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Christian Ghilli: Negligent Discharge Costs World Junior Skeet Champion His Life

Published January 19, 2022 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


World Junior Skeet Champion Christian Ghilli Dead at 19

Italy's Christian Ghilli, the 19-year-old reigning World Junior Skeet Champion, is dead after a momentary lapse in firearm safety. Unfortunately, one moment is all it takes to end the life of one the most talented young skeet shooters in the world. Ghilli was in the woods at Montecatini Val di Cecina in Tuscany when he stopped to pick up some of his spent … [Read more...]

3 Dead from Negligent Discharges in Past 24 Hours

Published January 6, 2022 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: 100% Preventable 100% of the time

Normally I only see a couple of negligent discharge deaths each month, but this morning I woke up to three reports in a single day.  This is distressing, since all three deaths were wholly preventable. First, in Belton, South Carolina, a 2-year-old girl died after being shot in the chest by a BB gun. Police and Emergency Medical Services attended the scene at 1:30am, and … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: 3-year-old finds gun in kitchen drawer, shoots himself in the head

Published December 18, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Negligent Discharges


Parental Gun Safety Negligence Costs 3-Year-Old Boy’s Life

These are the stories that break my heart. A 3-year-old boy is dead and, as brutal as it is for me to write it and you to read it, this child is dead because of his parents’ negligence. His parents were too lazy, too stupid or too ignorant to store their gun where a kid couldn't find it. This toddler found a loaded handgun in a kitchen drawer and, being a curious kid, … [Read more...]

Shamaya Lynn: Young Mom Killed on a Zoom Call

Published October 18, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Shamaya Lynn killed by Negligent Discharge

On August 11th, 21-year-old Shamaya Lynn, an Altamonte Springs resident, was on a Zoom call with a co-worker when she suddenly fell backwards and was unresponsive. This coincided with a loud bang. That bang was the gunshot that killed the young woman instantly. Veondre Avery, Lynn's boyfriend and father of their 2-year-old boy, left a loaded pistol in a backpack, and that … [Read more...]

15-year-old Boy Injured by Negligent Discharge of Stolen Handgun

Published August 6, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


15-year-old Boy Injured by Negligent Discharge of Stolen Handgun

On May 5, 2021, a 15-year-old boy in Burlington, North Carolina, was injured after two teenagers in the apartment next door discovered a loaded handgun in the apartment occupied by Sade Michelle Robinson and fired the gun. The shooting was the result of “an accidental discharge and involves at least two other juveniles in an adjacent apartment,” said a Burlington Police … [Read more...]

Autumn Higgs: Dead because of Boyfriend’s Negligent Discharge

Published July 31, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


16-year-old Autumn Higgs: She died because of her boyfriend's negligent discharge of a firearm

On March 31, 2021, 17-year-old Hayden Wik picked up his mother's handgun and, for reasons nobody understands, pulled the trigger. The bullet he fired hit his 16-year-old girlfriend in the head.  Despite the best efforts of emergency services first responders, they were unable to save the girl's life. Initially police said the name of the slain teenage girl would not be … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: Dallas Walmart

Published July 30, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Keep Your Finger Off the Bang Switch

On May 18, 2021, an unidentified Walmart shopper carrying a concealed handgun 'accidentally' shot another customer with his handgun. The injured Walmart customer was taken to hospital and treated for a 'minor' gunshot wound. The precise details of how the negligent discharge occurred aren't available but, according to police, the individual carrying the handgun was not … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: 12-year-old girl shot, expected to recover

Published July 13, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: 12-year-old girl shot, expected to recover

Christian Lehl, 21, was babysitting his nieces and nephews, when he took out a loaded handgun and showed it to an 18-year-old friend. The handgun 'just went off' aka a negligent discharge, and the bullet buried itself in the arm of one of Lehl's 12-year-old nieces in another room. Thankfully, the young girl is expected to make a full recovery. Wichita Police arrested … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: Gentry Police Officers Save Man’s Life

Published July 8, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: Gentry Police Officers Save Man's Life

Two Gentry Police officers are credited with saving the life of a man who managed to unintentionally shoot himself in the leg. The unidentified man carried a loaded firearm in his pocket (never a good idea) and due to his negligence, shot himself and severed an artery in his leg. Gentry Police Officers Matthew Easter and Tyler Kell responded to the 911 call and discovered … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: 2-year-old boy kills himself with father’s gun

Published June 21, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Parents: Firearm Safety is Your Responsibility

If you own a firearm, making sure unauthorized people can't access that firearm is your number one responsibility - especially if you have small children. Vincent Shelby learned this lesson in the most excruciating way on June 2, 2021, when his 2-year-old son found his loaded handgun near the television and shot himself in the head with it. Joliet Police Department officers … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: Illinois Man Kills Girlfriend While Posing With Handgun

Published June 19, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: A'Meyah T. Brewton shot in the head by her boyfriend

21-year-old A’Meyah T. Brewton died when her boyfriend, 20-year-old Isaiah Cole shot her in the head while the couple posed for selfies in front of a mirror on September 13, 2020. Assistant State’s Attorney Robert Money said Cole was high on marijuana when he racked the slide to eject the round from the chamber, removed the magazine from his pistol and then re-inserted the … [Read more...]

