Another apparent suicide at a gun range
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- For the fourth time in four months, there has been a shooting inside a Central Florida gun range. A man was killed Wednesday night at Rieg's Gun Range on Orange Blossom Trail. But since people are used to hearing gunshots no one noticed right away until they found him lying on the ground.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- For the fourth time in four months, there has been a shooting inside a Central Florida gun range.
A man was killed Wednesday night at Rieg's Gun Range on Orange Blossom Trail.
But since people are used to hearing gunshots no one noticed right away until they found him lying on the ground.
I've thought about that at the range many times. A gunshot isn't out of the ordinary so you pay it no mind. In a stall, you're generally not going to be looking at other people since you should be focusing down range.
As Tam says, if you run a gun range long enough, someone is going to eventually commit suicide in there. And if you rent guns, it will be with one of those.
"He did rent a gun, from the business, he was shooting at targets inside," said Spike Hopkins with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Tam's a genius.
They say it is a bizarre situation, since the owners of the business say he had used the shooting range before. "This person was a repeat customer. So did they think something bad was going to happen? Probably not, because of his other visits, said Hopkins."
They say it is a bizarre situation, since the owners of the business say he had used the shooting range before.
"This person was a repeat customer. So did they think something bad was going to happen? Probably not, because of his other visits, said Hopkins."
So, here's a guy they've done business with before. He's rented before, shot targets, and had no problems. How can you possibly detect a suicidal person who appears normal? You can't. As sad as it is, this is simply going to happen. People who have given up on life will end it even if there aren't any gun ranges. In fact, even with 4 gun range suicides in as many months, I'm willing to bet there have been more suicides in Central Florida that weren't at ranges in the same time frame.
Just because there's nothing you can do to prevent this doesn't mean the anti-gunners won't latch on and try to do something.
Hat Tip Gunnison Tourist