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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 05:51 PM Original message |
Wow, Third accidental shooting this week in the same area..... |
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Mugweed (939 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. He was showing it off to the back of the guy's head? |
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sylvi (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Reminds me of the exchange from "Analyze That" |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. Shot another guy in the back of the head at 2am and busted for drug possession? |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 06:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Gun owners do very well every year in the Darwin awards. |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Funny how quiet gun "enthusiasts" get when one brings up the Darwin awards |
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Katya Mullethov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Weapons fantastically multiply the power of evil ........... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. That stuff in his pipe fantastically multiplies the power of hyperbole. nt |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Some one who normally would get their ass kicked can kill dozens |
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Katya Mullethov (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Dozens ? Will this be more than 24 ? 36 ? 48 ? |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Don't know what your problem is but |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 10:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. EXACTLY why the state wants them so badly eh? |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 11:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
30. So how much more dangerous would Hitler have been with a Glock versus his Luger? |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Not that many, on a per-owning-household basis. |
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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. One reason only. Many Many Less Hunters. Deny that??? |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Why would that be the only reason? |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Those careless skeet shooters. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. ".73 caliber terror." |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. You forgot the deadlier .73 caliber heat seeking bullets that seek people out. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 10:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. And some of them even have shoulder things that go up! |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Gah! |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Hunters make up, what, 18-19% of gun-owners? And hunters' safety record... |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. And many, many more hunters in all other categories. |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Interesting. Change in accident rate is inversely proportional to population growth. |
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kelly1mm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Accidental gun fatalities, just like other accidents like car crashes |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. "It went off." I shake my head when I read or hear those words. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Yup. |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Rule #1 |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 05:15 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. I don't think negligence applies in this case |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 07:16 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Yeah, you may be right. (n/t) |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. I love the quality of news reporting. |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-17-10 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. Sounds more like an execution to me. |
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east texas lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
26. Your concern is so touching... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. Unrec for drive-by "current events" post with nothing to connect it to forum topic |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Yes, the "guns" forum has nothing to do with 1000's of Americans being shot with guns |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. The topic of the thread is an unfortunate coincidence of "accidental" shootings |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. "gun safety", what an oxymoron |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Feel free to refute benEzra's figures in post #2 - if you can |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 07:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. 30,000 dead Americans every year from the barrel of a gun that we know about |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-19-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Umm.. it's called WISQARS.. roll your own. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
36. Guns don't "just go off". |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-18-10 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
39. Ban accidents and human error. It's the only way we'll be safe. |
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Nomorehannity (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-10 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
42. The pot charge is pretty stupid and the "reckless" charge is too weak |
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