Man charged with manslaughter after target shooting death

[y_p_w]

Man charged with manslaughter after target shooting in his yard without a backstop.

His neighbor was shot about 0.3 miles from his home. He claimed that he was shooting into the ground.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/oklahoma-...d-accused-fatally-shooting/story?id=128707327​

When a deputy said he suspected the shooting may have caused the victim's death, Adams "became visibly upset and began to cry," the affidavit stated. The deputy also told him that "while he was shooting towards the ground in his backyard that there was nothing behind his property to stop any bullets from traveling beyond his property and hurting someone," the affidavit stated. Adams' home is located approximately 0.3 miles away from the residence where the woman was shot, based on the addresses included in the affidavit.​

 

[Elkins45]

The woman he killed was holding a baby. I have less than zero sympathy for this fool.

 

[Dave Hess]

The woman he killed was holding a baby. I have less than zero sympathy for this fool.

Yep.

Minimum 25 year in prison for being reckless with a gun.

 

[demarpaint]

The woman he killed was holding a baby. I have less than zero sympathy for this fool.

No sympathy from me either the man was a jackass, and an innocent life was lost.

 

[hemitom]

A moment of stupidity and carelessness creates a lifetime of pain .

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

His neighbor was shot about 0.3 miles from his home. He claimed that he was shooting into the ground.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/oklahoma-...d-accused-fatally-shooting/story?id=128707327​

When a deputy said he suspected the shooting may have caused the victim's death, Adams "became visibly upset and began to cry," the affidavit stated. The deputy also told him that "while he was shooting towards the ground in his backyard that there was nothing behind his property to stop any bullets from traveling beyond his property and hurting someone," the affidavit stated. Adams' home is located approximately 0.3 miles away from the residence where the woman was shot, based on the addresses included in the affidavit.​

Ye. Read this yesterday. I wonder how many gun owners in OK are aware of the law regarding backstops.

 

[jadmt]

A moment of stupidity and carelessness creates a lifetime of pain .

something tells me it was a lifetime of stupidity and carelessness....be interesting to hear what his neighbors have to say about him....

 

[y_p_w]

Ye. Read this yesterday. I wonder how many gun owners in OK are aware of the law regarding backstops.

In my area, target shooting would generally be illegal in a backyard.

 

[Leo99]

Ye. Read this yesterday. I wonder how many gun owners in OK are aware of the law regarding backstops.

The article states that every house in the block has a backstop except his. I'm curious what the neighborhood looks like.

 

[Astro14]

In my area, target shooting would generally be illegal in a backyard.

That’s true nearly everywhere in suburban and urban areas. But that’s not the real crime - the real crime is being unsure of your target and what’s beyond. A basic failure in responsibility that lead to a person’s death. A foolish, irresponsible person who killed someone through their own stupidity.

 

[Astro14]

The article states that every house in the block has a backstop except his. I'm curious what the neighborhood looks like.

It also stated that he used a .45, then other sources say a Glock 45 - which is a 9mm. If there is one thing that the press reports inaccurately, it is firearms. I doubt the “backstop” part is accurate.

 

[4wd]

Was on the roof of my camp when I heard gunshots and bullets zinging through the air …
Went inside - opposite of the noise …
Later I go down the road and found shot up beer cans and 9mm casings up on a levee - clueless to this day …

 

[dishdude]

Here's another jackass that shouldn't have had access to a firearm.

https://komonews.com/news/nation-wo...-turns-gun-on-himself-after-nfl-game-argument

 

[ripcord]

The world is full of stupid, reckless, drunken fools.

 

[y_p_w]

The article states that every house in the block has a backstop except his. I'm curious what the neighborhood looks like.

I looked it up but didn’t get an exact address from a sheriff’s press release. But it was County Road 1800. Lots of overlapping place names. Kind of rural, but a high density of homes along that particular road.

 

[Oliveoil2]

Akin to driving drunk. Reckless decision and someone lost their life because of it.

 

[ripcord]

Kids should all be taught the proper, safe use of firearms in school.

 

[BHopkins]

Decades ago, when I was 21 or 22 years old, a few of my friends and I decided to "camp" overnight in the mountains, in one of the friend's van. I followed on my XT500 Enduro. Late at night we found somewhere to pull over, somewhere up in the Uintah mountain range in Utah, and we all slept in the van.

I woke up earlier than my friends, and went exploring on my motorcycle. When I returned, I found all my friends huddled up against the passenger side of the van, all with expressions of fear on their faces. They told me that someone was shooting at them, from down the dirt road that we had came in on.

I raced down the road, constantly honking my horn to get the attention of whoever was shooting, and let them know that someone else was there. I found two men, about the same age as me and my friends at the time, target shooting. I told them they were shooting at my friends. The men were in shock, as they had no idea that anyone was out there, but I scolded them for breaking one of the cardinal rules of shooting - making sure of a backstop of some sort. We were fortunate. No one was injured.

I feel for the family of this woman. This man, through carelessness, has drastically, and tragically altered the life of others and himself.

 

[walterjay]

As a kid riding my bike down a back road a bullet went zinging by my head. I don't remember hearing a shot though. Too many careless folks out there.

 

[OVERKILL]

Kids should all be taught the proper, safe use of firearms in school.

We are taught it as part of the Canadian licensing program, but unfortunately we (gun owners) have become a political scapegoat and punching bag for the "Natural Governing Party" to deflect from their incompetence, so I have a hard time recommending our model anymore.