Pennsylvania : 13-year-old boy murders 12-year-old sister

Published May 27, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Daisy Vasquez Made One Terrible Decision

On March 19, 2021, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 13-year-old Jah’sir Vasquez pointed a loaded handgun at his 12-year-old sister Jasiyah and pulled the trigger. "Mom, Jah shot me!" Jasiyah screamed before falling to the ground, a single gunshot wound to her chest. How did this 13-year-old get his hands on a loaded handgun? His mother, Daisy Vasquez, asked him to … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: Felon Shoots Himself in the Hand, Claims He Was Carjacked

Published May 20, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: Felon Shoots Himself in the Hand

Bad things can happen while carelessly playing with a loaded handgun. And when you're a convicted felon illegally possessing that loaded handgun, well, fear is a pretty normal emotion to feel when you shoot yourself in the hand and you stand there watching the hole in your hand bleed all over the floor. This is the stuff projectile vomiting is made of, especially when you … [Read more...]

Retired Pastor in Ghana Accidentally Shoots Himself While Patrolling His Property

Published May 10, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Freedom of Speech, Negligent Discharges


Retired Pastor in Ghana Accidentally Shoots Himself While Patrolling His Property

It's every upstanding person's worst nightmare. A gang of thieves target you and your family for harassment because of your faith. Police can't be there 24/7 so you do what you can to keep your family safe, which includes patrolling your property with a loaded firearm. This was the predicament a retired Pastor in Ghana found himself in on April 28, 2021. While Pastor … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: Teen Shoots Friend

Published May 8, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


If You Find a Loaded Handgun Follow These Three Simple Steps

It’s a story we’ve all heard a dozen times if we’ve heard it once. “I found the gun in the park.  When I picked it up, it just went off.” And some poor schmuck gets hit with a bullet. If they're lucky, they survive, as is the case in this story. Jalen Fayne, 18, appeared in court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on April 15, 2021, to face a single charge of injury by negligent … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: Two Teen Montreal Morons Apprehended

Published May 5, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: Two Teen Montreal Morons Apprehended

Montreal's two-day negligent discharge shooting spree left a lot of people terrified but thankfully nobody was injured or killed. On April 21, 2021, Montreal Police received calls about gunshots near the Town of Mount Royal. That evening two Montreal teenagers aged 14 and 16 were arrested and charged for their reckless shooting spree after they were spotted driving down … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: Man Shoots Himself with Stolen Handgun During Traffic Stop

Published May 4, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: Man Shoots Himself with Stolen Handgun During Traffic Stop

One stolen handgun, one police traffic stop and one scared criminal attempting to hide the stolen handgun. Who could possibly foresee a negligent discharge in such a situation? On Friday, April 16, 2021, members of the Decatur Police Department pulled over a vehicle for a 'routine' traffic stop. “As officers approached they heard a firearm discharge from inside the … [Read more...]

Loaded Firearms and Children Don’t Mix

Published May 3, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Negligent Discharges, Self-Defense


Loaded Firearms and Children Don’t Mix

On April 27, 2021, a 5-year-old boy in Elkhart, Indiana, found a loaded gun in his home in the Four Seasons Mobile Home Park. The boy picked up the loaded gun and, while playing with it, managed to shoot himself in the chest. He was rushed to South Bend Memorial Hospital in critical condition, then flown to The Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis where doctors … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge costs 16-year-old his life

Published April 26, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharges are No Laughing Matter

When common sense and firearm safety rules are ignored a negligent discharge can happen and, when it does, people die. A 16-year-old Houston boy is the latest casualty of the Negligent Discharge Games after he and three teenage friends played with a loaded handgun and the firearm 'went off'. The handgun didn't 'just go off' of course. One of the four teenagers pulled the … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharges Land Cristian Gutierrez in Jail

Published April 24, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Cristian Gutierrez: Stupid Human Tricks With Guns Lands Man in Jail

Some people are simply too stupid to possess firearms. I would definitely add 37-year-old Cristian Gutierrez to that category after his asinine negligent discharge shooting spree at 3:54am Friday morning, April 16, 2021. Bakersfield Police Department officers responded to Panorama Drive near Loma Linda Drive after they received a call about a person prowling outside a … [Read more...]

