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Colorado teen shot in the face by town councilman after going to home to ask permission to take homecoming photos (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.vg -2 points 3 days ago

Looks like a ranch.

Metz is a member of the Mountain View Town Council. Property records show he also owns a home in Mountain View under Hartwood Ranch LLC. https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/teen-searching-for-place-to-take-homecoming-photos-shot-in-the-face-by-homeowner-in-jefferson-county

It makes a lot more sense if you know how ranchers deal with "trespassing" animals.

[+] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works -89 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

Great, another article with a misleading headline, and when you read the article the crucial bit is in the last line, where its mentioned its likely an accidental discharge.

Seems like other news sources are mentioning this more explicitly.

Still shouldnt be waving guns around, or have them at all IMO, but thats no excuse for the poor framing of the article by the author.

Edit: I get it, we call them negligent discharges now. Doesnt change my point. This is not a random fit of murderous rage, its a mishandled firearm.

Can't talk about how dangerous guns are though right.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 45 points 4 days ago (22 children)

Accidental discharges don’t exist. They are called negligent discharges because guns don’t fire accidentally.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 4 days ago (6 children)

This is not a random fit of murderous rage, its a mishandled firearm.

Drawing a gun is murderous because it suggests an intent to use it. If you don't draw a gun, you don't accidentally shoot someone. Words can solve a lot of problems. There's really no need for violence and assuming it's needed is flawed logic.

[–] DeceasedPassenger@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Just to add on to your excellent point here, this is often outlined in many forms of training. Never draw if you don't intend to use it. Brandishing is the stupidest shit possible.

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[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 36 points 4 days ago (3 children)

she took a loaded gun out and pointed it at the windshield. it goes off. says it was an accidential discharge. you believe it. you go and type it on the internet.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 36 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Isn't like one of the basic rules of gin ownership that you only point a gun at someone you are going to kill?

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

oui

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

It's a rule of firearm safety. Unfortunately, in the US you don't need to follow those or many rules for ownership.

4 rules of firearm safety:

1-treat every firearm as if it's loaded

2-don't point your firearm at anything you don't intend to destroy

3-keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire

4-know your target, backstop, and beyond

Bonus 5- don't do anything stupid

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 days ago

Yes. There is also supposed to be "trigger discipline". Your finger should be kept to the side and not on the trigger until you intend to shoot.

In the US, in order to drive a scooter (like a Vespa) you need to take a basic motorcycle safety class. No such requirement exists to carry a gun.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Yeah. This is bullshit. The person took a gun out and pointed it at someone. There’s nothing accidental about that. You’re 100% right, you never point a gun at something/one you don’t intend to shoot. So this soft apologist language of “accidental” doesn’t fly.

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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago (4 children)

accidental discharge.

HE AIMED HIS FIREARM AT A CHILD IN A VEHICLE.

Accidental discharge my ass, you don't play with firearms you treat them as if they're loaded and ready to go at all times BECAUSE LAZINESS KILLS PEOPLE.

An accidental discharge goes into the sky or the ground. This fucker was AIMING AT THE KIDS HEAD.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Sounds like BS. Everyone knows you only point a gun at something you intend to destroy, and you keep the safety on until you are absolutely sure. This guy did neither, he's just lying at this point.

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[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone outside of the US is going to care at all about this distinction. I know I don't. Accidentally shooting someone because you're an idiot with a gun is just another reason why people shouldn't be allowed to own and carry guns.

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 19 points 3 days ago

This wasn't "negligence" or "accidental". He was deliberately pointing the gun at the individual. It wasn't unintentionally pointed at him. It wasn't accidentally pointed at him. The bullet didn't unexpectedly ricochet off of something to hit the teen. He deliberately chose to point a gun at another person. That deliberate handling of the gun eliminates the possibility of "negligence".

I don't quite know how you didn't, but you managed to piss off both gun owners and hoplophobes with that comment, and those groups can't seem to agree on anything else.

[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

How is it misleading? Shot in the face.. that did happen.

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[+] klisurovi4@midwest.social -45 points 4 days ago (24 children)

I am not justifying the guy's actions in any way, but the article says the teens hopped the fence and walked around the property looking for the homeowner. I can certainly understand why the woman would feel threatened. It's not an excuse for anybody to just start shooting, but this feels like an extremely dumb decision on the boys' part.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 79 points 4 days ago (7 children)

The sheriff's office said the woman, who was not at the home, had called deputies before the shooting to report two trespassers on her property. She also called Metz, who drove over to the home and allegedly blocked the teen's car from leaving, KUSA reported. Metz then got out of his vehicle and is alleged to have fired one round through the windshield of the teen's car, the station reported.

He blocked them in the property then shot them in their car

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[–] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 days ago

The woman who wasn't there and didn't shoot them?

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[–] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 115 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

The number of people in this country that think you're allowed to murder other people for trespassing is insane. Guy should spend a very long time in jail, the absolute shit-for-brains asshole.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago

When you’ve got an arsenal of hammers you’re always looking for nails.

These people are scared of everything.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

They weren't even on his property when he jump from his vehicle and shot the kid.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago

Oh woah that’s a new development - the dipshit was a local politician, too?

[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

Oh shit, my gun just went off

Because you pulled the trigger. They don't just fire on their own.

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