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(58,179 posts) Sat Jan 19, 2013, 07:10 PM Jan 2013

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5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day [View all]

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UPDATED: 5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/01/19/1473881/two-people-accidentally-shot-at-a-gun-show-safety-checkpoint-on-gun-appreciation-day/

Not from The Onion.

Un. Fucking. Believable.

On edit: the replies in this thread are gold. This goddam story makes its own gravy.

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5 People Shot At 3 Different Gun Shows On Gun Appreciation Day [View all] WilliamPitt Jan 2013 OP

Proud to be the first rec. Whovian Jan 2013 #1

Is it just me? cbrer Jan 2013 #2

I posted a similar thought on Raw Story MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #4

MAN! cbrer Jan 2013 #8

I hope like hell I'm wrong though... MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #12

Perhaps in some senses, BUT cbrer Jan 2013 #22

It would invite attacks on our soil MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #26

Wouldn't be the first time cbrer Jan 2013 #31

Yeah...meeee tooo! MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #33

Did not survive intact. Chunks secceded. TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #73

Absolutely correct. cbrer Jan 2013 #76

Not only a fevered pitch, it gets even better... The shooter according to locals was a COP DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #15

That's the answer . . .! another_liberal Jan 2013 #51

And amuse bouche Jan 2013 #86

WTF, that's not how you zip tie a weapon for a gun show! AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #56

Safe? Hell, guns ain't safe . . . nt flamin lib Jan 2013 #66

someone presumably best trained to handle a weapon safely in a crowd is the shooter Coyotl Jan 2013 #64

Guns don't kill people, zip ties do. caseymoz Jan 2013 #89

I guess the problem is safety checks then. nt freedom fighter jh Jan 2013 #100

Ban all safety checks! Maynar Jan 2013 #136

So now the gun show is adopting sensible regulations to prevent this from happening again? Dustlawyer Jan 2013 #121

The US is a pretty fucked up place. No, it's not you at all. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #28

The free-est nation ever conceived cbrer Jan 2013 #36

It's a nation riding on the backs of those that came before us, and I agree sooo much, RKP5637 Jan 2013 #77

What really slays me... cbrer Jan 2013 #78

They take and they contribute nothing to the success of the whole. Regarding religion, RKP5637 Jan 2013 #79

Hell yes. THE greatest evil. cbrer Jan 2013 #80

I find it funny that the Gun Show people have made a new law not allowing people to bring their Heather MC Jan 2013 #60

^^^^THIS^^^^ SunSeeker Jan 2013 #71

Good post. May deserve it's own OP if you have not already done so. AllyCat Jan 2013 #94

Absolutely Patiod Jan 2013 #107

If I weren't so busy reading DU I'd start a facebook page protesting gun shows restricting Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2013 #141

I'm actually starting to appreciate Gun Appreciation Day jberryhill Jan 2013 #3

+ 1 bunnies Jan 2013 #7

+2. n/t. apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #25

I had the same evil thought... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #39

USA USA USA n/t oldhippydude Jan 2013 #42

There needs to be more Gun Fun shows! Zorro Jan 2013 #49

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2013 #95

Indeed! Ruby the Liberal Jan 2013 #123

and people wonder why I'm afraid of guns Coolest Ranger Jan 2013 #5

People get shot all the goddamn time. This is the thing. Robb Jan 2013 #6

"Stop being so emotional; people explode all the time" Recursion Jan 2013 #13

I think it is the media picking up on this GObamaGO Jan 2013 #19

That would be good Lex Jan 2013 #23

"If another country was murdering this many Americans per day, we'd declare war on them by now." SunSeeker Jan 2013 #75

this blaze Jan 2013 #140

Now the media will be looking back for more gun accidents. nt caseymoz Jan 2013 #93

I think it's the media reporting it. harmonicon Jan 2013 #108

They do make local news Lordquinton Jan 2013 #139

Responsible Gun Owner Douchebaggery on display for all - what a bunch of dumbasses jpak Jan 2013 #9

You say that like it's a bad thing... Fumesucker Jan 2013 #10

Thaaaaaat's a shame alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #11

Ya play with fire libodem Jan 2013 #14

Should be called "take a bullet for gun rights Day" CTyankee Jan 2013 #16

Looks like you need another update. bunnies Jan 2013 #17

...and at a shooting range...in Wisconsin ewagner Jan 2013 #18

UPDATE: it's up to five people now. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #20

OP updated WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #24

I just followed your link. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #29

"Victims of a shotgun that fired while the owner was removing it from a case" Botany Jan 2013 #55

As I said, "Typical." Lex Jan 2013 #21

Darwin Darwin bo barwin, banana fanna fo farvin, me my moh marvin...Darwin! WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #27

that's a start Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2013 #30

I await maryland native Jan 2013 #32

I await the nuts allegations Flashmann Jan 2013 #106

So, are these the good guys or the bad guys. Guns are dangerous and bad things happen. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #34

'Gun safety'.... Science Geek Jan 2013 #46

Best reader comment-- Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #35

And then, somebody posted - "Karma." And THEN, somebody posted "karma shootya"! ROFL!!!! calimary Jan 2013 #58

