Does this guy's story sound legit? I'll have to start cleaning my guns in the basement.

 

 

A Merrimack County grand jury has indicted a Loudon man accused of shooting his wife in the stomach and legs through the wall of their bedroom while cleaning his gun.

Mark Hillson, 45, was indicted Feb. 17 and is scheduled to be arraigned on March 13 on charges of reckless conduct, a felony, and simple assault, a misdemeanor.

Hillson remains in custody at Merrimack County jail in Boscawen and his attorney did not respond to a request for comment.

The indictments said that Hillson acted recklessly, but not intentionally, on Nov. 13 when he shot his wife, Gina Hillson, 49, in their home at 46 Flagg Road.

The incident occurred about 8:15 p.m., after the couple had gotten into a discussion about Gina Hillson's son and ex-husband, according to an affidavit by Sgt. John Marasco of the New Hampshire State Police. They were the only people in the house, Marasco stated in the affidavit.

After that discussion, which he told the police was not an argument, Hillson locked himself in the couple's bedroom. Gina Hillson tried to enter the bedroom but couldn't, according Marasco.

Hillson, who said he has a military background, removed a 9mm Beretta handgun from a safe and wiped it down, Marasco wrote.

In circumstances that are unclear from available records, the weapon discharged twice and the bullets hit Gina Hillson, who by then was standing at the threshold to the kitchen.

She had a phone in her hand when she was shot and dialed 911, according to records.

Hillson told the police he was not sure how the gun fired but confirmed it was in his hands and "under his control" at the time of the shooting, Marasco wrote.

After the gun fired, Marasco heard his wife screaming and then helped her, according to Marasco.

Gina Hillson suffered gunshots to both legs, including her left shin, and a "grazing-type wound" to her stomach. Interviewed later by the state police while recovering at the Concord Hospital, Gina Hillson said her husband had never shot a weapon in the house in the past and declined to give them permission to search her home.

"I don't want you in my house," she told them.

Hillson told the police he is "familiar with various types of weaponry," but had never seen a gun discharge the way it had that night.

1AD maybe but 3. I call shenanigans.

+1.... AD would be one shot. multiple..... i call bs.

Need more info, locations of both when it happened, what was between them, walls door clear view..

 

Good idea but can only speculate, and not well with the limited amount of info.

His story seems legit...

Certainly sounds fishy. I am hoping that it was some sort of terrible mechanical failure that caused it to discharge twice. However that sounds about as likely as, I don't know, something that isn't very likely.

Ok.... lets break this down.

 

guy was cleaning gun in bedroom, locked door, wife was in the kitchen. Gun discharges twice, and both times hits wife.

 

Either they should go buy a lottery ticket or call BS on the accident.

 

then, they do not want authorities to enter.

if you believe this story I once got a three round burst from a flint lock under water

Ok.... lets break this down.

 

guy was cleaning gun in bedroom, locked door, wife was in the kitchen. Gun discharges twice, and both times hits wife.

 

Either they should go buy a lottery ticket or call BS on the accident.

 

then, they do not want authorities to enter.

 

You're right. Plus, it was a Beretta not a Glock.

yeah but how could he know where to shoot, and if she felt it was on purpose I dont see why she would take a semi protective stance on it all.

Usually guns do pull their own trigger, legit or not (probably not) he still violated one or more of the rules.

If they could not enter the home they cannot confirm where they were and weather or not the wife was in view...

 

BS....

it's believable (to some jury out there). wiping the gun...bang!...then, "damn, now it's dirty again!"...continue wiping...then, bang again!

If the gun went off accidently and scared the crap out of you I could see trying to grab it and it going off again. Especially if the gun had a very light trigger.

 

Is it possible? Yes. Is it probable? No. Then again people have won the lottery twice. Gotta love the wife though, shot twice and still wont let them in the house! Thats a good woman.

It also says the guy has a military background, discharging twice seems unlikely if he knew how to handle a handgun and like others have said to hit the wife on both shots by accident is bs

If the gun went off accidently and scared the crap out of you I could see trying to grab it and it going off again. Especially if the gun had a very light trigger.

 

Is it possible? Yes. Is it probable? No. Then again people have won the lottery twice. Gotta love the wife though, shot twice and still wont let them in the house! Thats a good woman.

 

I am betting she had something in the house she did not want the cops finding..

The indictments said that Hillson acted recklessly, but not intentionally, on Nov. 13 when he shot his wife, Gina Hillson, 49, in their home at 46 Flagg Road.

 

LOL, this is an inspirational story for husbands everywhere

As for he had military back ground, the military does not teach handling a hand gun to most recruits, officers only. So that being said, what kind of Ahole sends off three rounds while cleaning a gun??? He should do time just for that.

As for he had military back ground, the military does not teach handling a hand gun to most recruits, officers only.

 

Can you expand on that? Sounds like times have changed quite a bit. And I'm not doubting you, just curious how that works.

 

Edit - Wait, now I think I know what you meant, I just don't fully agree with it. I'm assuming you meant that handgun handling is not normally covered in "Basic," which was indeed my experience even way back when. But people in combat arms units are trained in handguns when they get to their unit.

I'm still shocked that the police need consent to enter a home in which a shooting occurred.

I guess I missed the part of the article where it said he was a recruit and I have a hard time believing the military teaches you to fire a rifle but just hands over a handgun and says good luck but I could be wrong. Also, there was only two rounds discharged

 

As for he had military back ground, the military does not teach handling a hand gun to most recruits, officers only. So that being said, what kind of Ahole sends off three rounds while cleaning a gun??? He should do time just for that.

 

It isn't the 40's anymore. That isn't to say that all military personnel get training on handguns, or even that some of the ones that do should even be qualified with them, but this notion that only officers handle handguns is quite humorous, and terrible inaccurate.

I have a hard time believing the military teaches you to fire a rifle but just hands over a handgun and says good luck but I could be wrong.

 

It happens. Not supposed to but it happens.

Man this story is really blowing up every sort of media right now.

 

Accident? Yeah suuure.

I guess I am wrong, that is very suprising to me. You would think with the billions spent on our defense they can spend an extra hour or two on training of a handgun. I'm a full supporter of our military but I'm just surprised that with all the training our troops get that they would leave that out

I guess I am wrong, that is very suprising to me. You would think with the billions spent on our defense they can spend an extra hour or two on training of a handgun. I'm a full supporter of our military but I'm just surprised that with all the training our troops get that they would leave that out

 

To get the full measure of a new firearm's training you need to "qualify." Only a fully qualified instructor can give you the tests to give you the "go."

So yes, you can have someone give you a pistol and talk for an hour or so, but it doesn't "qualify," you on the weapon.

 

I found the Navy's specs here

http://www.star-cent...0-%20Pistol.htm

 

and the Army has all this,

http://www.globalsec...rmy/fm/3-23-35/

 

However if you are in a war zone and no expert is available to give you that training you might just get handed a pistol. The times I saw it happen was when a soldier got injured and they couldn't carry the rifle. So they gave them a pistol and a thigh holster while recovering.