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Man demonstrating how to clean a gun during video chat accidentally shoots himself dead
Man demonstrating how to clean a gun during video chat accidentally shoots himself dead
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A family in Florida has been left reeling after a man accidentally fatally shot himself while explaining how to clean a gun during a video conversation with a relative.
A family in Florida has been left reeling after a man accidentally fatally shot himself while explaining how to clean a gun during a video conversation with a relative.
Police said that Josmel Herrera, 43, was fatally injured during the incident on Tuesday, when he was hit in the chest.
Police said that Josmel Herrera, 43, was fatally injured during the incident on Tuesday, when he was hit in the chest.
The Miami-Dade Police Department said it had received a number of calls about a shooting inside a home on 27th Street at around 7.30pm. Emergency crews took Mr Herrera to hospital where he died.
The Miami-Dade Police Department said it had received a number of calls about a shooting inside a home on 27th Street at around 7.30pm. Emergency crews took Mr Herrera to hospital where he died.
“When I came out, you know my door is see-through, I saw these cops and I was like, ‘What’,” one woman who lives in the area told NBC News.
“When I came out, you know my door is see-through, I saw these cops and I was like, ‘What’,” one woman who lives in the area told NBC News.
"America is founded on guns. It;s in out DNA. It’s very strange but I feel better having a gun."
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"Brad and I are not against having a gun in the house, and we do have one. If anybody comes into my home and tries to hurt my kids, I’ve no problem shooting them."
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"When I was a kid it was a controlled atmosphere, we weren't shooting at humans - we were shooting at cans and bottles mostly. I will most certainly take my kids out for target practice."
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"Everyone has a right to bear arms. If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who have guns are the bad guys."
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"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it."
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"I’m an NRA member, as you know or probably don’t know... I want to know that there’s at least some way to prevent folks who are just getting out from mental institutions [from getting guns]."
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"Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat. Taking away guns, taking away drugs, the booze, it won't rid the world of criminality... I support people having a gun in public full stop, not just in your home."
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"Democrats want to confiscate all guns, which is a dumb idea because only the law-abiding citizens would turn in their guns and the bad guys would be the only ones left armed. The Republicans walk the NRA line and refuse even limited restrictions"
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“I actually hate guns. They freak me out.”
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"Well, I would love it if they could take all the guns away. Unfortunately, you can’t do that so you hope that good people in the world have them to protect the people who can’t protect themselves."
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"It is said that a total ban on handguns, including .22s, would take away innocent pleasure from thousands of people. Is that more or less pleasure than watching your child grow up?"
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"I’m for gun control. I’m a peace-loving guy."
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"Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you’re gonna have. It’s pathetic. It really is pathetic. It’s sad. We’re living in the Dark Ages over there."
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Despite the actor being a gun-wielding fast-talker, he told Daily Mail: "There should be more control. It has just gotten out of hand, how easily you can get guns."
"How much more suffering & loss will it take before we better regulate the sale of arms in our country?"
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Queen B was part of the Demand a Plan campaign against guns after Newton shooting, by appearing in a video alongside a bunch of celebrities.
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A Hollywood gang joined Beyonce in the campaign...
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Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign.
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Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign.
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Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign.
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The Mad Men actor also appeared in the video...
Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign.
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Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign.
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Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign.
Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign.
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The Game of Thrones also appeared in the video...
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alongside the New Girl star.
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Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign.
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Took part in the Demand a Plan campaign, too.
“I was in shock, because in this neighbourhood, I’ve lived here 30 something years and nothing like this has ever happened.”
“I was in shock, because in this neighbourhood, I’ve lived here 30 something years and nothing like this has ever happened.”
Police said an investigation into the incident was ongoing.
Police said an investigation into the incident was ongoing.
