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Florida man is dead after asking friend, ‘What, are you going to shoot me?’
2020-06-20
[NYDAILYNEWS] "What, are you going to shoot me?"

Those are believed to be the last words 26-year-old Florida man Sean Cook asked his pal Shea Harkins before a rifle shot took his life and landed his buddy in jail, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

The pair were playing video games at Harkins’ Palm Harbor, Fla. home Thursday evening when the host started showing off a Colt M4 rifle he’d been customizing.

Harkins, also 26, reportedly pointed the gun he believed to have been unloaded at Cook’s chest.

Cook then asked Harkins, apparently kidding, if he planned to shoot him. Later claiming he didn’t know there was a bullet in the rifle’s chamber, Harkins reportedly did just that.

"Victim and (defendant) are best friends," according to a police report. "(Defendant) was showing off a new attachment to his Colt M4 rifle (and) attempted to clear the firearm, but did not."

Cook was taken to Mease Countryside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He's dead, Jim!
 roughly an hour after being shot.

Harkins was charged with manslaughter and locked away
You have the right to remain silent...
 in Pinellas County, west of Tampa.

The police report made it clear there was no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved.
Posted by:Fred

#7  never ask a question when you aren't ready for the answer
Posted by: Chris   2020-06-20 17:51  

#6  Also consider slow burns or the double-strike required for hard primers.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-06-20 16:05  

#5  Shooters on the line - cease fire - make your weapon safe!
A complete safe weapons is;
--Place the weapon on safe
--Remove the magazine
--Lock the slide to the rear
--Conduct a visual and physical inspection of the chamber and the magazine well
--Look away - conduct a second visual/physical inspection
--Stand by for a safety check from a line instructor

I've easily said this a 1000 times
Posted by: Bangkok Billy   2020-06-20 12:06  

#4  F'in moron.
Posted by: Clem   2020-06-20 08:37  

#3  ^ Gun Safety 101
Posted by: Frank G   2020-06-20 06:19  

#2  I remember a story years ago about an elderly lady who brought her recently deceased husband's Colt 1911 into a gun shop to sell it. The gunsmith removed the empty magazine, pulled the slide to the rear and released it, pointed the barrel toward the ceiling and pulled the trigger. To their mutual surprise, a round went directly through the ceiling and roof of his shop.

A visual checking of the chamber is an important step in the clearing of a weapon.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-06-20 03:05  

#1  Been on the wrong end of this scene. Luckily the f*wad cycled the action rather than pulling the trigger immediately.
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-06-20 03:02  

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