With an air rifle?

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:40 pm

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Celebrated tenor Jerry Hadley was taken off life support Monday, nearly a week after an apparent suicide attempt left him with a severe brain injury.

The 55-year-old singer shot himself with an air rifle last Tuesday at his Clinton Corners home, several miles outside Poughkeepsie, according to state police. State troopers found him unconscious on his bedroom floor and he was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie.

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:16 pm

Can you reach the trigger while the end of the barrel is against the head?

I guess it might me possible. Actor Jon-Erik Hexum shot himself with a blank from a prop gun and ended up dead. From IMDB.com:

"However, on October 12th, 1984 after a long and draining day's shooting on the set of Cover Up (1984) (TV), Hexum became bored with the extensive delays and jokingly put a prop .44 magnum revolver to his temple and pulled the trigger. The gun fired, and the wadding from the blank cartridge shattered his skull, whereupon the mortally injured Hexum was rushed via ambulance to hospital to undergo extensive surgery. Despite five hours of work, the chief surgeon Dr David Ditsworth, described the damage to Hexum's brain as life ending, and one week later on October 18th, he was taken off life support and pronounced dead. However, Hexum's commitment to organ donation, meant five other lives were assisted or saved with organs harvested from him. The youthful & charming Hexum was dead at only 26 years of age."

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:31 am

Wadding from a blank round can be dangerous at several feet.
I wonder why the opera guy couldn't have found a .22 pistol somewhere?
Much better and easier to not become a vegetable.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:36 am

genlock wrote:Wadding from a blank round can be dangerous at several feet.
I wonder why the opera guy couldn't have found a .22 pistol somewhere?
Much better and easier to not become a vegetable.

maybe he was an environmentalist psycho whack job, and afraid the carbon output from the gunpowder firing a REAL GUN might harm the ozone... or some stupid sh!t like that

Ace Purple · Post by **Ace Purple** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:25 am

This brought to mind the accidental death of actor Jon-Erik Hexum, who died in October 1984 after shooting himself in the head with a prop gun loaded with blanks on the set of the CBS series Cover Up.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:45 am

nah, can't do it.....

fearpeddler · Post by **fearpeddler** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:49 am

an air rifle with enough pressure could definitely do the job, but you're not gonna be able to get one with THAT kinda force....

jag · Post by **jag** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:36 pm

Sure you can, Zak! Come on...do it!

jag · Post by **jag** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:42 pm

I just read that this fellow has died.

Such a troubled man...truly talented.

SPIKE NESMITH! · Post by **SPIKE NESMITH!** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:52 pm

Hey, that's just like that guy from the TV show "Cover Up"! What was his name again? John something?

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:52 pm

I used to have a pellet gun that you were supposed to pump three times and fire.

At 12 it had the same short term punch as a .22, which will kill you quite dead. Although that is a hell of risk to take if you're really trying to kill yourself.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:13 pm

SPIKE NESMITH! wrote:Hey, that's just like that guy from the TV show "Cover Up"! What was his name again? John something?

somebody had to...

great use of comedic timing as well spike...

cgarison · Post by **cgarison** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:30 am

David Paleg wrote:
I guess it might me possible. Actor Jon-Erik Hexum shot himself with a blank from a prop gun and ended up dead. From IMDB.com:

Hey, thanks for that name. I just discovered that the complete series of Voyagers is available on DVD! The best show about time warps. Beat StarGate all to pieces.

Ace Purple · Post by **Ace Purple** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:42 am

That's what I get for not reading the full post

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:37 am

Ace Purple wrote:That's what I get for not reading the full post

it's all good lou... you know how we get lol

most of us are professional assholes