Saturday, July 14, 2012

We Just Don't Have Enough Guns in Florida

Or is it we have too many?  Less ease of access to firearms would reduce the frequency of these tragedies.
From MSNBC and the AP

Florida teen dies in game of Russian Roulette

By msnbc.com staff and news services The Associated Press contributed to this report.


A Florida teenager who was shot in the head during a game of Russian Roulette has died.
Thorin R. Montgomery, 17, was pronounced deceased early Sunday at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to detectives, Montgomery and three of his friends were involved in an apparent game of Russian Roulette at Montgomery’s home on Friday night. Montgomery was the first to have a turn at the game when the .38-caliber revolver discharged and a bullet struck him in the head, the sheriff’s office said.

Montgomery was transported by air to Bayfront Medical Center in critical condition.

An autopsy is pending.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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