Man guarding “Muslim-free” gun range bends over, drops weapon, accidentally shoots self

[Miles Archer]

“Don’t paint us as hillbillies”: Man guarding “Muslim-free” gun range bends over, drops weapon, accidentally shoots self

Muskogee County Sheriff said "the Clampetts" weren't practicing proper gun safety

Scott Eric Kaufman

http://www.salon.com/2015/08/19/dont_paint_us_as_hillbillies_man_guarding_muslim_free_gun_range_bends_over_drops_weapon_accidentally_shoots_self/



A man guarding a “Muslim-free” gun range in Oktaha, Oklahoma accidentally shot himself while practicing poor gun safety etiquette, KOTV’s Richard Clarke reports.

The man, whose name was not released, belonged to a group that volunteered to stand guard outside of Save Yourself Survival and Tactical Gear after the store’s owner received death threats for installing a sign denying Muslims the right to patronize his establishment.

Muskogee County Sheriff Charles Pearson evinced no surprise about the accidental shooting, saying that he “saw several of those gentlemen out there yesterday. The way they were holding their weapons, with the fingers on the triggers, you can tell a couple of these gentlemen have no idea about weapons safety. It’s like the Clampetts have come to town.”

One of “the Clampetts” — a reference to the iconic family from “The Beverly Hillbillies” — told Muskogree Now’s Leif Wright that he would only identify himself as “Eagle One,” and that the reporter shouldn’t follow in the sheriff’s footsteps and “paint us as ignorant hillbillies.”

[Shadowflash]

1. If it walks like a duck........

[Daemonaquila]

2. Well, that would be an ignorant hillbilly.

But if you're that stupid, it shouldn't be surprising if you shoot yourself out of stupidity.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Those camos work well.

I can hardly see that portly goober on the right.

[underpants]

4. Muslims get to shoot for free?

[tanyev]

5. I'm guessing it's also a Mensa-free gun range.

[jwirr]

6. I thought you were talking about George Zimmerman. I hear he has

finally got a real job with them.

[Snobblevitch]

7. I call B.S. on the gun firing because it was dropped.

If it fired because he dropped it, it was because he tried to grab it and he pulled the trigger. Modern weapons do not fire if they are dropped and hit the ground.