“I accidentally shot my wife in the head… almost a dozen times”

Published April 21, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Human Depravity, Negligent Discharges


Keven Scott Olejniczak: "I accidentally shot my wife in the head... almost a dozen times"

Shortly before midnight on June 23, 2020, Keven Scott Olejniczak, 57, got into a drunken argument with his wife, 49-year-old Angela R. Quintero Olejniczak, over a car. As they struggled, one of them held a loaded 9mm handgun and "the gun just went off." Repeatedly. This was no accident, nor was it a negligent discharge. News reports vary on how many times Keven … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: North Carolina Man Shoots Himself in the Crotch

Published April 17, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: North Carolina Man Shoots Himself in the Crotch

On April 9, 2021, a 46-year-old man's negligent discharge caused him to shoot himself in the crotch while shopping at a Food Lion store in Salisbury, North Carolina. “I turn around to see him grab his crotch and run to the front of the store,” one witness said. “Scared the crap out of me and some other shoppers.” The brief WBTV news report did not say how badly the man … [Read more...]

No Attempted Murder Charge for 17-year-old who shot 14-year-old Alyssa Driscoll in the head

Published April 16, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


No Attempted Murder Charge for 17-year-old who shot 14-year-old Alyssa Driscoll in the head

On February 12, 2021, 14-year-old Alyssa Driscoll was shot in the head inside a Toronto apartment but the 17-year-old who shot her will not face charges for attempted murder. An ambulance rushed the girl to hospital where doctors struggled to save her life. She is now in stable condition, but suffered a life-altering brain injury. Brandon Driscoll, Alyssa's father, said … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge Injures 11-Year-Old Girl

Published April 12, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Negligent Discharge: 100% Preventable 100% of the time

In the early morning hours of April 9, 2021, a moron with a stolen handgun shot his friend's sister in the leg. While playing the big-shot, a 20-year-old moron suffered a negligent discharge his stolen handgun, The bullet travelled through the floor downstairs into the living-room and struck the 11-year-old girl in the leg. Thankfully, the injury to the girl were not … [Read more...]

Moscow Police Teach Firearms Safety to Those Charged with Negligent Discharge of a Firearm

Published March 20, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Common Sense, Guns, Negligent Discharges


Moscow Police Department Teach Firearms Safety to Those Charged with Negligent Discharge of a Firearm

The Moscow (Idaho) Police Department is teaching firearm safety courses to people charged with negligent discharge of a firearm inside the Moscow city limits. Those who successfully pass the firearm safety course may have their charges dropped or reduced, depending on the nature of their specific case. “This is just one that we can work with people here in our own … [Read more...]

Darwin Award Winner Shoots Off His Own Testicles

Published February 22, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges, Stupid Human Tricks


Darwin Award Winner Shoots Off His Own Testicles

If you don’t want to shoot off your testicles, pay attention to the four cardinal rules of firearm safety: Rule #1: Treat every firearm as loaded until you prove otherwise. Rule #2: Keep your firearm pointed in the safest possible direction at all times. Rule #3: Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot. Rule #4: … [Read more...]

Edmonton Police Officer will not face charges for Negligent Discharge

Published January 14, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Negligent Discharges


Edmonton Police Officer will not face charges for Negligent Discharge

[Updated 2021-01-14 17:30 with Alberta Crown Prosecution Service statement] On June 7, 2019, an officer with the Edmonton Police Service committed a negligent discharge of their service pistol at the William Nixon Training Centre but will not face criminal charges. Crown prosecutors decided not to lay charges against the Edmonton police officer because it was not in the … [Read more...]

Negligent Discharge: RCMP Refuses to File Charges

Published May 25, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Negligent Discharges


Beaumont RCMP's Gross Incompetence in Alberta Negligent Discharge Case

On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, some moron apparently fired a dozen or more shots into the air. Those bullets landed on six homes in the Forest Heights area of Edmonton, Alberta. Negligent discharge of a firearm doesn’t even begin to describe this stupidity. “My daughter woke up and she is playing in her room and she is sitting on the floor, and looked up and there is a hole … [Read more...]

Centerton Police Officer Blake Almond and Someone’s Negligent Discharge

Published May 15, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Negligent Discharges, Police, Police Misconduct


Negligent Discharge: 100% Preventable 100% of the time

Safe storage laws have their place - especially when children are in the home. On January 20, 2020, in Centerton City, Arkansas, an unidentified person fired Officer Blake Almond’s service pistol, sending a bullet out of his home and through three walls of his neighbour’s home. The neighbour immediately called police to report the crime. Neighbour: “a bullet just shot … [Read more...]

Officer Down: Calgary Police Service Constable Darren Beatty

Published May 13, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Negligent Discharges, Officer Down, Police


Calgary Police Service Constable Darren Beatty

In an age where politicians and gun control advocates, no matter how well intentioned, insist only the police and military should have guns, we must acknowledge the fact these brave men and women are still mere mortals – just like the rest of us. They are not endowed with any magical properties, nor are they somehow “better” than anyone else. Yet no matter how experienced or … [Read more...]

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