This story pisses me off…
LAKE CITY, Fla. — A teen walked into American Pawn on Southwest Main Blvd., asked to see a gun, then shot himself in the head, according to the Lake City Police Department.
Police confirmed that the incident happened just after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning when 19-year-old Brandon Lee Klatt of Deerfield Michigan requested to see a shotgun from the display.
Once Klatt had the unloaded gun in his hand, he began to back away from the counter, then took a shotgun shell out of his pocket, loaded the gun and then shot himself.
Klatt was taken to Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 10:58 a.m.
Klatt’s family was notified this afternoon.
Chief Argatha Gilmore said, “This is a very tragic incident to occur in our community. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Klatt family in Michigan for the loss of their son and loved one, and also to the employees of American Pawn who witnessed this young man take his life.”
Source: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2014/03/19/man-shoots-self-pawn-shop-dies/6605975/?fb_action_ids=229246980599380&fb_action_types=og.comments&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
This was probably a suicide, but it makes me angry that bastard would do it at the Pawn Shop.
One commenter wants to know: “Where was the trigger lock ? Tie wrap in the chamber ?… Firing pins removed ?… Wow”
It’s a pawnshop, not Academy Sports. Besides, do we cover knives in plastic to ensure nobody cuts themselves or someone else?
Klatt deserved to be buried in unconsecrated ground. Brandon Lee Klatt was an a-hole, if you’re thinking about suicide, don’t do it at the Pawn Shop, better yet, talk to a shrink and get some help.
A young 19-year-old can do a lot for his country, you can join the military, the Peace Corps, what a waste.
My response to the commenters:
I could have been less nastier in my remarks, I agree there. However, I do use free speech to express myself and make a living.
I also disagree that at 18 you’re not an adult. You are, even if you’re immature you should understand that at that point you’re responsible for your choices. Consider that a 16-year-old that murders like a grownup can be tried like an adult even if he’s legally a child.
Most 18-year-olds are mature enough, if they weren’t why would the military recruit them? Why would we allow them to sign contracts, get married, and do all kinds of adult stuff?
The worst thing we can do for young people is treat them like children. In France for example the drinking age is 18, and yet many parents give them wine at 13. Why? Because they don’t want their kids to become drunken fools the minute they turn 18. I don’t like everything about Europe, but at least there they don’t treat 18-year-olds like stupid kids.
I recommend you read some Atlas Shrugged, some Objectivism, because I’m afraid you suffer from too much Altruism and misplaced compassion. Ayn Rand will show you the way the world really works. She’ll show you that feeling sorry for a suicide “victim” that didn’t give a crap about anyone is a bad thing.
Suicide is unthinkable in my culture, most of the parents I’ve met would rather die before their children. To kill yourself is to hate your parents, your family, and your friends. It is an act that deserves scorn and condemnation, not understanding and compassion. What that man did was an act of hate, hate against his parents, his family, his friend, and the innocent store owner. And yet because you suffer from altruism, you defend him and condemn me for pointing the obvious.
If you have kids, talk to them, ask them what’s going on, remind them that suicide is never an option.
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Gregory Smith
You have problems whoever wrote this article
I adree this person did not know BRANDON AND HE DESERVES MORE RESPECT HE WAS A GREAT KID. Is your name God don’t judge and talk shit!! ASSHOLE
Brandon was an amazing kid who was forced to deal with problems nobody could ever understand. So fuck all of you dumb asses for even thinking about writing this article.
Brandon definitely was amazing. And will be missed by so many
u r absolutely right AMEN R.I.P Brandon
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You’re a horrible person I hope someone fucking finds you and kills you
What else can you say about it? Suicide is a selfish act, with no consideration for others. OK, you’re gone but what of the memories for those who witnessed it or found you afterwards? Even worse to do it at a business. If he was trying to get attention and help, maybe he should have known the manual of arms for that gun. He brought the ammo so it was defineately premeditated. What if he had chosen to do this at a friend’s house? I just don’t have it for suicide…
And you’re a beautiful person that wishes people get murdered. FU Kirsten, at least I tell it like it is, you hypocrite bitch.
