Poor kid

[agg]

Has anyone read the story about the kid from Orange County. They reported that a bb ricocheted, hit him in the head. He was just pronounced brain dead.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/boy-sheriff-orange-2324778-pellet-county

[RedFeather]

That sounds fishy.  A Daisy BB gun does not have the power to do that.  Even fired from a shotgun, a BB pellet lacks sufficient mass to do much damage to the skull.  There's got to be more to this story.

[454 Big Block Chevy]

now a pellet, firing out of a .22 cal at 800+ fps or a .177 cal at 1000 ish fps,  both of which at extremely close ranges (less than 10 yards) would certainly do the trick, but i doubt a lead pellet *recoiled* with enough force to do that...  suicidal teen with a pellet rifle?  sounds fishy.

[brokenarrowjbe]

The whole story seems strange. Looked for him but did not find him till after dark? After they found the gun? Wouldn't have been next to him if a richochet hit him? Bet there is more to the story. John

[dave2288]

i agree...a daisy bb gun(unless maybe the 880?) couldn't do enough damage to the kid...hell, even the 880 is nowhere near the said velocity...a few hunderd feet per sec. less actually...

[Magnum]

This is a very unfortunate thing for the family, I feel sad for them.  I do however feel there has to be  more to this story. I agree something seems fishy,it could also be the reporter!

   

[geewhiz380]

thats an excuse to ban ags and this is just the beginning like the kid who try commiting sucide with a pellet gun about one month ago possibly who know theres got to be more to this story....jorge

[snatch]

There is definitely something missing in the story. I didn't notice the article saying anything about a ricochet. Even if it was a ricochet it's very unlikely to catch it in the temple. From what information has been presented to me, I gather that if in fact the cause of death was from a BB lodged in his temple then it was self inflicted. Tragic story.

[Big_Bill]

This is indeed tragic,

But there are some questions that come to mind. Like how he made it to the bushes and why ? And could this have been caused by some natural condition like an aneurysm or defective heart, or caused in conjunction of the bb and an existing condition ?

No matter what turns out to be the cause, this is tragic occurrence. My Prayers go out for the boy and his family !

Like many here, I find this some what suspicious, or at least questionable, certainly very unfortunate :-(

Bill

[gamo2hammerli]

When I first read it.....it says the bb ricocheted....wouldn`t the bb strike him in the frontal area of the head and not the side or temple?  And if the kid was missing....wouldn`t the family search the backyard and surrounding areas before heading in all points of the compass?  Doesn`t make sense.

[RedFeather]

Doesn't matter if it hit him in the ass.  A deflected BB would shed a lot of energy in ricocheting.  Even one fired point blank would have a hard time inflicting a mortal wound.  It would have had to clip a vein in the temple resulting in death from blood loss, but that would be rare, in itself.  Wounds like that clot, especially in a youngster who's healthy.  Just more tripe by a reporter who doesn't know his/her stuff and a police chief out to make use of it for his own ends.

[airgun/cuz]

I feel for the kid but I blame the parents whenever an irresposible accidental tragedy strikes a kid,,,it's like the 18 yr old who gets his drivers license & because he/she graduates H.S.the parents by them a Corvette & two weeks later wondering why their child was wrapped around a tree lying dead in whatever was left of the car!!!!!!!   I may be over dramatic but I seen it happen too many times,,,,close to home!!!!!!  The same father that took his son to the bar to have a quick drink but tells his son not to drink!!!!!!!!! This incedent will not go unnoticed & play a big part in why airguns will eventually be considered FIREARMS across the nation!!!!!!!  Thank God for our Government!!!!! :0