Yes clearly they simply needed more guns underpants Jan 2013 #124

That's what you call taking one for the team Autumn Jan 2013 #37

Hope they appreciate getting their shit shot up. Cobalt Violet Jan 2013 #38

"If Everybody Had A Gun, Then... " - K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #40

They're turning their guns on each other Tanelorn Jan 2013 #41

Thinning the herd.... redstatebluegirl Jan 2013 #103

It's asshats who pull shit like this... derby378 Jan 2013 #43

I appreciate it. The irony, anyway. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2013 #44

the price of freedumb.. frylock Jan 2013 #45

Were the guns at least appreciative? Rhiannon12866 Jan 2013 #47

The Best News For Gun Regulation And Public Safety cantbeserious Jan 2013 #48

It someone would have had a gun, this shit wouldn't have happened. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #50

Hear! Hear! another_liberal Jan 2013 #52

people wouldn't die in wars if that was the case JI7 Jan 2013 #99

Every day should be Gun Appreciation Day! El Supremo Jan 2013 #53

I want the ironic tee-shirt "I was shot on Gun Appreciation Day." Coyotl Jan 2013 #54

Holy mackerel shenmue Jan 2013 #57

The Onion reports # of visitors at an all time low, claiming truth is really stranger than fiction okaawhatever Jan 2013 #59

Folk with Tiny Peckers Have to Celebrate, Too!!! mckara Jan 2013 #61

I went to gun appriciation day and all I got... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #62

Gun shows are not safe venues.... Historic NY Jan 2013 #63

Dayum. Solly Mack Jan 2013 #65

If only there had been a "Good guy with a gun" to stop it!! Rectangle Jan 2013 #67

The real problem with guns is that people are stupid. alarimer Jan 2013 #68

Why can't we have personal nuclear weapons? harmonicon Jan 2013 #110

This is why we can't have nice things Recursion Jan 2013 #69

Of course, they all declined evil soshlist gubmint medical care and patched up their own sorry asses NBachers Jan 2013 #70

When guns are illegal ellisonz Jan 2013 #72

Silence! I kill you! Kennah Jan 2013 #74

Gun show insurance just went up. Coyotl Jan 2013 #81

My favorite of the comments... 2theleft Jan 2013 #82

wow samsingh Jan 2013 #83

How could this possibly happen when there were so many guns there????? Beartracks Jan 2013 #84

I think I read that 840high Jan 2013 #90

Darwinism amuse bouche Jan 2013 #85

If only the people who were accidentally shot were armed Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #87

Arm the teachers!!!!! DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #88

+1 grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #97

Add every last one of them says they can handle a firearm... sheeeesh. Maybe the answer to the whole world wide wally Jan 2013 #91

Slightly dumber than misspelling a sign caseymoz Jan 2013 #92

If only. harmonicon Jan 2013 #111

I can see it now, "Guano Apresiation Day" Turborama Jan 2013 #117

If he pulls the trigger sulphurdunn Jan 2013 #118

Oh my gawd, my eyes, my eyes. butterflygirl Jan 2013 #134

WARNING! Here's one of him getting ready for action... (graphic) Turborama Jan 2013 #142

Gun Nut Appreciation Day. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #96

I just don't understand onethatcares Jan 2013 #98

It should be against the law to have B Calm Jan 2013 #101

Why? What difference does it make? Shot is shot, no matter where you are. (nt) harmonicon Jan 2013 #112

I have a problem with my tax dollars B Calm Jan 2013 #113

That's not how it works though. harmonicon Jan 2013 #114

I don't see people being shot B Calm Jan 2013 #115

If you don't want people getting shot... harmonicon Jan 2013 #116

I'm thinking it kinda sucks to be an administrator at NC State right now mike dub Jan 2013 #129

Maybe the solution is to have more gun shows?? kentuck Jan 2013 #102

File under "every cloud has a silver lining" Doctor_J Jan 2013 #104

One assumes the victims....appreciated it. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #105

More people are killed at car shows daily ... uh, wait. TBF Jan 2013 #109

Let's not forget baseball bat shows Doctor_J Jan 2013 #127

And The Hammer Shows. All Those Lethal, Lethal Hammers..... (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #132

Our version of Radio Rwanda sulphurdunn Jan 2013 #119

One thing we can count on is that the irony of this will go right over their heads. gtar100 Jan 2013 #120

because ammo has a liberal bias mike dub Jan 2013 #130

Is that a veiled threat? Be more explicit. gtar100 Jan 2013 #133

Nature weeding out the nimrods Harry Monroe Jan 2013 #122

There may be something to the Executive Order concerning the CDC matt819 Jan 2013 #125

Karma... cynzke Jan 2013 #126

The answer, of course, is MORE GUNS Hugabear Jan 2013 #128

I was wondering if some may not be so testosteroned up they may have challenged duels. lonestarnot Jan 2013 #131

un-freaking-believable Berlum Jan 2013 #135

We need a "Hand Grenade Appreciation Day" grantcart Jan 2013 #137

Personally I'd like to see Glenn Beck host this event ... TBF Jan 2013 #143

WTF! Can't they keep their Cha Jan 2013 #138