Death at Maryland Gun Range!

On_Target · Mar 4, 2013

May you dwell in the happy place full of loved ones, warm light, the sound of angelic harps and the smell of gun smoke for all time. My hats off to you Patrick, I told my wife years ago that is how I want to go. Keep a lane open for me would you? Bless your soul. I will pray for your loved ones to find peace.

DanGuy48 · Mar 4, 2013

Unexpected...

L0gic said:
. I've seen some very insensitive posts on News websites that basically said he would still be alive if he had proper training.

Yeah, what else should we expect from the media...any opportunity to further the agenda. I mean after all, none of the people who received driver Ed training are ever involved in accidents, right? Highly trained cruise liner captains are never involved in accidents right? Just a little more training and he would never have made a mistake.

3fingeredWU · Mar 4, 2013

Our prayers go out to his family!

cfoltyd · Mar 8, 2013

Patrick Allen "Smiley" Richards

Patrick Allen "Smiley" Richards, 61, of Hughesville, MD, formerly of Brandywine, MD passed away on March 2, 2013 in Waldorf, MD. He was born on September 25, 1951 in Bethesda, MD to Edna (McCracken) and John Francis "Sam" Richards of St. Inigoes, MD.

Pat devoted more than 35 years to his law enforcement career. He served ten years at the Prince George's County Sheriff's Department, before moving to the Prince George's County Police Department. During his tenure as commander of the training academy, he implemented non-lethal techniques for detaining suspects; the community lauded his work as a means of minimizing use of force by the department. He retired as a Major from the department in 2001. For the last ten years, Pat worked for the Department of State, Office of Anti-Terrorism Assistance. He was an experienced firearms enthusiast, and enjoyed fitness, history, and especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Patrick is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Petria Lynn Richards of Hughesville, MD; daughter and son-in-law, Kelli Lynn Horn and Carl William Horn, II of Chesapeake Beach, MD; son, Kyle Stuart Richards of California, MD; mother and father in-law, Norman B. Walker and Patricia Walker; and his grandchildren, Ryan Alexandra Horn and Carl William "Liam" Horn, III.

Family and friends will be received for Patrick's Memorial Life Celebration Gathering on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. There will be a Memorial Service beginning at 5:00 PM, here at the funeral home. Rev. Martha Bonwitt will officiate.

In Lieu of Flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Alzheimer's Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093 (or) Susan G. Komen for the Cure, ATTN: Donor Services, PO BOX 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.

Watkins87 · Mar 8, 2013

This is terrible....Its hard for me to picture someone with such experience having his barrel pointed towards himself with a possible misfire......Thats a scary and horrible thought.......

RDF5186 · Mar 8, 2013

God bless

dwb1987 · Mar 12, 2013

Watkins87 said:
This is terrible....Its hard for me to picture someone with such experience having his barrel pointed towards himself with a possible misfire......Thats a scary and horrible thought.......

Unfortunately it only takes one moment of not following the basic safety rules to make an error. In a previous life I was the assistant manager of a public shooting range. Of all the negligent discharges that occurred during my time there, all of them were done by experienced people (idpa, reholstering a hot gun). Only deaths were two suicides thankfully.

NRA-Benefactor · Mar 12, 2013

He did not point the firearm at himself. There is more to the story, but it is not for a public forum.

Polecat · Mar 12, 2013

NRA-Benefactor said:
He did not point the firearm at himself. There is more to the story, but it is not for a public forum.

Yes there is, ........everyone....let it go......purely accidental.

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