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LittleGirl

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14. Thanks for that tip
Fri Oct 3, 2014, 04:30 PM
Oct 2014

I had a good chuckle or two.

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........ daleanime Oct 2014 #1
Has anyone notified the Darwin Awards? LongTomH Oct 2014 #2
He needs to die or progressoid Oct 2014 #7
He needs to be rendered incapable of reproduction. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #51
I am very unfamilar with guns, have never owned one or held one, except maybe a BB logosoco Oct 2014 #3
Because idiots aren't following basic safe gun handling rules NickB79 Oct 2014 #21
So said idiot should lose his job and not be allowed to carry a firearm in public, right? nt logosoco Oct 2014 #23
Yep, at the very least. NickB79 Oct 2014 #29
When you fire one the burnt powder coats everything. It can be corrosive after a while, jtuck004 Oct 2014 #25
Depends. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #30
Thank you for your interesting and informative post! logosoco Oct 2014 #37
Overconfidence or a lack of attention. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #40
It's like an iPad... Helen Borg Oct 2014 #48
Guns that are used a lot will get gunpowder residue built up which can cause problems. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #52
It will jam if not cleaned after a certain amount of shots Ash_F Oct 2014 #54
Did this officer happen to be named Barney Fife? olddad56 Oct 2014 #4
First should say "Shot Self While Pulling Trigger". Because there is nothing in the act of cleaning jtuck004 Oct 2014 #5
The consequences of having this idiot on the police force can also be severe. L0oniX Oct 2014 #12
I agree. It should say 'shot while playing with his gun'. iscooterliberally Oct 2014 #13
I'll bet he was practicing his quick draw in front of the mirror... JohnnyRingo Oct 2014 #15
Bankruptcy Court is very boring, maybe he should be in a Famly Law Court where all the action is! Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #17
I wonder if the Koch Bros hired him to dissuade the little people from bankruptcy? n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #26
I agree, this was most likely CLEARING the weapon, in an un-approved manner. AtheistCrusader Oct 2014 #33
Some of the comments at WOOD TV... Historic NY Oct 2014 #6
Thanks for that tip LittleGirl Oct 2014 #14
Once again today I must ask however does the Onion stay in business rurallib Oct 2014 #8
Bwahaha blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #9
Was he holding his hands up? L0oniX Oct 2014 #10
Also known as "fucking off at work". JohnnyRingo Oct 2014 #11
If it was a police service weapon, it makes sense that he would do it on the clock. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #41
if only there had been a good guy with a gun around to prevent this Doctor_J Oct 2014 #16
I didn't know guns were cleaned with bullets in them. Very curious. nt valerief Oct 2014 #18
Yup, El Shaman Oct 2014 #24
would you shoot someone with a dirty bullet? awoke_in_2003 Oct 2014 #42
Bwah! valerief Oct 2014 #43
How many SWAT teams responded? dickthegrouch Oct 2014 #19
Who cleans a loaded firearm?! Earth_First Oct 2014 #20
Who cleans a loaded gun? SoapBox Oct 2014 #32
Film at 11:00 ( El Shaman Oct 2014 #22
Don't you hate it when that happens? shenmue Oct 2014 #27
I saw the report on WOODTV 8. The moran shot himself in the hand. catbyte Oct 2014 #28
Another idiot with a gun... SoapBox Oct 2014 #31
I call bs. obxhead Oct 2014 #34
This happens once in a while yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #35
Seems like I read that packman Oct 2014 #49
I had not heard that but yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #55
Not totally on point but this is a classic tularetom Oct 2014 #36
Shit, that is funny-never saw it before. packman Oct 2014 #50
Just two questions TNNurse Oct 2014 #38
Answert to both ?s yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #39
What a frickin' moran! kath Oct 2014 #44
Let's see, what would happen to ME if I went into a Federal Courtroom and shot off a gun? NBachers Oct 2014 #45
Excellent Point..What would happen to a "regular citizen"? Stuart G Oct 2014 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author defacto7 Oct 2014 #46
:) santamargarita Oct 2014 #53
locking defacto7 Oct 2014 #56
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