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doxydad

(1,363 posts) Thu Jun 19, 2014, 06:33 AM Jun 2014

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Shooting tragedy: Florida dad killed by neighbor’s stray bullet as family welcomes home newborn

A musician, teacher and new father is dead after a stray bullet pierced the wall of his Florida home on Tuesday and struck him in the back of the head. The Panama City News Herald reported that 33-year-old Justin Ayers and his wife were welcoming their 3-day-old baby home from the hospital with relatives when Justin was killed.

The bullet came from the house next door, where 62-year-old Charles Edward Shisler picked up a .9 mm pistol by the trigger, causing it to discharge. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they found Shisler standing on his porch, although he initially was “belligerent” and uncooperative.

“The damn gun doesn’t usually shoot,” said Shisler, according to his arrest report. “You have to squeeze the hell out of the trigger to shoot it.”

goddamnit, Florida.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/18/florida-dad-killed-by-neighbors-stray-bullet-as-family-welcomes-home-newborn/

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Shooting tragedy: Florida dad killed by neighbor’s stray bullet as family welcomes home newborn (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP

Too many clueless gun owners. But how do we reduce this sort of accident? Vattel Jun 2014 #1

"The damn gun doesn’t usually shoot" (!?) KurtNYC Jun 2014 #2

FreakRepublic StarlightGold Jun 2014 #3

Vattel

(9,289 posts)

1. Too many clueless gun owners. But how do we reduce this sort of accident?

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 06:41 AM

Jun 2014

Required gun safety classes for anyone who purchases a gun? Idk what the answer is.

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)

2. "The damn gun doesn’t usually shoot" (!?)

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:19 AM

Jun 2014

StarlightGold

(365 posts)

3. FreakRepublic

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 09:39 AM

Jun 2014

has gone beyond the pale with this story.
Now, many responses are Well, his time on earth was up. Meant to be, etc.

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