Former Press Herald opinion writer dies in shooting

[jpak]

Source: Bangor Daily News

SANFORD, Maine — Maine State Police are investigating the shooting death of a well-known Maine political opinion writer at his home Wednesday evening.

Police say Michael Harmon, 71, died at his house on Brunelle Avenue when he was showing a teenage boy a handgun and the gun went off.

Harmon’s daughter confirmed by phone Thursday morning that her father died Wednesday night.

The 16-year-old was handling the gun at the time, according to police.

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Read more: http://bangordailynews.com/2016/12/29/news/york/former-press-herald-opinion-writer-dies-in-shooting/

[Aristus]

1. It looks like the 'law-abiding gun-owners' are trying to thin the herd unilaterally.

Fine by me...

[C Moon]

2. Why don't these people who are so into guns, check if they are loaded

before allowing a minor to touch them?
Just like the guy who shot his wife outside a gun show while inspecting a gun.
Or the guy who's 4 year old killed himself when the father left his loaded pistol on the kitchen table.
There's a guy in our complex who is some sort of security or police (don't know); he was cleaning his gun; it discharged, and went through few neighbor's walls. Nice. Huh?
I'm not familiar with guns: maybe a bullet can hide in the chamber?

[Skittles]

3. gun humpers are not known for their intellect

[heaven05]

4. no, they DO NOT

hide. Clearing a weapon of live rounds is first priority when not being used for firing or right after shooting targets or whatever.....these people are just stupid gun handlers who's stupidity killed them or as in the case of the 4 year old, an innocent person. I hate em.