ASSHOLE why dont u take a psychology class
How dare you talk about him that way…you have NO f*&^#$% clue why he did what he did…shut your f^%$#@! pie hole, hope one of your children never do this…you’d probably write the same crap you did here. He was a YOUNG person, when you’re that age things never seem like they will get better and to call him stupid is cold,heartless and immature.
All the boo hoo kiddies aside, the point of the author is that the little shit decided to try and go political with his death. You can’t boo hoo he was such an awesome kid unless you also feel that suicide bombers are righteous since they died to move a cause as well. I also love how not even the kiddies commenting, and this is common with the liberal media, but 19 is an adult, yet whenever they want to twist it to their side they call them teens.
It’s funny how that age group can be used interchangeably, isn’t it? I also like like how his “supporters” seem to condone his actions because things were tough. At 19, you haven’t seen sh*t yet! You’re only responsible for yourself. Try being in your forties, married with 2 kids, one of whom is autistic, with a mortgage, taxes, medical bills, etc. Cry me a river…
Sorry William, the NAzi remark was meant for someone else. I hit reply in the wrong place.
He’s not awesome. He’s not amazing. He’s a total duchebag who cares only about himself and his own problems and not at all for others. He cares not about the impact of his actions on others. He was selfish and a quitter. I pity him.
Brandon was a great kid. I grew up with him. And for someone to say something like this makes me realize that this world really doesn’t have any hope left. What if it was someone you knew or were close to? Would you still talk so much shit? I’m guessing you wouldn’t. You my friend need a heart. His family and friends have so much going on in their minds. They just lost someone they love. You should have some fucking respect… I understand everyone is entitled to their own opinion but that doesn’t mean you need to share it with the world.
I met this young man once 3 years ago while visiting friends in michigan, he was a good kid who had had it rough and unless u r in his shoes u have no room to judge! No one knows how he was feeling or what he was going threw, I do not believe it was political I believe it was prob the only place where he could get the means to end his pain:( instead of bashing and name calling u should be trying to find away to help ppl that feel like they have no other way to deal with the pain than suicide it’s ppl like those making stupid ass comments that r the reason suicide is so damn high in this country and it sickens me that ppl like that r my fellow Americans how’s that for political?? My heart breaks for his family and friends he was a great kid and instead of bashing I’m sitting here thinking I wish there was something I could have done to help him!! No one should ever feel like that is their only way out! How is anyone supposed to feel like they can turn to someone with stupid heartless comments like some of these?? And as for the person who wrote such a pice of trash artical he/she should be horse whipped! What if another person who was thinkng suicide read this? They would believe they have no one also!!! The youth are our future ppl and we r supposed to help them not bash them!!!
A relative of mine was killed by a drunk truck driver, and unlike you people, I don’t go around demanding that something be done about drunk truck drivers. Sometimes shit happens, and sometimes people like Brandon are the ones that do the shit. He was a great kid? Apparently not, great kids don’t commit suicide in a pawn shot, it’s not just a mess and a traumatic experience for the owners, but what if the bullet kills someone else?
I feel sorry for his family and friends, but I will not give Brandon a break. Liberals are always excusing evil, whenever some Hollywood asshole dies of a drug overdose, they excuse it. “Kurt Cobain was such a nice person.” No, he was a dirty drug user who got what he deserved. I tell it like it is! I don’t sugarcoat this.
My only advice to his family is not to google Brandon’s name for a while.
“I understand everyone is entitled to their own opinion but that doesn’t mean you need to share it with the world.”
It’s called blogging, many people do it. Only dirty slaves fear their masters and keep their traps shut. I am not a slave, I am DOMINUS, master of my life.
I don’t care who you are but calling someone who committed suicide or died from any cause any kind of degrading name you need to reevaluate YOURSELF. If you’re unable to understand the issues going on in somebody else’s head don’t open your mouth and disrespect them, it’s very sickening that you could possibly say something about a kid you never knew. Maybe you should see a shrink, take your own advice.
