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Why Snipers Don't Smoke.

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Investigators have confirmed that a man who burned to death at a Los Angeles Halloween party accidentally set himself on fire while light a cigarette.

Video of the tragic event shows Gilbert Estrada engulfed in flames and flailing around helplessly as other party-goers continue to dance around him.

Estrada had gone to the West Hollywood Carnaval dressed as a sniper in camouflage. According to the Los Angeles Times, the costume was made from burlap sacks and straw.

It’s hard to get mad at the folks gathered nearby for not reacting to put him out, as the suit went up very quickly, and West Hollywood is well known for all sorts of bizarre performance art. They rather obviously thought they were watching an entertainer, not a man in danger. Tags: California, ghillie suit About the author: Bob Owens Bob Owens

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com.

A long-time shooting enthusiast, he began blogging as a North Carolina native in New York at the politics-focused Confederate Yankee in 2004. In 2007 Bob began writing about firearms, gun rights, and crime at Pajamas Media, and added gun and gear reviews for Shooting Illustrated in 2010. He is a volunteer in the Appleseed Project, where he shares stories of our shared American heritage and teaches traditional rifle marksmanship.

His personal blog is bob-owens.com, and he can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.

Submitted on 11/17/2013

Submitted by: Mike
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