re: #86 Cheechako

Last night I posted that I would post more info on this “accidental” shooting if I found any. Here’s what I found today:

Alaska man fatally shot while taking photos of people firing off rounds at gravel pit gun range

From the story:

“I have had cases where people have fired guns in my direction from behind me,” Dillon Barron, who has been to the gravel pits but now avoids the area. “There’s usually never a firing line established and other shooters fail to communicate with one another if they have to go downrange. This is where it gets dangerous. Add alcohol and ATV riders to the mix, and you can easily see how it’s an accident waiting to happen.”

Investigators have not said whether alcohol was involved in the fatal shooting, but neighbors have asked city officials to improve safety conditions at the gravel pits — which they said attracts drugs and crime.

“Alcohol, drugs, there’s people talking about hypodermic needles sitting out there,” Meyers said. “Some people are comparing it to like the Wild West. You can just go out there and do what you want to do.”

Freedom! Don’t tread on ME!

Wouldn’t a gravel pit have an owner who could be sued by the deceased’s family?