MIDLAND COUNTY, TX — One person was taken to the hospital after a supposed firearms mishap at a local gun range in Midland County, Texas on Thursday, April 24th, 2014, according to a news article from The Midland Reporter Telegram.
Investigators currently have reason to believe that one person was hurt when he was struck by a bullet in the lower back at a privately owned gun range located between County Roads 1110 and 170 on Thursday afternoon.
Scene of the Accident
The patient was taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries.
The investigation is currently ongoing.
Commentary:
Shooting guns is an inherently dangerous activity with the potential for great bodily harm and death, and gun range’s are supposed to be a safe environment to do so. This is why many gun ranges you walk into have waivers, as well as ‘range instructors’ that function much like lifeguards at a swimming pool, that do their best to keep the environment safe. The news article suggests that the owner of the range was not present at the time of the accident, which leads me to wonder if everything that needs to done in order to keep a dangerous sporting activity like this one was being done properly. If not, the owner of the range may bear some liability if this accident is found to have been preventable with just a little bit more foresight.
–Grossman Law Offices
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