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pfitz59

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5. once while working for the forest service

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 05:29 PM

6 hrs ago

I stopped two teens target shooting in a meadow. they were 'plinking' toward a busy highway with no backstop. i directed them to a nearby gravel pit. too many gunowners are cllueless.

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Oklahoma woman fatally shot while holding child on Christmas. Authorities say man was doing target practice in his yard [View all] True Dough 6 hrs ago OP

What the hell was she doing in the way? BOSSHOG 6 hrs ago #1

Omg.. how did she die from shot to the arm? BlueWaveNeverEnd 6 hrs ago #2

went the the arm pfitz59 6 hrs ago #3

Apparently the bullet traveled into her chest cavity Niagara 6 hrs ago #4

The bullet entered her arm and traveled to her chest cavity, according to the article. Diamond_Dog 6 hrs ago #6

Actually very likely. Straw Man 5 hrs ago #11

once while working for the forest service pfitz59 6 hrs ago #5

People are so stupid & thoughtless. CrispyQ 6 hrs ago #7

How dumb can one be? I did see that it was in OK, and being one that was born in OK, I didn't want to outright say, SWBTATTReg 6 hrs ago #8

Has anyone checked to see if the gun is okay? Aristus 6 hrs ago #9

want to blow your mind even more thoroughly .. ? stopdiggin 5 hrs ago #10

Jesus Christ. How many gun-humpers live in this neighborhood? Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #14

choice of target on Christmas Day ? - - A Red Bull can on the back lawn ... stopdiggin 1 hr ago #15

No words malaise 4 hrs ago #12

The CNN article True Dough 2 hrs ago #13