Death at Maryland Gun Range!

3fingeredWU · Mar 3, 2013

WASHINGTON - A visit to a shooting range has turned deadly.

The Charles County Sheriff's Office says Patrick Richards, 61, of Hughesville died at the St. Charles Sportsman's Club in Waldorf, Md.

They believe the gun accidentally went off. The bullet hit him in the upper part of his body.

Anyone have any more on this?

Joseph87' · Mar 3, 2013

"They believe it accidentally went off" and they were elected sheriff, yikes !!

Streetgang · Mar 3, 2013

Sad to hear. Emphasizes that we cannot be too safe.

sykesville · Mar 3, 2013

Prayers to the family and friends.

PJDiesel · Mar 3, 2013

ND.

Damn, that sucks.

johnnyb2 · Mar 3, 2013

TO PjDiesel

I was gonna send you a msg here that said....Yeah....bet Patrick thinks so...errr..thought so.... but...that would be...kinda insensitive....

johnnyb2 · Mar 3, 2013

And I don't want to come off that way....even if my humor is really really dry.....

johnnyb2 · Mar 3, 2013

BUT... ( on a more serious level ) it really does show that you cannot be too safe...the guy was 61...who knows how long he was around gunscould have been 30-40+ years....

PJDiesel · Mar 3, 2013

johnnyb2 said:
BUT... ( on a more serious level ) it really does show that you cannot be too safe...the guy was 61...who knows how long he was around gunscould have been 30-40+ years....

I was just more commenting on the accidentally "went off" part.

There is a line of thinking nowadays in insurance, there are no "accidents", things happen for a reason. (and,...not in a spiritual sense).

Could be a 21 year old handling his first handgun or a 60something with 40 years of experience (as stated).

smores · Mar 3, 2013

Joseph87' said:
"They believe it accidentally went off" and they were elected sheriff, yikes !!

I believe it's up to the medical examiner to determine the cause of death, and up to the homicide unit to determine the reason for the death... first responders can't jump to conclusions.

This is why Nidal Hassan is referres to as the "alleged" Ft. Hood shooter.

I work with guys who are RSOs at that club... so I should be able to get the scoop. It's a shame that this happened... it must be a reminder to handle your firearm as if it's loaded at all times, and to never allow the muzzle to cover anything you do not not wish to kill or destroy... :sad20:

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WeaponsCollector · Mar 3, 2013

RIP Patrick Richards.
PLEASE be safe out there people, accidents can happen in a split second of carelessness and I can't stress enough how important it is to always follow basic gun safety procedures.

Boom Boom · Mar 3, 2013

Joseph87' said:
"They believe it accidentally went off" and they were elected sheriff, yikes !!

Could have been a delayed fire/discharge. Can be fatal if dealt with incorrectly. Prayers to his family.

Mt Airy · Mar 3, 2013

When did this happen?? I know they had there Friends of the NRA dinner last night.

CATMdude · Mar 3, 2013

Yesterday

http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/31251

Boom Boom · Mar 3, 2013

http://www.topix.com/county/charles...ntally-shoots-himself-at-gun-range-police-say

http://somd.com/news/headlines/2013/16583.shtml

9:23 a.m. yesterday at the indoor shooting range at the St. Charles Sportsman's Club

NRA-Benefactor · Mar 3, 2013

I'm a member of the club. We still do not know how it happened. He was a very well known member of the club and used the range 3-4 times a month.

The only thing I was told is that he had just got the gun back from being repaired. Don't know if this was related or not.

This is a grimm reminder that we can not be too safe...

gutshootem · Mar 3, 2013

Thats a shame.
Prayers sent to his family.

TheWhiteBuffalo · Mar 3, 2013

Damn sad news.

My prayers go out for him and his family.

I hope we get more information on the circumstances.

Blanco98 · Mar 3, 2013

L0gic · Mar 4, 2013

NRA-Benefactor said:
I'm a member of the club. We still do not know how it happened. He was a very well known member of the club and used the range 3-4 times a month.

The only thing I was told is that he had just got the gun back from being repaired. Don't know if this was related or not.

This is a grimm reminder that we can not be too safe...

Any info on what type of handgun it was? I'm glad he was a frequent visitor to the gun range. When I first heard about this on the news and the guys age I was hoping it wasn't a 60+ guy who bought his first handgun in response to these new laws being proposed and ended up shooting himself.

Not that this is any better, but if the gun was just repaired he could have been trying to clear a jam and the round went off. I've seen some very insensitive posts on News websites that basically said he would still be alive if he had proper training.

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