Man kills self while teaching gun safety

by Ryn Gargulinski on May 18, 2009, under Local, Special

Freaky is only one way to describe the guy who was teaching gun safety and then accidentally shot and killed himself.

Ironic is another one.

Samuel Benally Jr., 26, was demonstrating how guns should always be kept unloaded as he stuck his own gun to his skull and pulled the trigger.

May Benally rest in peace, but dumb is a third way to describe this one.

We’ll be sure the two folks who were witnessing the gun safety demonstration have learned a lesson they will never forget.

What do you think?

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