{"id":2338074,"date":"2024-09-06T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/popular-firearms-expert-paul-harrell-announces-his-own-death-in-youtube-video-titled-im-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T17:08:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:08:27","slug":"popular-firearms-expert-paul-harrell-announces-his-own-death-in-youtube-video-titled-im-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/popular-firearms-expert-paul-harrell-announces-his-own-death-in-youtube-video-titled-im-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Firearms Expert Paul Harrell Announces His Own Death in YouTube Video Titled &#8216;I&#8217;m Dead&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpopular-firearms-expert-paul-harrell-announces-his-own-death-in-youtube-video-titled-im-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Paul\u2064 Harrell, a prominent YouTube firearms educator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">announced<\/a> his passing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-mccloskey-lawyer-who-defended-home-against-blm-demonstrators-considering-senate-run\/\" title=\"Mark McCloskey, Lawyer Who Defended Home Against BLM Demonstrators, Considering Senate Run\">pre-recorded video<\/a> shared on his channel. In the video, recorded on December 20, he revealed that he \u2063had \u2063been diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">pancreatic cancer<\/a>, which he \u200cthought was caught early but ultimately worsened rapidly. Harrell explained that the cancer spread to his bones, resulting in \u2062a \u2064hip fracture.\u200d He expressed\u200c regrets about not being\u200d able to continue his\u2064 work and thanked his followers for their \u200bsupport and engagement over the years. He indicated that his channel, \u200bwhich had 1.2 million subscribers and\u2064 over \u200c4 million views on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-lieutenant-governor-to-run-for-senate-seat-being-vacated-by-gops-toomey\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor to Run for Senate Seat Being Vacated by GOP\u2019s Toomey\">announcement video<\/a>, \u200bwould \u2064continue under the management of his brother Roy,\u2064 who vowed to uphold\u200b Paul\u2019s legacy\u200c as an inspiration. Paul Harrell was 58 years old and had served \u2062in the Marine Corps and the Army.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>YouTube firearms expert Paul Harrell announced his death Tuesday in a pre-recorded video.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He everyone, let me get &nbsp;right to the point, Harrell said in the opening of the video posted to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M-gZuFcEu0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>, which he said was made on Dec. 20.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m recording this and giving Brad instructions to publish it upon my death, so if you&rsquo;re watching me, I&rsquo;m dead,&rdquo; he said, referring to Brad Nelson, his manager.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now a few months ago I sat here on this log, and told you I&rsquo;d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and I told you we caught it early and we were going to be here for some time. Well, we did catch it early but not as early as I had thought and it has spread faster than I thought,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I'm Dead\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-gZuFcEu0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You may have seen me recently using this crutch when I told you I broke my hip. Well, I did break my hip, but it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t because I was in any kind of accident, it was because the cancer spread to my bones,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The bones just crumbled and my hip fractured and I fell down,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alec-baldwin-violated-golden-rule-firearm-safety-somehow-going-guns-fault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harrell<\/a> noted that &ldquo;My goal in doing all of this was, yes, to have fun, do some things that were fun, but primarily to put out useful information. Or if not useful at least interesting information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And what I really hope is that, as you&rsquo;re watching me, you&rsquo;ve seen some things that have made you say, &lsquo;Oh I get it, OK,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The final I would want to say is, my sincere apologies. I had hoped that I would continue in this format for the next 10 or even 15 years. And even once I was diagnosed I had hoped we would be here two or three more years, and it&rsquo;s turned out to only be a few more months. And my apologies for that. It really makes me feel like I&rsquo;ve let everybody down,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I guess the final line, I have not really rehearsed this, is that I&rsquo;m really glad to have had the opportunity to do all of the stuff that we&rsquo;ve done,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really hope it&rsquo;s been helpful and I really appreciate you watching, commenting and participating, and I have probably very few regrets in what we&rsquo;ve done here,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, as always, don&rsquo;t try this at home and thanks for watching,&rdquo; he said as his part of the video ended.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just learned and was given permission to  that Paul has passed. A true lion of men, a paragon of integrity, the gun dad of the internet, and a role model for us all. May he continue inspire and call us to be better and do more. Rest in peace. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/paulharrell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#paulharrell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2ndamendment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2ndamendment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uGE2gIFchx\">pic.twitter.com\/uGE2gIFchx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Grieve (@AttyTomGrieve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AttyTomGrieve\/status\/1831113027908755865?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Paul Harrell&rsquo;s brother Roy said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/photos-5-6th-grade-wyoming-kids-learning-gun-safety-school-light-internet-spread-like-wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">channel<\/a> will endure without his brother.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was his wish that I maintain his legacy through this channel. He will remain an inspiration to us all,&rdquo; Roy Harrell said.<\/p>\n<p>The channel had 1.2 million subscribers. As of Friday, the video had been viewed more than 4 million times.<\/p>\n<p>According to an obituary on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/news\/celebrity-deaths\/paul-harrell-1966-2024-firearms-educator-and-youtuber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legacy.com<\/a>, Paul Harrell was 58, and was a veteran who served in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marine-veteran-wins-senate-primary-vows-retire-elizabeth-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marine Corps<\/a> and the Army.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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I mentioned that we caught it early and expected to be around for some time. While we did catch it early, it wasn&#8217;t as soon as I&#8217;d hoped, and unfortunately, it has progressed more rapidly than anticipated,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He continued by saying that although viewers may have seen him using a crutch due to a broken hip recently, the injury was not from an accident but rather because the cancer had spread to his bones. &#8220;The bones just crumbled and my hip fractured causing me to fall,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell expressed that his intention in creating content was not only for enjoyment but primarily to provide valuable or at least interesting information. &#8220;I hope you&#8217;ve found things in my videos that made you think &#8216;Oh I get it now,'&#8221; he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded with heartfelt apologies for not being able to continue producing content as long as he&#8217;d wished\u2014hoping for another 10 or even 15 years\u2014but instead facing only a few more months after diagnosis. He expressed feelings of disappointment in letting people down but also gratitude for having had the chance to share experiences through his work: \u201cI really hope it&#8217;s been helpful&#8230;and I&#8217;ve probably very few regrets about what we&#8217;ve done here,\u201d he said before signing off with \u201cSo remember, don\u2019t try this at home and thank you for watching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Harrell&#8217;s announcement of his death, Tom Grieve paid tribute via Twitter: \u201cA true lion of men&#8230; May he continue inspire us all.\u201d His brother Roy confirmed that Paul\u2019s legacy would live on through their channel: \u201cIt was his wish that I maintain his legacy through this channel.\u201d The channel boasted 1.2 million subscribers and over 4 million views on the farewell video shortly after its release. 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