(TX) Info on Accidental Shooting at Garland Range

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DFW's channel 5 news has an information banner at the bottom of the screen that keeps repeating that there has been an accidental shooting at a Garland, Tx range, but haven't discussed it otherwise. Anybody know what's going on?
 
Had to wait for the Dallas Morning News. Apparently the owner of the Garland Public Shooting Range accidently shot himself in the abdomen around 12:15 on Tuesday and was taken by helicopter to Parkland Hospital where he was in critical condition after surgery.
 
Isn't this the same Garland Shooting Range that charges $19.50 for a mandatory "firearm safety lesson" before you can use their facilities?
 
Bud: No. Lifetime membership is $10. Range fee is $9. Therefore, total cost for your 1st trip to the GPSR should be $19.

FYI: The owner of the GPSR also owns the Eagle Peak Shooting Range down in Leander. I believe he drives to Garland on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help run things up here.

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http://dallasnews.com/metro/142860_metbrfs_16met..html

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>08/16/2000

From staff reports

Garland: Gun range owner seriously injured

The owner of a Garland gun range was seriously injured Tuesday
afternoon when he accidentally shot himself, police said. James Day, 59,
shot himself in the abdomen about 12:15 p.m., said Officer Joel Bettes, a
Garland police spokesman. Mr. Day was taken by helicopter ambulance
from the privately operated Garland Public Shooting Range in the 2600
block of Pleasant Valley Road. He was in critical condition after
undergoing surgery Tuesday afternoon at Parkland hospital in Dallas,
Officer Bettes said.[/quote]
 
I used to shoot at that range when I worked in Carrollton a few years ago.

I always wondered how long it would stay open. All they had was a berm, and all that was needed was for somebody to point the gun at about a 20 degree angle and the round would go God knows where.

There were housing developments creeping their way from the side, along Pleasant Valley Road, so I guess it's just a matter of time, regardless of any other accident.

Otherwise, it was a good range, and I spent many a Sunday there developing loads.
 
When I started shooting at the GPSR, it was out in the country. Now, it has been enveloped by subdivisions.

Remember, the range is in a flood plane, so there's probably not a lot behind those berms. Besides, the berms aren't really any lower than others I've seen.

This isn't the first accident there, and I doubt it'll be the last. Earlier this summer, a shooter was putting his loaded handgun into a soft case after a day of shooting. Shot himself in the gut, died 6 hours later at Parkland.

I truly hope Jim comes out of this alright.
 
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