Man accidentally kills self with gun during demonstration on gun safety

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Ban GAs

Lewisville gas explosion victim dies

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/denton/Lewisville-gas-explosion-victim-dies-186722371.html

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Anyone else getting tired of the "ban _____" nonsense? Hardly anyone wants to ban guns from existing. But no matter how many times you tell them that, it doesn't register. They'll just link more stories to more things that kill people and make the oh so witty "ban this" comment. Yawn.

[Operator 1,927]

Interestingly the Oakland County ME ruled his death a suicide.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

What else would it be called?

[Operator 1,927]

By definition suicide is an intentional act. The article claims he was demonstrating safety and accidentally killed himself.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Is accidental suicide a thing? If not, not sure what else they could label it as.

[Teddy B 17,252]

It seems a lot of gun owners (as exemplified on here) appear to lack a sense empathy.

That's rather worrying really.

Based on what I've read here in the past couple years, all the gun aficionados truly care about is that no one messes with their right to own as many guns as they want. Everything else, including thousands of senseless deaths each year are secondary at best.

[Operator 1,927]

No such thing as accidental suicide but rather accidental death.

Makes a big difference comes the time the insurance company gets involved.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Anyone else getting tired of the "ban _____" nonsense? Hardly anyone wants to ban guns from existing. But no matter how many times you tell them that, it doesn't register. They'll just link more stories to more things that kill people and make the oh so witty "ban this" comment. Yawn.

What is even more frightening is that we have to all tip toe around in here and use pronouns and innuendos, instead of just replying and confronting a post we disagree with, with just a little snarky thrown in

[natty bumppo 297]

I'd rather none of it happen. And I certainly wouldn't be glad or say "that's what he gets" after he's dead.

you can't change what is ... and this is he is dead by his own stupidity.

your inference of "glad" he is dead ... not glad or sad. it is simply a documented fact by the local authorities that he is dead.

don't care what tool he used in his demise ... gasoline, electricity, jumping off a building, etc

I am glad he did not take out his girlfriend, the kids, or any other innocent with his stupidity. that would have been tragic.

his action was self determination for the direction of his life.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

What is even more frightening is that we have to all tip toe around in here and use pronouns and innuendos, instead of just replying and confronting a post we disagree with, with just a little snarky thrown in

Says the guy who spent a year posting letters as a response.

[GandD 5,966]

you can't change what is ... and this is he is dead by his own stupidity.

your inference of "glad" he is dead ... not glad or sad. it is simply a documented fact by the local authorities that he is dead.

don't care what tool he used in his demise ... gasoline, electricity, jumping off a building, etc

I am glad he did not take out his girlfriend, the kids, or any other innocent with his stupidity. that would have been tragic.

his action was self determination for the direction of his life.

You equated this to survival of the fittest..............

Says the guy who spent a year posting letters as a response.

And consistently and openly talks about how dumb all liberals are.

[natty bumppo 297]

You equated this to survival of the fittest..............

yup ... he didn't have what it took to survive.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Suicide just means "self killing", like regicide means king/queen killing and matricide means mother-killing.

Where is the intention in it? Is is because of the "kill" part? Either way, intentionally or unintentionally, he did kill himself.

[Operator 1,927]

The Latin origin translates to "of oneself kill" I agree, however to a letter almost every English definition includes "Intentionally".

My point in bringing it up is that the article reports that it was an accidental event. Yet the ME rules the death a suicide, in my mind they are two completely different things, similar to voluntary and involuntary manslaughter.

If I am killed on the job accidentally it's likely my family will receive some compensation for my death but if I intentionally end my own life they wont.

To me there is a big difference.