"'A teenager who died after a shooting at a Florida gun rangeon Sunday was killed accidentally by
his father,' cbsnews.com reports. 'The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that
they concluded the shooting at the High Noon Gun Shop was not intentional based on witness
statements and video.'
According to police, Stephen J. Brumby, 14, and his dad, William C. Brumby, 64, were
practicing in a shooting lane against a wall when the accident took place.
'After firing a round, the spent shell casing struck the wall causing it to deflect and fall
into the back of (the elder) Mr. Brumby's shirt. Brumby then used his right hand, which was
holding the handgun, in an attempt to remove the casing. While doing so, he inadvertently
pointed the firearm directly behind him and accidently [sic] fired,' a police statement reads.
I've seen shooters do the 'hot casing dance' with a loaded firearm - especially females shooting
with low-cut tops. But I never once thought a gun owner would be distracted enough to use his gun
hand to reach for red-hot shell casing.
Assuming that's what happened. Any way you look at it, the man's son paid the price for not one
but two violations of the four rules of gun safety. Which is how these things go down. And why
those rules have to be burned into a shooter's subconscious to the point where nothing overrides
them. I can't recommend force-on-force training enough. Otherwise and in any case, early education
and constant repetition are the key to four rule dominance."
Read more: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/07/robert-farago/tragedy-at-at-floridas-high-noon-gun-range-dad-reacting-to-hot-shell-casing-shoots-and-kills-teenage-son/
his father,' cbsnews.com reports. 'The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that
they concluded the shooting at the High Noon Gun Shop was not intentional based on witness
statements and video.'
According to police, Stephen J. Brumby, 14, and his dad, William C. Brumby, 64, were
practicing in a shooting lane against a wall when the accident took place.
'After firing a round, the spent shell casing struck the wall causing it to deflect and fall
into the back of (the elder) Mr. Brumby's shirt. Brumby then used his right hand, which was
holding the handgun, in an attempt to remove the casing. While doing so, he inadvertently
pointed the firearm directly behind him and accidently [sic] fired,' a police statement reads.
I've seen shooters do the 'hot casing dance' with a loaded firearm - especially females shooting
with low-cut tops. But I never once thought a gun owner would be distracted enough to use his gun
hand to reach for red-hot shell casing.
Assuming that's what happened. Any way you look at it, the man's son paid the price for not one
but two violations of the four rules of gun safety. Which is how these things go down. And why
those rules have to be burned into a shooter's subconscious to the point where nothing overrides
them. I can't recommend force-on-force training enough. Otherwise and in any case, early education
and constant repetition are the key to four rule dominance."
Read more: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/07/robert-farago/tragedy-at-at-floridas-high-noon-gun-range-dad-reacting-to-hot-shell-casing-shoots-and-kills-teenage-son/