On Jan 8, 8:54*am, Happy John wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:45:32 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:08:55 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

I'm not looking for a discussion/argument about guns. I just don't
believe this story. I don't believe someone trained as thoroughly with
firearms as a Navy Seal would *accidentally* shoot himself or anyone
else, or wouldn't know that his firearm was loaded.

I agree that the odds of that happening are very VERY slim, but there
is that chance that it could have happened, but I'd be suspicious as
well..

Everyone is taught to assume a gun is loaded unless you personally check
and see that it isn't.

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All we know for sure is that in addition to the gun, alcohol and a
woman were involved. * Dangerous combination, perfectly capable of
cancelling out a lot of good training. * Have you ever known anyone
who got smarter when they were drinking and/or trying to impress a
woman?

I'd probably find the story a little more believable if the woman had 'accidentally' shot the SEAL,
or vice-versa.

I gotta agree with Harry on this one. But, booze can do some strange stuff, I guess. I haven't had
any in so long I don't know what the new stuff is like!

There;s been records of people playing stupid with themselves, though.
Especially actors. Some that come to mind was Brandon Lee, Jon-Erik
Hexum, and Pete Duel.

Then there's James Freiberger.

SIERRA VISTA — Drugs and alcohol both were factors in the death of a
man who authorities say accidentally shot himself at a party in
Tombstone on Friday.

James Freiberger, 36, of Sierra Vista died after taking a .357-caliber
revolver from a friend who was showing him the gun and, thinking it
was unloaded, put it to his head and pulled the trigger, said
Tombstone Marshal Billy Cloud.