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Teen shot with pellet gun dies


Misc CDN | 206690 hits | Oct 16 2:12 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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A 13-year-old boy shot in the head with a pellet gun in Surrey, B.C., died after his parents made the agonizing decision to take him off life support early Thursday morning,

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  1. by Choban
    Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:53 pm
    What a shame, Parents please learn, Pellet guns are weapons too.

  2. by ridenrain
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:39 am
    I didn't believe that standard purchase pellet guns had muzzle energy or penetration to kill people.

    Training with any weapon like this is critical and it's best done with BB-guns and pellet guns. For all the tragity this is, it's a very rare occurance and I'd hate to see them regulated like firearms.

  3. by avatar RUEZ
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:46 am
    "ridenrain" said
    I didn't believe that standard purchase pellet guns had muzzle energy or penetration to kill people.

    I wouldn't think so either. The ones over 600 fps need a PAL I think.

  4. by ridenrain
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:54 am
    You're right:
    Canada Firearms Center delineates between airguns that can be bought without a license, and those for which one must have a PAL (Possession & Aquisition License).


    1. Air guns that are firearms for purposes of both the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code.

    These are air guns with both a high muzzle velocity (greater than 152.4 meters or 500 feet per second) and a high muzzle energy (greater than 5.7 joules or 4.2 foot-pounds). The �muzzle velocity� is the speed of a projectile at the instant it leaves the muzzle of a gun, normally expressed in metres per second or feet per second. The �muzzle energy� is the energy of a projectile at the instant it leaves the muzzle of a gun, expressed in joules or foot-pounds. Air guns need to meet both standards to be classified as firearms for purposes of the Firearms Act.


    I was looking up what sorts of muzzle energy these have but pellet weights are all over the please so I gave up.

  5. by avatar Yogi
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:07 am
    Pellet rifles, B.B. guns, paintball markers are not toys. They should be treated with the same care and respect of any firearm. I had a 22 cal pellet rifle not long ago. ( it got 'lost' during a move ). a shot from it would shatter a beer bottle at 25 feet, no problem. So I well imagine that the boy either was shot through the eye or possibly even a temple.

  6. by avatar Hyack
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:14 am
    "RUEZ" said
    I didn't believe that standard purchase pellet guns had muzzle energy or penetration to kill people.

    I wouldn't think so either. The ones over 600 fps need a PAL I think.


    Spring operated guns or CO2 guns with a new cartridge can easily penetrate the head, especially at close range.

  7. by avatar MacDonaill
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:24 am
    I hope it wasn't another kid that shot him. If it was, I guess he'll have to be sent to adult prison. :mrgreen:

  8. by roger-roger
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:25 am
    Dont think this fits as Violent Crime, if it was a real gun he should be tried as an adult.

  9. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:27 am
    I've used them to kill squirrels and gophers.......and one or two noisy cats. A .22 cal CO2 powered pellet can easily go 1/3 to 1/2 the way through a decent sized phone book, or even light sheet metal(squirrel tried hiding in a duct pipe).

  10. by avatar MacDonaill
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:31 am
    "Eisensapper" said
    Dont think this fits as Violent Crime, if it was a real gun he should be tried as an adult.


    Not if it wasn't in cold blood. It was probably just an accident. Shit happens, even really tragic shit.

  11. by roger-roger
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:31 am
    ROTFL

  12. by roger-roger
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:32 am
    "MacDonaill" said
    Dont think this fits as Violent Crime, if it was a real gun he should be tried as an adult.


    Not if it wasn't in cold blood. It was probably just an accident. Shit happens, even really tragic shit.
    You do have me there, but still childeren should not be unsupervised when playing with anything that could mortaly wound someone.

  13. by avatar RUEZ
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:33 am
    "MacDonaill" said
    Shit happens, even really tragic shit.
    I don't think anyone involved would consider this a case of 'shit happens'

  14. by avatar Yogi
    Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:48 am
    "Eisensapper" said
    ROTFL





    I just don't see anything humorous in this thread at all!!!



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