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Man kills girlfriend while showing her gun, charged with negligent homicide
New Orleans Times-Picayune ^

Posted on 08/19/2008 9:00:18 AM PDT by WilliamReading

A 23-year-old man's attempt to show his girlfriend a pistol ended in tragedy Monday night when the gun fired, killing her, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Averyell Davis, 23, was shot in the abdomen after the handgun her boyfriend was handling went off, said sheriff's spokesman Col. John Fortunato. Curtis C. Murray has been arrested and booked with one count of negligent homicide.

The couple were in the living room of their home in the 500 block of Behrman Highway in Gretna at about 10:15 p.m. when the gun discharged, Fortunato said. Authorities did not specify what caused the gun to fire.

Emergency responders arrived at the couple's home, where Davis' mother met them and told them that her daughter was shot inside the home.

In the living room, they found Davis lying on the floor with a wounded abdomen.

Responders transported her to Ochsner Medical Center, and on the way there, she told authorities that her boyfriend accidentally shot her, according to Fortunato.

Davis died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Lt. Don English, the homicide detective handling the case, later booked Murray with the criminal charge at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.

Even though the victim claimed it was an accident, "our investigation showed negligence on (Murray's) part, and that's why he was charged," Fortunato said.

Negligent homicide defendants can face up to 5 years in prison, a fine up to $5,000, or both, according to state law.

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1 posted on 08/19/2008 9:00:18 AM PDT by WilliamReading
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To: WilliamReading

I don’t imagine I could get anyone to bet against alcohol being involved, could I?


2 posted on 08/19/2008 9:03:24 AM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: WilliamReading

Stand back, while I whip this out!


3 posted on 08/19/2008 9:04:12 AM PDT by WakeUpAndVote (Obama is making me vote for McCain)
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To: WilliamReading
I've been showing other people my handguns and firearms for years now. I never present a firearm to anyone until I've removed the clip and guaranteed the chamber is empty. Basic firearms safety. It's idiots like this that provide fodder for the gun-grabbers to go out and rage against the 2nd amendment.
4 posted on 08/19/2008 9:04:35 AM PDT by LoneStarGI
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To: WilliamReading

This is why there’s Rule 3 of gunhandling: ALWAYS keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction; never let the muzzle point at anything you are not willing to kill or destroy.


5 posted on 08/19/2008 9:04:36 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: WilliamReading

Shouldn’t we require all gun owners to pass a gun safety class?
If we have to pass a driving test to get a drivers license, why not one for owning a handgun or rifle?

To me it is only common sense. Of course others will use the “slippery slope” argument . . . “if they require us to take gun training, then they will take all of our guns away” . .. . That just doesn’t follow.

Why doesn’t the US Army just hand out M-16s to the soldiers and let them figure out for themselves how to shoot them? Why does the Army train and test the soldiers?


6 posted on 08/19/2008 9:05:13 AM PDT by WilliamReading
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To: WilliamReading

Will someone please explain to me how the gun magically fired (while he was, I guess standing away from it, you know it needs its space) and tragically killed his girlfried?


7 posted on 08/19/2008 9:05:16 AM PDT by EarthBound (Ex Deo,gratia. Ex astris,scientia (Who the hell do I vote for now?))
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To: savedbygrace

Nope, not unless you added a Glock clause in there somewhere...


8 posted on 08/19/2008 9:05:21 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: WilliamReading

Just another New Orleans Area Homicide.


9 posted on 08/19/2008 9:05:38 AM PDT by trumandogz
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To: WilliamReading
...the gun fired...

Guns don't just fire.

Safe direction, off the trigger, unloaded.

10 posted on 08/19/2008 9:05:40 AM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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for chrissake.... isn’t any thing EVER JUST an accident anymore???????

the kid was stupid but even the dead girl said it was an accident.

do they need to make it a crime and send it to jail?

I know this is serious folks, but really- think about the slippery slope- do you want ANYTHING you do (accidentally) to potentially LAND YOU IN JAIL

stub your toe? go to jail... that was silly, I know but... STUB YOUR CHILDS TOE because you don’t know they are standing behind the door... go to jail for child abuse?

I am being extreme, but not EVERYTHING requires criminal prosecution.

Bureaucracy gone amok


11 posted on 08/19/2008 9:07:21 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: EarthBound

Maybe , just maybe, he didn’t know how to use the gun, because no one taught him how?


12 posted on 08/19/2008 9:07:30 AM PDT by WilliamReading
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To: WilliamReading
This here's a Glock 40...

13 posted on 08/19/2008 9:08:10 AM PDT by evets (beer)
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To: WilliamReading

As more people have been killed by the pen than by the sword, we should require all writers, Internet or not, to take a safety course before being allowed to write or post to the Internet. I mean, ideas are more dangerous than bullets, so we should restrict them equally.

Now, I’ve *actually* had a writing safety class. Have you? If not, I’m sorry, you should not be permitted to post or write anything.


14 posted on 08/19/2008 9:10:12 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: WilliamReading
" ... The couple were in the living room of their home in the 500 block of Behrman Highway in Gretna at about 10:15 p.m. when the gun discharged, Fortunato said. Authorities did not specify what caused the gun to fire ..."


Hint to authorities ... it could have been a finger pulling the trigger.

Now don't go taking my word for it ... try it yourself.

15 posted on 08/19/2008 9:10:22 AM PDT by G.Mason (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: evets

Yeah... that guy was DEA or local cops, “fully trained”, and he STILL managed to shoot himself with it.


16 posted on 08/19/2008 9:10:47 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: WilliamReading
I don't show off my whisks, I don't show off my chisels, or my oil filter wrench, or even my laptops. Why would I show off any tool, except for training?

Keep the weapons stage 3 and under control.

/johnny

17 posted on 08/19/2008 9:11:03 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: WilliamReading

Loaded or unloaded, never, NEVER point a gun at anyone unless you intend to kill them in defense of your own life or someone else’s.


18 posted on 08/19/2008 9:11:07 AM PDT by Righter-than-Rush
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To: Mr. K

>>the kid was stupid but even the dead girl said it was an accident.>>

LOL


19 posted on 08/19/2008 9:12:49 AM PDT by Righter-than-Rush
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To: Mr. K

The girl is dead because of his actions. Guns really don’t just go off by themselves. This must have involved huge doses of negligence. And stupidity.


20 posted on 08/19/2008 9:13:26 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (His Negritude has made his negritude the central theme of this campaign)
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