[Larry Lucido]

Enough with the fricking clickbait, dammit.

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Maine State Police and Sanford police are investigating the shooting death of Portland Press Herald columnist M.D. Harmon at his home Wednesday afternoon in Sanford.

Police say Michael D. Harmon, 71, died at his home on Brunelle Avenue after a handgun he was showing to a teenage boy went off while the 16-year-old was handling it.

Harmon, a steadfast defender of gun rights and a champion of conservative viewpoints, was a longtime editor and columnist for the Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He worked for the newspaper for 41 years, and continued to write a weekly column after he retired in 2011.

The teenage boy and his father, both from North Berwick, were visiting Harmon’s home at the time of the shooting, police said. They have been cooperating with the investigation and detectives were expected to question them again Thursday.

Their names are not being released because the shooting is still under investigation, state police spokesman Steve McCausland said Thursday night.

“The circumstances under which the gun was introduced is still under investigation,” said McCausland, who did not know why the gun was loaded. “It is just one of the many questions we have.”

[humblegunner]

Thanks.

[trisham]

Thank you!

[NEMDF]

Thanks, Larry!

[umgud]

All unanticipated discharges come from unloaded guns. Still sorry for this man’s death regardless of circumstances.

[proust]

Thank you.

[Vermont Lt]

What kind of a moron hands a loaded weapon to a child?

I am not saying the guy deserved to die, but I would not hand a loaded gun to ANYONE I was not intimate with.

I am not for gun control. I am for common sense.

[HonkyTonkMan]

McCausland, who did not know why the gun was loaded.

ALL guns are loaded and should be treated as such. Unfortunate event here.
Thanks for posting this Larry!