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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
47. Excellent Point..What would happen to a "regular citizen"?
Sat Oct 4, 2014, 08:05 AM
Oct 2014

Cleaning a gun in a courtroom..or federal building, the thing goes off, for some reason..................and hurts someone else????, not yourself.....

Now what would happen?????????????

Or......................you hurt yourself...Now what would happen to the "regular citizen" who brought a loaded gun in a court building and shot himself/herself while cleaning it.?

So what is going to happen to this cop????????????? or whatever he was..?

My guess is that the so called "system" will take care of him...he will still have his job..
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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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