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Daemonaquila

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18. What a bullcrap "headline."

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 09:11 AM

Jun 2014

"Man eats bacon every meal for 40 years, dies of heart attack."
"Skier has great day on mountain with friends, goes off cliff and dies."
"Motorcyclist goes too fast on curve, dies after hitting tree.
"Roofer screws up, dies after shooting himself in the eye with a nail gun."
"Woman chooses to undergo high risk pregnancy, dies."

Are those politically funny deaths, too?

People have their dangerous toys, habits, and past times. Living is dangerous, guaranteed to kill you at some point. People make mistakes. It's both stupid and tacky to make this guy's dumb move into a political statement against guns. If this is a story that supports your point for gun control, then you'd better ban bicycles, power tools, ATVs, mountain climbing, and - oh yeah - cars for starters, and go from there.

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Man showing off his gun to friends accidentally 'Second Amendments' himself in the head [View all] doxydad Jun 2014 OP

Bit by bit the gun market reduces itself. Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #1

Another Darwin. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #2

The most offensive part of the article? "between he and his friends..." HIM (or HIMSELF). WinkyDink Jun 2014 #3

Sounds like an ND not an AD ileus Jun 2014 #4

There sure has been a rash of accidental shootings - are they sure that guns don't kill people liberal N proud Jun 2014 #5

No such thing as an accidental discharge. Separation Jun 2014 #62

you have apparently never dated a man Skittles Jun 2014 #65

Have guns achieved sentient status and decided humanity must be eliminated to save the planet? freshwest Jun 2014 #64

"Nightmare Factory" Triana Jun 2014 #6

Yep. Evidently, it's a veteran-owned business in Havelock. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #52

The gene pool gets cleaned out once again. nt avebury Jun 2014 #7

FREEDUMB!!! hatrack Jun 2014 #8

He cocked a weapon and pointed it at his own head. MattBaggins Jun 2014 #9

So glad no charges will be filed... magical thyme Jun 2014 #10

I was trying to figure that out. Asking myself who they would file charges against. truth2power Jun 2014 #38

"second amendments himself" Richardo Jun 2014 #11

My thoughts too. mac56 Jun 2014 #14

I love the term "ammosexual". Initech Jun 2014 #46

gunsexual too samsingh Jun 2014 #55

This needs to be used more gelsdorf Jun 2014 #15

my first reaction as well. . . now consider it part of my vocabulary. . . . n/t annabanana Jun 2014 #24

He was liberated by the blood of patriots! Bless his heart! AAO Jun 2014 #26

Definitely. I'm going to use that one. BainsBane Jun 2014 #28

Yes, that would be really amusing PsychoBunny Jun 2014 #31

Worse than a guy that puts a loaded gun to his head and pulls the trigger? Rex Jun 2014 #33

There's a difference between PsychoBunny Jun 2014 #35

Doesn't change the fact that he makes gun lovers look like idiots. Rex Jun 2014 #36

No comment from the commander of his well regulated militia? fbc Jun 2014 #12

There's no comment required knightmaar Jun 2014 #16

That's not how we use the word "accidental" knightmaar Jun 2014 #13

I'm curious about what you said vis-a-vis "accidental". AAO Jun 2014 #42

I just wouldn't use that word knightmaar Jun 2014 #44

I think the poster is saying that when someone holds a gun to their own head and pulls the trigger Coventina Jun 2014 #47

I encourage more of them to fondle their guns in small circles like this... Moostache Jun 2014 #17

To prevent breeding sarisataka Jun 2014 #45

What a bullcrap "headline." Daemonaquila Jun 2014 #18

If he pulled out a power tool in the parking lot and started demonstrating its destructiveness... randome Jun 2014 #21

Stupid and tacky? knightmaar Jun 2014 #22

Look again sarisataka Jun 2014 #43

By "young ages" it's highly likely the poster meant like guy in OP. JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #56

Young age sarisataka Jun 2014 #57

Ok, stay on the soapbox then. Enjoy! JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #59

That's lame. Scuba Jun 2014 #23

It's what passes for humor PsychoBunny Jun 2014 #32

I suggest: "Man Does One Of Two Things You Should Never Do With A Gun, Dies" Orrex Jun 2014 #34

You know what I find stupid and tacky? locdlib Jun 2014 #37

I disagree. These things do effect you. phoenix35 Jun 2014 #40

I don't care that you disagree with me. locdlib Jun 2014 #49

And yet none of your fake examples involve weapons. arcane1 Jun 2014 #51

Russian roulette is for commies cvoogt Jun 2014 #19

2nd Amendment - the right to do really stupid shit with lethal weapons. Rex Jun 2014 #20

Darwin's Little Helpers(TM) hard at work as ever. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2014 #25

If only he had two guns...gungeoneer logic. nt valerief Jun 2014 #27

Fucking hilarious!! egduj Jun 2014 #29

I guess he was 'standing his ground' proReality Jun 2014 #30

His Poor Family. IdaBriggs Jun 2014 #39

I don't know why people are nit-picking about the humor inherent in all this truth2power Jun 2014 #41

I think there's a distinction between schadenfreude-inspired ridicule petronius Jun 2014 #63

at some point people will realize that guns are actually created to kill La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #48

first rule of gun ownership onethatcares Jun 2014 #50

Googling "man shoots self in prick" ECHOFIELDS Jun 2014 #53

I guess his gun safety classes didn't kick in till next week... arthritisR_US Jun 2014 #54

Chalk up another death by....Stupid...nt abakan Jun 2014 #58

I have decided all these incidents fall into two categories. Dumbasses and Assholes. CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #60

I was just formulating in my pea brain just such a thought AAO Jun 2014 #61

He should have carried his own gun so he could return The Second Stone Jun 2014 #66

cant stand the frivolousness of the title. i have ignored it all day, and it bugs me. seabeyond Jun 2014 #67