Gun safety instructor accidently kills himself.

[BJL]

Arizona man shoots himself in head in front of stunned onlookers
By GREG WILSON

An Arizona gun safety session went awry when the instructor thought his gun was empty and killed himself.

An Arizona man killed himself early Sunday while demonstrating gun safety techniques.
Samuel Benally, 26, of Phoenix, was in an apartment with the two witnesses when he told them guns should be kept unloaded because people could point them at their heads, Sierra Vista police Sgt. Brett Mitchell told the Arizona Star.
Benally put his own 9mm Ruger, which he thought was unloaded, to his head and fired, Mitchell said. He was flown to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Mitchell said.
An investigation is ongoing, but police do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved, Mitchell said.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird ... ragic.html

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Those gun safety rules- they apply to everyone, eh? Always CHECK if your gun is loaded or unloaded, never just THINK.

[TwoRivers]

Yup, no alcohol or drugs. Just plain stupidity. Cheers.

[m24]

Basics, why do people ever forget the Basics? And the guy was only 26. Too bad.