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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:19 PM Original message |
Eastern Missouri man dies after shooting self while teaching firearms safety |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, I am sure his GF understands the safety angle pretty well now (nt) |
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divideandconquer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. "Gun safety" is an oxymoron if there ever was one |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
46. +1 nt |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Yes, I'll bet she'll never put a gun to her own head and pull the trigger..safety or not |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. First rule of safety I learned was don't point a gun at anyone |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
42. oh crap, The Straight Story. If I laugh I will go to hell I am sure but |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. Never, ever hold a gun like th-- |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
58. And his name was Looney |
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lysosome (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. Those who can't do teach. |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. These jokes write themselves. nt |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. Firearm safety by putting a gun to your head....yup. |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. Sounds like the safety mechanism in |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. "do you think this will go off" |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. usually preceded by: "here, hold my beer for a second..." |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. That's horrible, and I'm truly sorry for his friends and family, but ... |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. Do they even award Darwin awards to guys named "Looney" ?? |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. A clearcut ideology of "Do as I say, not as I do." n/t |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. Darwin +1 |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. Well bullets kill especially in unloaded guns. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
56. I'm already ashamed of myself for giggling at this--now I'm roffling. |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. Based on his teaching "method" - this should qualify him for a Darwin award. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
15. Looney? The poor guy's name is Looney? OMG. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. you got the verb wrong. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. he ought to sue the maker of that third gun's safety mechanism. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. He's dead. How is he supposed to file a lawsuit? |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I don't think "he" is going to sue |
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jaksavage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. There are no words. |
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hankthecrank (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
22. guns should always treated as being loaded |
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Vinnie From Indy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
23. The last thing he said was.... |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
24. Poor guy, but this is one of those stories where you just can't make this stuff up. nt |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. He was teaching "firearms stupidity" not safety. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Agreed |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
26. as my friend Niles says about nearly every potential event that might happen: |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
28. This is terrible |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
29. Talk about a learning moment! |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
30. Bet she's glad he wasn't teaching safe sex. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
31. he killed himself, and made it look like an accident |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #31 |
60. +1 |
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BJ10 (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
33. D'oh!!! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
34. Lesson learned |
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logosoco (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. Believe it or not.... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
36. Another "Darwin Award" recipient. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
37. The school where he learned to teach gun safety is going to lose their accreditation. n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
38. A guy named Looney did that. Imagine that. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
39. Googled "accidentally shot himself" & got 671,000 hits. Didn't realize it's such a popular pasttime. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
40. It's hard to believe a man of his caliber was single. |
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Franzia (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. .22 or .44? |
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GodlyDemocrat (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
41. A man died here. Let's show some class and not revel in his death. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
43. it's not funny, even if the guy is named "Looney" and he was teaching firearm "safety" |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
45. Are you sure this isn't an Onion article? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
47. Russian Solitaire. nt |
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Franzia (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. 5 bullets, 1 empty chamber? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. "Let's see which gun safety doesn't work". |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Before he pulled the trigger |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. Darwin rules |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
52. YOU NEVER, EVER aim a gun at another human being |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
53. How could he have known one thing to teach about firearm safety, |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
55. If he were a spelling teacher, he would start with "moran." |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
57. As it turns out firewater & gunpowder don't mix............ |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
59. it IS a horrible accident. and easy enough to say, i am sorry for those that |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
61. Must have been a repuke. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
62. ... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. maybe on a subtle level, he was unhappy in his relationship with her? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
64. Now THAT'S dedication! |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
65. You don't point guns at someone. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
66. Could have been worse... |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
67. Moral of the story: never take gun safety lessons from a Looney. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
68. Reminds me of that guy who was demonstrating the strength of the safety glass... |
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