If you have a loved one who has lost his or her life at a local gun range for any reason, it's important to go over the details of the incident to determine if you have grounds for a wrongful death suit. If you believe that legal action is warranted, take these details to a local law firm that handles wrongful death cases for bereaved family members. An attorney will evaluate the merits of the case and help you to move forward if doing so is appropriate. Here are some situations in which it may be appropriate to bring a wrongful death case against the gun range.

Ricochet Fatality

There's a risk of injury or death every time someone discharges a firearm. While most shots that people take at gun ranges don't cause harm, there are some that can. Your loved one may have lost his or her life in a freak accident as a result of a ricochet. For example, another gun range user may have taken a shot, only to have the projectile bounce off a wall or another hard object and strike your loved one, resulting in his or her death. Your attorney will argue that the gun range did not do enough to protect its members from such incidents.

Murder

Occasionally, people get murdered at gun ranges by other members. There can be many reasons for such an incident, but the fact remains that your loved one may be deceased because of the actions of someone else at the gun range. This may be another time to consider a wrongful death suit. In the suit, your attorney may allege a number of things that suggest the gun range itself is at least somewhat culpable — for example, perhaps it didn't take past violent incidents with the member in question seriously enough.

Fire

It's possible that your loved one may have lost his or her life as a result of a fire at the gun range. The fire could have been caused by an ammunition explosion that spread, or it may not have been related to firearms at all — perhaps it was simply an electrical issue that got out of hand. Regardless of the reason for the fire, your wrongful death attorney won't hesitate to bring a suit against the gun range on behalf of your family in an effort to get compensation to honor the life of your late loved one.

For more information, contact a wrongful death lawyer.