CoryB
Regular Member
Allow me to clarify - the person who was shot is a friend of mine.
1. - Yes, the owner went in with rounds in the rifle. The officer took the rifle and cycled the lever, thus loading a round into the chamber that had previously been empty.
2. - The owner of the rifle was explaining to the officer (who was apparently unfamiliar with lever action rifles) how to unload the lever action gun and pulled the feed tube out to allow the rounds to pour out into his (owners) hand. In hindsight, he agrees that putting his hand at the end of the muzzle and catching the rounds was not the best idea.
3. - When the officer tried to angle the rifle stock higher to dump the remaining rounds, he (the officer) pulled the trigger. The gun did not "go off" - it was fired by the officer who had his finger on the trigger when it should not have been there.
I hope this clears up any misconceptions of what happened. This information came to me via the gun owner who was shot in the hand by the officer. I'd say he had a better vantage point than any other witness there.
1. - Yes, the owner went in with rounds in the rifle. The officer took the rifle and cycled the lever, thus loading a round into the chamber that had previously been empty.
2. - The owner of the rifle was explaining to the officer (who was apparently unfamiliar with lever action rifles) how to unload the lever action gun and pulled the feed tube out to allow the rounds to pour out into his (owners) hand. In hindsight, he agrees that putting his hand at the end of the muzzle and catching the rounds was not the best idea.
3. - When the officer tried to angle the rifle stock higher to dump the remaining rounds, he (the officer) pulled the trigger. The gun did not "go off" - it was fired by the officer who had his finger on the trigger when it should not have been there.
I hope this clears up any misconceptions of what happened. This information came to me via the gun owner who was shot in the hand by the officer. I'd say he had a better vantage point than any other witness there.