The Northwest Herald online edition carries a story of a shooting near McHenry last night, in which a 22-year-old man killed his 19-year-old friend.
The story reads that "... just before 8:40 p.m., Maxwell T. Cannon was showing off a handgun to several friends who were gathered at 1901 N. Woodlawn Park Ave., near McHenry." He apparently pointed the gun, which he thought was unloaded, at Anthony Kooeckner, 19, and pulled the trigger.
Undersheriff Andy Zinke is quoted in the story as saying, "He reportedly removed the magazine, thought [the gun] was empty, pointed it at a friend and pulled the trigger," Zinke said. "A bullet was still in the chamber. He shot him in the chest and killed him."
Cannon, of Woodstock, was taken to jail and held on a $30,000 bond.
So many questions ... for another day.
Never "think" a gun is empty and thus okay to point any person, animal or thing you don't intend to shoot. Always assume a gun is loaded. Even when you "think" it is unloaded.
Dundee Township Hopefuls
5 hours ago
4 comments:
Although a lot of what you say pisses me off, I have to say, I really like that you made this blog post. 2 people I grew up with have lost one of their closest friends, because of "dumb gun handling". People need to seriously be careful and be smart, if they are going to own a gun.
Thanks, Danielle.
Sgt Embry did the same thing in Waukegan a couple years back. He didn't shoot anyone but he fired a gun that he thought was unloaded in a hotel. Bullet landed in the car dealership across the street. Blew out the hotel window. No charges filed. No bond. He was attending SWAT school. Can't make this stuff up.
In many police stations are picture frames over bullet holes in walls. We had one at the Arapahoe County (Colo.) Sheriff's Dept. HQ in the mid-1970s.
I confess. I didn't do it.
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