Interesting story I came across today. I currently have no reason to believe it was intentional. Still quite tragic but I am glad that the surviving family had no 'revenge' intentions. It's rare that, under those circumstances, the surviving family doesn't try for revenge. Read it, and don't forget to check out the letter written to Detective Peary.

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/102466.html

"It just went off."

I've seen a person unfamiliar with guns take a loaded/chambered Glock, think they know what they're doing, and cycle the slide to eject the chambered shell.  Then drop the magazine.

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Um, what? :




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Probably a Doctor Optic red dot or maybe even an undermount laser.

Writers tend to be a bit ignorant in this department ya know?

I knew who the manufacturer was before I even read the article...........

I think he should have charges filed against him. Just because he didn't mean it doesn't make the other kid any less dead.

Based on the linked story what would appropriate charges be?  I didn't read anything that amounts to negligence or gross negligence IMO.

Does Maine have a BAC level specified in their Public Intoxication law?  It bugs me when people cite 0.08 BAC as the level for being drunk when, at least in CA, 0.08 BAC is only codified in the DUI laws - not the public intox law.

Brian

Guys

Read the letter written to Detective Peary from the Maine Attorney General. It states what happened based on investigation.

The Glock in question was a model 35, so it had a scope setup for competition shooting or what not.

According to the article, the kids were underage, so they are only trying to pursue lesser criminal charges like underage drinking and what not. I don't see a basis to charge anyone here. It is tragic, and none the less negligent on the kid who took the guns part. Apparently, he "always puts his finger in the trigger guard when being handed a gun" so he def. pulled the trigger, but since there was no evidence of horseplay, or any other evidence stating it was intentional, it was certainly just negligence and poor handling on both the kids part.

But, ethically, should he be charged? The family did not pursue charges. The state did not either. But the question I have for you guys is if you think charges should have been filed. We all know it could have been prevented, especially if the kid was taught proper safe handling. The article states he was, but why did he put his finger on the trigger when it was handed to him. Furthermore, why did the kid hand him a loaded gun without checking it? All basic rules that were not followed, and ended up in a tragic youth death.

Rot in hell, you stupid POS.

I've never read a more poorly written article.

Negligent homicide? I don't really know, I'm no lawyer, nor do I play one on tv. But I'm sure there's something to cover being stupid and killing someone.

Yeah, what they said.  where's that damn BS flag when you need it?

I've seen a bunch of female privates do that, and then they are surprised when they fire a round into the clearing barrel.

Is this what happened? (pulp fiction)

Kids, alcohol, loaded gun and no one should be held responsible including the shooter. Well, hell. I guess it "just went off"

It didn't just "go off", the dumb fuck pulled the trigger.

Pulp Fiction, damned good movie!!

The kid broke ALL 4 rules and now someone is dead....Fucking idiot.

No No No...it just went off.  I bet it aimed itself at the other boy too.  Pesky guns.

And the dumb fuck victim handed the other dumb fuck a loaded gun butt first with the barrel pointing at his OWN FACE. Had either of these two dumb fucks paid attention to any of the three cardinal rules of gun safety no one would have been shot and killed.













This we call the Golden Rule because its violation is responsible for about 90
percent of the firearms disasters we read about.






 
 
 

Could have been something like this...

I don't think the ME DAG is saying that. What he is saying is that based on the facts as he knows them to be and not on speculation a culpable mental state and all the elements required for an appropriate criminal charge and prosecution do not exist in this case.
 

Responsible does not necessarily equal criminal - my favorite example is Dick Cheney was most definitely responsible for shooting his hunting partner but according to TX DA his actions weren't criminal.

Brian