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The officer here is said to have been a weapons expert,whichshows accidentscan happen anywhere to anyone. My condolences to his family, but this shows what can happen when the police disarm you for their protection.
http://www.wjactv.com/news/14115236/detail.html
Officials: Shooting Victim Was Trying To Fix Jammed Gun
POSTED: 12:28 pm EDT September 14, 2007
UPDATED: 1:25 pm EDT September 14, 2007
Investigators ruled on Friday that the shooting death of a man at a gun show was accidental.
Michael Kurty, 36, of Hollidaysburg, was shot in the head while he tried to unjam a military-style machine gun at a gun exhibition Wednesday night.
Kurty was an auxiliary officer with the Duncansville Police Department and was considered a weapons expert. He was off-duty at the time of the accident.
Police said Kurty was working for a company called East Coast Gun Sales, which owns the weapon and was putting on a demonstration.
Officials said Kurty and another person had fired several rounds that night when the gun jammed. The men disconnected power to try to clear the gun, but they did not know the firing pin could still activate even when the gun was powered down.
Kurty had about 24 hours to familiarize himself with the weapon, which can fire up to 4,000 rounds per minute.
Police said the gun was not defective and no charges will be field against the company.
Stay with Channel 6 News and WJACTV.com for continuing coverage.
The officer here is said to have been a weapons expert,whichshows accidentscan happen anywhere to anyone. My condolences to his family, but this shows what can happen when the police disarm you for their protection.
http://www.wjactv.com/news/14115236/detail.html
Officials: Shooting Victim Was Trying To Fix Jammed Gun
POSTED: 12:28 pm EDT September 14, 2007
UPDATED: 1:25 pm EDT September 14, 2007
Investigators ruled on Friday that the shooting death of a man at a gun show was accidental.
Michael Kurty, 36, of Hollidaysburg, was shot in the head while he tried to unjam a military-style machine gun at a gun exhibition Wednesday night.
Kurty was an auxiliary officer with the Duncansville Police Department and was considered a weapons expert. He was off-duty at the time of the accident.
Police said Kurty was working for a company called East Coast Gun Sales, which owns the weapon and was putting on a demonstration.
Officials said Kurty and another person had fired several rounds that night when the gun jammed. The men disconnected power to try to clear the gun, but they did not know the firing pin could still activate even when the gun was powered down.
Kurty had about 24 hours to familiarize himself with the weapon, which can fire up to 4,000 rounds per minute.
Police said the gun was not defective and no charges will be field against the company.
Stay with Channel 6 News and WJACTV.com for continuing coverage.