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NutmegYankee

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98. I actually find driving a car to be higher.

Sun Dec 29, 2013, 01:08 PM

Dec 2013

I'm not a fan of concealed carry. I only believe a gun should be carried in public if unloaded, and then only for a purpose such as going to a range or hunting. But I separate that view from my feelings about use of courts and accidents.

An accidental discharge may injure one or two people at most before the bullet loses energy. But a lose of control in a car can kill/injure many more. A single car losing control can cause this:

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Man shoots self in buttocks in Brighton Home Depot with gun he was carrying [View all] hue Dec 2013 OP

If he only had a gun for protection! Laf.La.Dem. Dec 2013 #1

No charges filed by police including discharge of a weapon in a store Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #2

Of course not. He was just assing for it. pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #4

Lol nice one! TxDemChem Dec 2013 #11

Oh, another wise crack, eh? NBachers Dec 2013 #31

Cheeky, aren't I? pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #34

I'm a little behind on this story Happyhippychick Dec 2013 #53

No prob--your commoonity newspaper should have it soon pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #57

not to butt in here, butt magical thyme Dec 2013 #62

Don't worry, I expect to hit bottom soon pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #65

Now the poor fellow's going to be the butt of jokes. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2013 #64

A real pain in the butt! Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #82

And for that advice he thanks you from the heart of his bottom pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #94

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Bookmarking so I can save your post for posteriority pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #110

>>>>groan<<<< antiquie Dec 2013 #119

tush� GreatCaesarsGhost Dec 2013 #117

Just when I hit bottom for new material, you came through pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #118

Exactly etherealtruth Dec 2013 #6

Maybe he should have kept it as strictly a home appliance. nt pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #8

He sure as hell is not responsible enough to be out in public with it etherealtruth Dec 2013 #9

It's that mentality that has filled our prisons needlessly. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #26

I had not suggested jail, nor has anyone else etherealtruth Dec 2013 #29

I don't believe in legal charges for accidents. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #39

Well on this we are going to disagree etherealtruth Dec 2013 #43

You were talking about charges up above. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #46

I don't think you meant to be contraditctory but are ... etherealtruth Dec 2013 #51

There is no constitutional right to carry a gun concealed. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #67

Agree with etheraltruth northoftheborder Dec 2013 #126

"Unless there is direct evidence that the man's conduct was grossly negligent" Thor_MN Dec 2013 #52

How so? NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #59

"Not all accidents are due to negligence" - correct, some are due to downright stupidity! George II Dec 2013 #72

This is true. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #75

No luck involved. No trigger pulled itself. If a person is so unconscious that they mbperrin Dec 2013 #87

Guns BobUp Dec 2013 #125

the guys is a stupid asshole Skittles Dec 2013 #129

Exhibit A. The man's ass. Thor_MN Dec 2013 #84

Wow, got to love that method of thinking. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #89

Nice false equivalence Thor_MN Dec 2013 #96

No false equivalence. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #97

Every city ordinance I have read simply reads "discharge of a fiream" Thor_MN Dec 2013 #100

I was making fun of the absolutism in your post. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #102

Ah, the last refuge. "I was joking" Thor_MN Dec 2013 #103

here's my city ordinance ...... oldhippie Dec 2013 #115

A car is mainly used to get from Point A to Point B. blueamy66 Dec 2013 #104

Given that hunting takes of deer far outnumber any other use in the United States NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #106

Ok. So a gun's number one use is to kill. blueamy66 Dec 2013 #109

How about, say 200 hours, avebury Dec 2013 #74

It would not be unreasonable etherealtruth Dec 2013 #88

This isn't akin to a fender bender etherealtruth Dec 2013 #38

No. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #40

Nutmeg....was that you who shot himself in the butt? loudsue Dec 2013 #50

I have a classical liberal view on the use of criminal charges. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #73

would you still be saying the same if that "accidental" shot had injured or killed someone? niyad Dec 2013 #41

People are sometimes hurt or killed in accidents. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #54

And what it the bullet had hit and killed a child standing nearby? George II Dec 2013 #71

He had the safety off. alfredo Dec 2013 #91

Not all of them have one. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #93

Well, there was ONE consequence Demeter Dec 2013 #45

Aryan Michigan etherealtruth Dec 2013 #47

It wasn't intentional. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #24

Agree with no jail for this, but a fine and loss of ability to carry weapon in public is justified groundloop Dec 2013 #32

Can you prove it was irresponsibility? NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #36

The fact that he shot himself in a public place is proof of irresponsibility to me. MH1 Dec 2013 #61