To whoever wrote this article what the fuck is wrong with u. Brandon is my cousin and is far from selfish or anything like that. You have no idea what his life was like and clearly u have never had anything serious happen in your family and when u do i promise u, u will see things differently. So do ever one a favor and keep your fuckin opinions to YOURSELF….. thank u
Just because you have freedom of speech doesn’t mean you actually have to use it and it certainly doesn’t mean you have to include name calling when speaking about a deceased Son,Brother, Cousin, Uncle. You could’ve gotten your opinion across without the names. By the way…just because the Govt gives someone the title of “Adult” at the age of 18 does not mean someone is fully capable of understanding that things aren’t as bad as they seem and it doesn’t give them the wisdom to make the best choices. Maturity comes with age and wisdom comes with age, he was a BOY who lived only a 1/4 of his life….so if you think a 19 year old is an adult, you’re sadly mistaken.
I could have been less nastier in my remarks, I agree there. However, I do use free speech to express myself and make a living.
I also disagree that at 18 you’re not an adult. You are, even if you’re immature you should understand that at that point you’re responsible for your choices. In fact, a 16-year-old that murders like a grownup can be tried like an adult even if he’s legally a child.
Most 18-year-olds are mature enough, if they weren’t why would the military recruit them? Why would we allow them to sign contracts, get married, and do all kinds of adult stuff?
The worse thing we can do for young people is treat them like children. In France for example the drinking age is 18, and yet many parents give them wine at 13. Why? Because they don’t want their kids to become drunken fools the minute they turn 18. I don’t like everything about Europe, but at least there they don’t treat 18-year-olds like stupid kids.
I recommend you read some Atlas Shrugged, some Objectivism, because I’m afraid you suffer from too much Altruism and misplaced compassion. Ayn Rand will show you the way the world really works. She’ll show you that feeling sorry for a suicide “victim” that didn’t give a crap about anyone is a bad thing.
Suicide is unthinkable in my culture, most of the parents I’ve met would rather die before their children. To kill yourself is to hate your parents, your family, and your friends. It is an act that deserves scorn and condemnation, not understanding and compassion. What that man did was an act of hate, hate against his parents, his family, his friend, and the innocent store owner. And yet because you suffer from altruism, you defend him and condemn me for pointing the obvious.
Maybe that’s part of the problem…the Govt giving 18 yr olds the title of adult…you say most 18 are mature enough…even you know some aren’t..so why be so hateful without knowing this boy and what he was like….and I appreciate the admittance that you could’ve been less nasty. I have personally met this boy and he was a very kind, respectful youngster…I don’t know what possessed him to take the kind of action he did but I don’t think that hate speech will clarify anything about this.
I say youngster like I’m ancient, which I’m not…I’m a Mother who has a young Son and this news is disturbing. It’s scary that many of our children are opting for this way out of what they think is something that will never get better…pre- teens are doing this….instead of bashing, maybe some understanding and compassion is in order..depression is a disease..most actions like this are not done out of hate, it’s done out of the feelings of hopelessness .
Regarudless. How you feel he has family who is mourning him and dont want to read inconsiderate comments such as this you didnt know him and to say such things is horriable and offensive in many ways i hope god gets ahold of your angry heart
I found your soul Gregory Smith, its on the paper i just wiped my ass with. fggt.
Go to hell, bigot.
Good lord people. Dude is allowed to say and write whatever he wants. If you are this kid’s family or friend then why the f#&* are you reading a story with the headline “stupid teen” in it? This kid was a coward. How many others do you think are out there that have had it hard in life? I would say the numbers would be astronomical, but those people are not killing themselves and if some of them are it is not in a public place. He did it in a public place and will permently affect the people who witnessed it. I have no sympothy for people who commit suicide. They are selfish and cowardly. Grow a set and deal with the shit life throws at you like everybody else. And parents please teach your children that suicide is not the answer to anything. Oh yeah and maybe try to talk to them instead of ignoring them and maybe there would be less children killing themselves.
Thank you, Anonymous 8:50 PM, it’s letters like you that give me hope for this country.
You know what’s really sad? I want to know what exactly happened to my cousin, and since I /cannot/ get ahold of my aunt for it, I have to turn to google. Not only is one of my best childhood friends dead, but the first thing I see is some self-righteous asshole shit-talking a dead man?
You’re a prick. And you’re doing NOTHING by making your hateful comments, except hurting his family more. Disrepsectful peace of shit.
