UPDATE: Candidate for the Darwin Award

Turns out the whole family were not legal residents of this Nation. Plus, they were drunk. From the McAllen, Texas The Monitor:

Sheriff: Drunken teen accidentally shoots self in head
A 17-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself with a semiautomatic handgun Monday night, authorities said.

�It was just an accident under the influence of alcohol,� Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevi�o said Tuesday.

The Sheriff�s Office, which received a call about a shooting about 11:15 p.m. Monday, quickly dispatched officers to the South Tower Estates home, but family had already transported the wounded teen to a McAllen hospital, the sheriff said.

Authorities identified the deceased teen as Israel Torres.

Deputies spoke to the teen�s �highly intoxicated� father, who told them he and his two sons were in the backyard when they heard a gunshot and saw Torres drop. But that version of events did not make sense to officers, and after a brief period of questioning, the father told a different story.

�All three are pretty drunk when someone pulls a .380-caliber, semiautomatic (handgun) and shoots it into the backyard,� Trevi�o said. �The 17-year-old gets it and tells his girlfriend, �Here, look, pull the trigger.��

The teen�s girlfriend refused to handle the loaded weapon, so he pulled out the gun�s clip and aimed at a butane tank, but he �thought twice� about shooting it and instead pointed it at his head, Trevi�o said.

�He fires one time and shoots himself in the head,� Trevi�o said.

Investigators did not find any indication of foul play or intentional suicide.

Deputies have not arrested anyone and were not planning on making arrests anytime soon, the sheriff said, but they are looking into the criminal responsibility of the father and researching applicable laws.

The whole family is in the United States illegally, Trevi�o said. The boy�s parents moved to the country several years ago, but their two sons had just arrived about six or seven months ago.

Israel's death is absolutely tragic -- I am not trying to minimize this. That being said: Jeff Cooper says it best:

1.All guns are always loaded!
2.Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy!
3.Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target!
4.Always be sure of your target!

And my thoughts:

#1) - alcohol and firearms simply do not mix. Do not try.
#2) - dropping the clip does not unload the firearm
#3) - these people were not in this Nation legally. How were they able to acquire a firearm? Aren't there gun laws in effect? Didn't they have to fill out their 4473's?
Oh... Wait... These are not illegal aliens, these are Felons undocumented Obama Supporters.