Imperial man shoots himself in the head while teaching firearms safety

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Imperial man shoots himself in the head while teaching firearms safety (http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=185501)

KSDK -- An Imperial man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the head while teaching his girlfriend firearms safety.

Sheriff Glenn Boyer said that on Friday, deputies responded to 4307 Rock Valley Court in Imperial for a shooting. Investigators found 40-year-old James Looney with a gunshot wound to the head.

According to witnesses, Looney was demonstrating how to use the different safety mechanisms on several guns to his girlfriend. The witnesses said Looney would put the guns to his head, and before pulling the trigger, would ask her if she thought the gun would go off. With the first two guns, the safety mechanisms worked. The third gun fired.c'mon. let's get a gun thread going here. :D

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c'mon. let's get a gun thread going here. :D

Kalashnikov faces bankruptcy (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/kalashnikov-faces-bankruptcy/article1296238/)

The maker of the iconic AK-47, the assault rifle associated with Third World armies and revolutionaries the world over, is in dire straits as cheaper knock-offs cut into business.

For years, the AK-47 assault rifle has been the world's most popular weapon, the gun of choice for dictators, gang members and Third World revolutionaries.

But the global recession and a proliferation of copycats has left the Russian maker of the Kalashnikov, OAO Izhmash, in financial turmoil.
Monday, a court in Russia said it will consider a bankruptcy application filed against Izhmash by a supplier owed more than $13-million (U.S.).



According to reports out of Russia, Izhmash has been losing money for years on its small-arms business and closed its largest gun factory in Izhevsk for much of 2009.

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Kalashnikov faces bankruptcy (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/kalashnikov-faces-bankruptcy/article1296238/)

The maker of the iconic AK-47, the assault rifle associated with Third World armies and revolutionaries the world over, is in dire straits as cheaper knock-offs cut into business.

For years, the AK-47 assault rifle has been the world's most popular weapon, the gun of choice for dictators, gang members and Third World revolutionaries.

But the global recession and a proliferation of copycats has left the Russian maker of the Kalashnikov, OAO Izhmash, in financial turmoil.
Monday, a court in Russia said it will consider a bankruptcy application filed against Izhmash by a supplier owed more than $13-million (U.S.).



According to reports out of Russia, Izhmash has been losing money for years on its small-arms business and closed its largest gun factory in Izhevsk for much of 2009.

No surprise when their AKs are now selling for over $1000 US! $1000 for an AK? That's like paying $100k for a Ford.