# Press the shutter, not the trigger. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 2, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681 "2015-09-02T05:15:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681/41 "2015-09-03T23:33:04Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > Yes. > > [In Houston Texas](http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2000-04.html) > > Maybe it’s something in the water. > > ETA: Or maybe just being 19. Every once in a while, I really hope I am mis-remembering something. This was one of those. How incredibly stupid do you need to be to not immediately see how the round pops to the top of the magazine, from which it chambers? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681/42 "2015-09-03T23:49:31Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > How incredibly stupid do you need to be to not immediately see how the round pops to the top of the magazine, from which it chambers? He was. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681/43 "2015-09-04T01:55:45Z")
Dr. Johnson: Hold it men;he’s not bluffing. Other Dr. Johnson: Listen to him, men; he’s just stupid enough to do it! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681/44 "2015-09-04T12:51:30Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Dr. Johnson: Hold it men;he’s not bluffing. > Other Dr. Johnson: Listen to him, men; he’s just stupid enough to do it! One move, and the Lithuanian gets it! ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681/45 "2015-09-04T14:14:34Z")
His one single-camera shot at fame and the poor bastard’s just a one hit wonder. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681/46 "2015-09-04T14:27:08Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > …Nominate the man for a Darwin award. Darwin’s a bit late. This guy [already had two kids](http://www.click2houston.com/news/hpd-teenager-fatally-shot-while-taking-selfies-with-gun/35045298). I love the, “We just found it,” bullshit too. I’m sure that has nothing at all to do with him being 19, and therefore [it being illegal for him to purchase a handgun](http://www.durysguns.com/news/basic-texas-gun-laws-for-beginners). I’d also be interested to know if Mr. Smith or his cousin had any criminal record prohibiting them from owning firearms in the first place. I agree with **bump** that Forum Park and Bissonnet isn’t the best part of town. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681/47 "2015-09-04T14:36:15Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > How did the picture turn out? Some of the top is missing. ---
**Author:** ![Pazu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pazu/32/15522_2.png) [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681/48 "2015-09-04T14:59:57Z")
The modern version of “I was ironing and the phone rang.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/press-the-shutter-not-the-trigger/729681.md?page=2)