Gun-loving columnist killed after letting teen hold his firearm

Posted by | December 29, 2016 13:55 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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M.D. Harmon wrote about gun ownership rights for the Portland Press Herald.

…the 71-year-old Harmon was showing off one of his guns to a 16-year-old boy in his home in Sanford, Maine, on Wednesday. Harmon apparently let the teenager handle the weapon, which went off while the boy was holding it.

Both the teenager and his father were visiting Harmon for undisclosed reasons, and Harmon’s wife has called the shooting an “accidental tragedy.”

Harmon was a dedicated defender of gun ownership rights and would regularly rail against attempts to regulate firearms or even make the use of firearms safer.

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18 responses to Gun-loving columnist killed after letting teen hold his firearm

  1. Jack E Raynbeau December 29th, 2016 at 13:58

    I doubt the bullet had his name on it. It likely said “To whom it may concern”.

  2. Sy Colepath December 29th, 2016 at 14:11

    martyr for gunz…

  3. bpollen December 29th, 2016 at 14:26

    “…or even make the use of firearms safer.”

    Or the owners smarter.

    • Larry Schmitt December 29th, 2016 at 14:27

      Doing the second would automatically make the first happen. As long as gun owners refuse to follow the basic rules of safety, stupid “accidents” like this will continue.

  4. fahvel December 29th, 2016 at 14:29

    good

  5. wpadon December 29th, 2016 at 14:50

    Another example of common sense is for other people. This was no accident, this was inevitable.

  6. Willys41 December 29th, 2016 at 15:08

    Dear Mr. Harmon: Thanks for proving our point.

  7. Budda December 29th, 2016 at 15:12

    The irony…

  8. amersham1046 December 29th, 2016 at 17:20

    Could this be considered natural justice

  9. allison1050 December 29th, 2016 at 18:00

    oops!

  10. jybarz December 29th, 2016 at 18:56

    So it’s true…live by the gun, die by the gun!
    I’m sad…NOT!

  11. Mike December 29th, 2016 at 22:01

    And people say you can’t fix stupid …

    • whatthe46 December 30th, 2016 at 21:48

      this was a permanent solution if ever there was. lol

  12. Duke Woolworth December 30th, 2016 at 06:14

    Handing a loaded gun to a minor? How predictable is that outcome?

  13. causeican December 30th, 2016 at 07:52

    This incident solves so many problems.

  14. William December 30th, 2016 at 08:03

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/99cbec739f62e30423ea72a523961536df39f05042bfea05e966eb8be9f2f915.jpg

  15. labman57 December 30th, 2016 at 21:42

    35-caliber karma.

    • whatthe46 December 30th, 2016 at 21:48

      and to think, if this asshat would have supported making guns safer he may still be alive. yep, KARMA indeed.

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