kills Himself

[Krakn3Dfx]

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Man Fatally Shoots Self While Teaching Girlfriend Lesson on Gun Safety

Given the name or the victim and the stupidity of the following incident, you'd almost think this story was made up.

Then again, it did occur in Jefferson County, Missouri.

Today Jeff-Co Sheriff Oliver "Glenn" Boyer reports that 40-year-old James Looney accidentally shot himself to death last Friday, September 18, while teaching his girlfriend a lesson on firearm safety.

The incident occurred in a residence in Imperial -- about 20 miles south of St. Louis. According to witnesses, Looney's teaching method involved him placing the gun to his head and asking his girlfriend if the gun would go off.

Looney apparently did this with two other firearms and varied safety mechanisms, before the last one actually fired into his head. He was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next morning.

And the kicker? Witnesses say Looney was going to take his girlfriend to the shooting range the next day, but insisted on firearm safety the day prior.


Tha-tha-tha-that's all folks!

 

[spidey07]

So many safety rules broken. What an absolute idiot.

"Do not let the muzzle cover anything you aren't prepared to destroy"

 

[BW86]

what a dumbass

 

[rudder]

A little cleaning of the world's gene pool never hurt anything.

 

[PJABBER]

Another gratuitous Darwin story. And the point of this is?

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

That's one hardcore safety lesson.

 

[spidey07]

I was teaching my girl the other day - "your finger doesn't go in here until you are ready to fire. And no matter what, when you pull the trigger expect it to fire even if you've cleared and checked it yourself, just get in the habit of expecting it to fire."

Basic freaking safety.

 

[jonks]

so do you think she'll ever repeat that mistake? safety lesson learned id say

 

[imported_inspire]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I was teaching my girl the other day - "your finger doesn't go in here until you are ready to fire. And no matter what, when you pull the trigger expect it to fire even if you've cleared and checked it yourself, just get in the habit of expecting it to fire."

Basic freaking safety.

Yeah, relying on a safety is like the number one no-no of weapons.

 

[Red Dawn]

Hey man, nice shot:roll:

 

[Atreus21]

Originally posted by: Gonad the Barbarian
That's one hardcore safety lesson.

Reminds me of Arrested Development. The one-armed guy who teaches lessons by getting de-armed.

Guess this guy took it a step too far. His epitaph should read, "That's why you don't play with guns."

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Originally posted by: Krakn3Dfx
According to witnesses, Looney's teaching method involved him placing the gun to his head and asking his girlfriend if the gun would go off.

Looney apparently did this with two other firearms and varied safety mechanisms, before the last one actually fired into his head.

Tha-tha-tha-that's all folks!

So like he would put the gun to his head ask if it would fire and if she said no he'd pull the trigger kind of thing to see if it'd actually go off? So was it like He put the gun to his head asked would it fire? Girlfriends like no. He's like "WRONG ANSWER!" pulls trigger and kills himself.

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: jonks
so do you think she'll ever repeat that mistake? safety lesson learned id say

That was one committed teacher!!! May he rest in peace.

 

[JKing106]

Shit, I thought you meant Glenn Beck had offed himself.

 

[JKing106]

Shit, I thought you meant Glenn Beck had offed himself.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I'm glad he killed himself before he accidentally killed someone else.

On the plus side there probably wasn't too much of a mess to clean up because the guy had no brains to blow out in the first place!

 

[WhipperSnapper]

He's definitely a candidate for this year's Darwin Awards.

 

[imported_Imp]

As stupid as the gun instructor who did that infront of a class way back when.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Imp
As stupid as the gun instructor who did that infront of a class way back when.

I'd call this much more stupid. I can't even fathom how stupid it is to do what he did.

1) pointed weapon at something he did not intend to destroy
2) finger in/on trigger
3) actually pulling the trigger

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Never hold a gun to your head and pull the trigger unless you are prepared to die. That's just common sense.

 

[nobodyknows]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Imp
As stupid as the gun instructor who did that infront of a class way back when.

I'd call this much more stupid. I can't even fathom how stupid it is to do what he did.

1) pointed weapon at something he did not intend to destroy
2) finger in/on trigger
3) actually pulling the trigger

Some people will do anything to impress a chick.

 

[UberNeuman]

Th-th-th-th-that's all folks, Looney tunes out....

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: nobodyknows

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Imp
As stupid as the gun instructor who did that infront of a class way back when.

I'd call this much more stupid. I can't even fathom how stupid it is to do what he did.

1) pointed weapon at something he did not intend to destroy
2) finger in/on trigger
3) actually pulling the trigger

Some people will do anything to impress a chick.

I don't want to laugh at a tragic accident, but this goes beyond stupidity. I sitting here trying to wrap my head around how ANYBODY could do this. It boggles the mind. The analogy would be sticking your head in a wood chipper to see if it works when you flip the power switch. I...just...can't even imagine how bad of an idea this is.

It almost makes me wonder if there is more to the story. Like maybe it's murder and not an accident. If he had other weapons one would assume he couldn't really be this dumb, could he? (meaning he understood the operation of firearms) I mean I know people are stupid and all but this goes to a whole 'nutter level.

 

[Bitek]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I was teaching my girl the other day - "your finger doesn't go in here until you are ready to fire. And no matter what, when you pull the trigger expect it to fire even if you've cleared and checked it yourself, just get in the habit of expecting it to fire."

Basic freaking safety.

Are you talking about your gun or your prostate? I'm confused

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Bitek

Originally posted by: spidey07
I was teaching my girl the other day - "your finger doesn't go in here until you are ready to fire. And no matter what, when you pull the trigger expect it to fire even if you've cleared and checked it yourself, just get in the habit of expecting it to fire."

Basic freaking safety.

Are you talking about your gun or your prostate? I'm confused

LOL! I guess if you treat them the same you're following basic safety.

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