Ex-Seal killed at Gun Range

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http://news.yahoo.com/reports-ex-seal-author-fatally-shot-gun-range-072047785.html

GLEN ROSE, Texas (AP) — Former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with another man Saturday on a Texas gun range, a sheriff told local newspapers.

Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant said Kyle, 38, and a second man were found dead at Rough Creek Lodge's shooting range west of Glen Rose, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Stephenville Empire-Tribune. Glen Rose is about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth.

Bryant did not immediately return phone calls to The Associated Press seeking comment late Saturday and early Sunday. A woman who answered the phone at the lodge where the shooting occurred declined comment and referred calls to the sheriff's office.

Investigators did not immediately release the name of the second victim, according to the newspapers.

Witnesses told sheriff's investigators that a gunman opened fire on the men around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, then fled in a pickup truck belonging to one of the victims, according to the Star-Telegram. The newspapers said a 25-year-old man was later taken into custody in Lancaster, southeast of Dallas, and that charges were expected.

Lancaster police did not immediately return calls for comment.

The motive for the shooting was unclear.

Kyle wrote the best-selling book, "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History," detailing his 150-plus kills of insurgents from 1999 to 2009.

Kyle was sued by former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura over a portion of the book that claims Kyle punched Ventura in a 2006 bar fight over unpatriotic remarks. Ventura says the punch never happened and that the claim by Kyle defamed him.

Kyle had asked that Ventura's claims of invasion of privacy and "unjust enrichment" be dismissed, saying there was no legal basis for them. But a federal judge said the lawsuit should proceed. Both sides were told to be ready for trial by Aug. 1.

[Karee 4,190]

I've been watching this on the local news all morning. They're still not releasing the name of the guy they arrested in Lancaster, but they are transporting him back to the county where the crime occurred today.

Edited February 3, 2013 by Karee

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I've been watching this on the local news all morning. They're still not releasing the name of the guy they arrested in Lancaster, but they are transporting him back to the county where the crime occurred today.

He might not make it, killing an ex seal is no joke. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have an "accident" in the way back.

[Karee 4,190]

He might not make it, killing an ex seal is no joke. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have an "accident" in the way back.

I bet Jesse Ventura had something to do with it. He seems to like whacky conspiracy theories. Maybe someone should start one about him having something to do with this.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I bet Jesse Ventura had something to do with it. He seems to like whacky conspiracy theories. Maybe someone should start one about him having something to do with this.

Well you said it first, so now someone will use you as the jump off point

[Karee 4,190]

Well you said it first, so now someone will use you as the jump off point

Have you seen some of that guys recent interviews? He seriously has a screw loose.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Have you seen some of that guys recent interviews? He seriously has a screw loose.

I saw one on Hannity, he might be a little off center but a few times he hit Hannity in the mouth with some facts that Hannity couldn't rebuke.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

This was probably and more than likely a hit.

[aaron2020 11,651]

NRA - "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."

If only the good guys on this gun range had some guns. They would be the only ones who could have stopped the bad guy with a gun.

Duh. Maybe if we had some reasonable gun control in this country, the bad guy might not have had any guns.

Edited February 3, 2013 by aaron2020

[Karee 4,190]

Duh. Maybe if we had some reasonable gun control in this country, the bad guy might not have had any guns.

You might want to find out who the "bad guy" is first.

Edited February 3, 2013 by Karee

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[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

And here I thought that nobody gets shot at the gun range because everyone there has guns. Damn, there goes that theory.

Edited February 3, 2013 by Mr. Big Dog

[Pooky 3,786]

And here I thought that nobody gets shot at the gun range because everyone there has guns. Damn, there goes that theory.

To anyone with an ounce of rational thought, a gun range is the best place to shoot someone who has a gun. Simply put, people will expect you to carry a gun openly and, therefore, the intended targets will likely not feel threatened by someone carrying a gun. The shooter is then able to get close to the intended targets while openly carrying a firearm.

The first realization that there is a threat could very well be the first shot fired. By then, target reaction time can be irrelevant, as the shooter may have done sufficient to determine the outcome.

Any comparison with an environment where firearms are not expected to be openly displayed, carried and used is essentially pointless

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

To anyone with an ounce of rational thought, a gun range is the best place to shoot someone who has a gun.

So you're saying that gun nuts don't have an ounce of rational thought?

[Pooky 3,786]

So you're saying that gun nuts don't have an ounce of rational thought?

The more vocal proponents of neither side of the argument are evincing much in the way of rational thought currently.