You misunderstood/misrepresented my position. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #69

LOL, really, so it was a responsible accidental firing of his gun. WTF?? n-t Logical Dec 2013 #70

So you subscribe to the Republican view of responsibility? NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #80

A gun requires more responsibility than a normal accident. Get it? n-t Logical Dec 2013 #83

No I don't get it. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #90

LOL, I am pro-gun. I have a CC license and own many guns. But the responsibility.... Logical Dec 2013 #92

And do what differently? NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #95

Simple Mistake??? Ok, no need to discuss this with you any longer. Bye! n-t Logical Dec 2013 #99

I actually find driving a car to be higher. NutmegYankee Dec 2013 #98

You are not driving a car for self defense. You have to drive a car. You don't have to carry a gun. Logical Dec 2013 #121

This is the response I would expect from a serious gun advocate etherealtruth Dec 2013 #105

The Law says no discharging in graveyards though Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #55

This looks like reckless endangerment to me. BlueMTexpat Dec 2013 #60

what if it had iamthebandfanman Dec 2013 #86

Was his gun named Skittles? smokey nj Dec 2013 #3

The beauty of this wilt the stilt Dec 2013 #5

Wood for that new project $100 liberal N proud Dec 2013 #7

Well, you know how to stop one bad ass with a gun? KansDem Dec 2013 #10

There are those that can't tell their ass from a hole in the ground hobbit709 Dec 2013 #12

Well, now this A-hole has TWO holes in his!!! George II Dec 2013 #79

What if he had shot someone else? n/t malaise Dec 2013 #13

Instead of Home Depot, what if he'd been picking up a child at a day care center? nt pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #15

They absolutely do not care about that. They're like most pols. valerief Dec 2013 #18

Civil matter. n/t Feral Child Dec 2013 #28

Hope he had insurance to cover his derriere bucolic_frolic Dec 2013 #14

It probably was a derriereinger pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #17

ROFL malaise Dec 2013 #19

My ass bleeds for him. NOT. valerief Dec 2013 #16

Gun control is not shooting yourself in the ass. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #20

Too bad he didn't shoot himself on the other side. Crunchy Frog Dec 2013 #21

Smells like ass and gunpowder Blue Owl Dec 2013 #22

He'd better Turbineguy Dec 2013 #23

Perhaps he planned to use it on the self-checkout machine. MindPilot Dec 2013 #25

He's going to be the butt of jokes forever. marmar Dec 2013 #27

If has asshole had a gun, it could have defended itself BlueStreak Dec 2013 #30

Just what we need--another asshole with a gun. nt pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #33

You beat me to it egold2604 Dec 2013 #68

Must be some sort of... 3catwoman3 Dec 2013 #37

An asshole with a hole in his ass. JNelson6563 Dec 2013 #42

Must've scared the shit out of whoever was behind him in line NBachers Dec 2013 #44

Another gunfucker too stupid to own a gun. Iggo Dec 2013 #48

Dumb ass. n/t Sophiegirl Dec 2013 #49

Whoops davidthegnome Dec 2013 #56

Juanita Jean had some fun with story Gothmog Dec 2013 #58

Hilarity and gratitude! MADem Dec 2013 #63

So the gun made an ...ass hole? L0oniX Dec 2013 #66

Indeed. davidthegnome Dec 2013 #76

He doesn't realize how close he came MurrayDelph Dec 2013 #77

But guns are so safe! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2013 #78

While I love stories like this Politicalboi Dec 2013 #81

LOL! City Lights Dec 2013 #85

It would be good to see his name published. gulliver Dec 2013 #101

One man shoots self in butt, Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #107

You betcha! It's his freedumbs and liberties to shoot hisself wherever he wants. valerief Dec 2013 #111

if only he had more guns to protect himself samsingh Dec 2013 #108

Hisself. Say it write. valerief Dec 2013 #113

A musical interlude for the "butt hurt" victim of this shooting......... rdharma Dec 2013 #112

The thread I posted in about this topic last night was locked by the GD hosts. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #114

This one was locked and then unlocked etherealtruth Dec 2013 #127

He's fortunate it didn't cause any brain damage! Scootaloo Dec 2013 #116

Unlocking ... In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #120

If BobUp Dec 2013 #122

Another IWBer I bet. ileus Dec 2013 #123

IWBer? Meaning, without a holster? ManiacJoe Dec 2013 #124

Most won't invest in a "good" IWB holster ileus Dec 2013 #128

Anyone who believes they need to be"packing" to go to Home Depot... bvar22 Dec 2013 #130