Who am I disrespecting? The dead? Well if he wanted to be respected he wouldn’t have blown his brains in the middle of a pawn shop. Hey, I’m sorry about your loss, I really am, but your cousin was CRUEL.
I’m not an altruist, as a fan of Ayn Rand, I reject altruism, but suicide is the worst thing you can do to yourself and others. It’s an insult to God and nature in case you don’t believe in God.
I don’t kill myself because I love my parents, I love my family, I would never make them go through hell like that. Dead is dead, parents can visit a criminal in prison, but when you’re dead they can’t exactly talk to you, can they?
People thinking about suicide don’t need to be understood, they don’t need a hug and a kiss in the ass, but a slap in the face. I’m doing a public service here, I’m creating an anti-suicide culture. If one person reads my blog and decides suicide is not worth it, I’ve done my job.
Besides, don’t be angry at me, be angry at your cousin. I didn’t kill him, he killed himself, or I should say, he murdered himself. That’s what suicide really is, self-murder.
What kind of retarded page is this? Dude, learn how to think before you smear your words onto a page.
My “retarded page” gets more than 1,000 views a day, it has 110,000 Lifetime views, it has been linked by TheGunFeed, The Truth About Guns, AR15.com, and others, and it makes me money every month. Now I don’t claim to be an expert blogger, not by a long shot, but by my standards, I’m doing more than OK. Do you have a blog, Winston? I’d love to see it.
Brandon was very close to me and to talk about the diseased like this is wrong, fuck everyone who has a problem with him I loved him and I miss him more than anything. You all are low life people, would you want people talking shit about you if you died? Wtf you all are terribly disrespectful people. Should be ashamed of yourselves
I live in Lake City and just so happens that one of my family members works at that pawn shop. Great people, great shop…it was not fair to them that this happened to them. We are a small town with a tight knit community, we will help each other through this. Greg I agree with you sir, I may not have called him those names but I understand your point. Our country has gotten so soft. People are so afraid to hurt their child’s feelings, teach them to mind and be respectful of others, teach them how to standup for themselves. We seem to have forgotten that you can raise your child to be tough and good hearted at the same. Few simple things can prevent situations like this: 1) God, he is most important, Godly life is a great life. 2) Teach your child HOW to handle failure, even something simple like losing a baseball game. 3) Respect, open the door, yes ma’am no sir, give a chair to an elder. 4) Take your child outside…don’t put them in front of an iPad or TV…an active body is a healthy body, and active mind is a healthy mind. I am praying for this young man’s family, but please keep my community in your prayers as well. They need them just as much. God bless y’all!
But that’s the thing he was kind, he had manors, he would be the one to give up his seat for an elder he would even walk someone across the street, he would do anything an everything to make someone’s day, and he was healthy he did sports he stayed active, but what he did was something no one seen coming an I’m not sure why he did it at the pawn shop and Im not sure why he did it at all because he loved his parents, family & friends. When I found out that he had token his life I balled my eyes out I did for the longest time, because he was a GREAT PERSON!!!!! & the reason why I looked at this article is because I wanted to know why someone would say such hurtful mean things about someone they don’t even know just because others witnessed it. I was depressed for a long time an it was horrible it took a while to get out of it but I made & I wish he would’ve too, I just wish he did go to someone for help but he didnt. R.I.P. Brandon Lee Katt <3 Never forgotten
Brandon was the best friend everyone need in life your the best bro we love and miss you very much man
Gregory smith your a fucking piece of shit and I’m gonna find your bitch ass you don’t know what are families went threw ,you ovusally have your head to far up you bitch ass
You sound like that thug Trayvon Martin, and we all know how that worked out for him. So here’s my advice, you whinny teenager.
1. Don’t issue threats, they’re against the law and can get you thrown in jail. Are you good looking? In prison it’s your bitch ass that’s gonna get raped, specially if you’re skinny and white.
2. Don’t lecture me about Brandon’s family, my blog was about Brandon. If he gave a fuck about his family he wouldn’t have committed suicide, much less in a pawnshop which makes it a national story.
3.Go to hell. This is America, and in this country I have FREE SPEECH and this blog is my printing press, I own it, and I can write whatever I want. In fact, since 100% of what I do is opinion, nobody can sue me for libel or defamation, which are lawsuits that are hard to win in any case.
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