Happy To See The Cat Is Safe...For Now Anyway.

[anotherbob]

If you read the story it was a man who got shot in the thigh. Sounds like it was an accidental discharge if there is such a legal thing in the US.
I have been to some rough parties in my time but not one where people bring handguns.

you clearly not from round here.

 

[Servant King]

I was at a party many years ago where some moron brought a (loaded) pistol. One of the guests was visiting from England and had never seen a handgun up close. The previously mentioned moron gave the gun to the Brit to look at. He then managed to accidentally shoot the the moron in the face, through both cheeks. Fortunately a relatively minor injury but it takes no imagination to think how badly things could’ve played out. Guns aren’t toys.

This sounds eerily similar to what happened to Terry Kath, though with a different ending.

 

[renfield]

This sounds eerily similar to what happened to Terry Kath, though with a different ending.

I didn’t know how he’d died. I just read the Wikipedia article on him. What a stupid way to go and what a waste.

 

[scloyd]

For anyone else who wants to read about Terry Kath's death.

Kath enjoyed target shooting and by 1978 was regularly carrying guns. Around 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Monday, January 23, after a party at the home of roadie and band technician Don Johnson, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, Kath began to play with his guns. He spun his unloaded .38 revolver on his finger, put it to his temple, and pulled the trigger. Johnson warned Kath several times to be careful. Kath picked up a semi-automatic 9-mm pistol and, leaning back in a chair, said to Johnson, "Don't worry about it ... Look, the clip is not even in it." His last words were, "What do you think I’m gonna do? Blow my brains out?" To calm Johnson's concerns, Kath showed him the empty magazine. Kath then replaced the magazine in the gun, put the gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. Apparently, unbeknownst to Kath, the gun had a round in the chamber. He died instantly from the gunshot, at the age of 31.

 

[brian64]

For anyone else who wants to read about Terry Kath's death.

Kath enjoyed target shooting and by 1978 was regularly carrying guns. Around 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Monday, January 23, after a party at the home of roadie and band technician Don Johnson, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, Kath began to play with his guns. He spun his unloaded .38 revolver on his finger, put it to his temple, and pulled the trigger. Johnson warned Kath several times to be careful. Kath picked up a semi-automatic 9-mm pistol and, leaning back in a chair, said to Johnson, "Don't worry about it ... Look, the clip is not even in it." His last words were, "What do you think I’m gonna do? Blow my brains out?" To calm Johnson's concerns, Kath showed him the empty magazine. Kath then replaced the magazine in the gun, put the gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. Apparently, unbeknownst to Kath, the gun had a round in the chamber. He died instantly from the gunshot, at the age of 31.

Trailer for the great documentary made by his daughter...highly recommend: