# Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 29, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729 "2013-01-29T19:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1 "2013-01-29T19:01:55Z")
Plenty of it on both sides of the fence, easy to have a race to the bottom. Post your favorite news report here. I’ll lead with this AR-15 in [Krogers](http://www.nbc29.com/story/20755619/kroger-gun-stunt-sparks-2nd-amendment-debate). Perhaps he is a vegetarian out hunting :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/2 "2013-01-29T19:05:41Z")
Sure, you make fun, but when was the last time you were charged by a rogue asparagus? Or stalked by a celery? You’d be damned glad to have serious firepower! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/3 "2013-01-29T19:18:37Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Sure, you make fun, but when was the last time you were charged by a rogue asparagus? Or stalked by a celery? You’d be damned glad to have serious firepower! Celery? We want to learn how to defend ourselves against celery, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I’ll tell you something my lad. When you’re walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don’t come crying to me! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/4 "2013-01-29T19:27:09Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Sure, you make fun, but when was the last time you were charged by a rogue asparagus? Or stalked by a celery? You’d be damned glad to have serious firepower! I’m not worried. I still have my trusty Potato Gun. > **[Amazon.com: Potato Gun : Toys & Games](https://www.amazon.com/Schylling-PG-Potato-Gun/dp/B0006GK8H8)** > > From the Manufacturer Potato Gun ---
**Author:** ![llcoolbj77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/5 "2013-01-29T19:37:32Z")
I worked at the NRA. One of my primary jobs was to take phone calls from concerned citizens about their rights’ in their respective states. What I really ended up doing was begging folks to please not bring their loaded firearms everywhere just to prove a point… it would not be the point we wanted proved, so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/6 "2013-01-29T19:39:42Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I’m not worried. I still have my trusty Potato Gun. > > [Amazon.com: Potato Gun : Toys & Games](http://www.amazon.com/American-Science-Surplus-PG-Potato/dp/B0006GK8H8) Wait, wait, wait. I’m so confused. If a potato gun shoots potatoes, then what does an elephant gun shoot? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/7 "2013-01-29T19:41:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Wait, wait, wait. > > I’m so confused. If a potato gun shoots potatoes, then what does an elephant gun shoot? :eek: Image trying to store 5,000 rounds of ammo. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/8 "2013-01-29T19:43:23Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Wait, wait, wait. > > I’m so confused. If a potato gun shoots potatoes, then what does an elephant gun shoot? :eek: And where do they get Baby Oil from? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9 "2013-01-29T19:48:36Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > And where do they get Baby Oil from? Same place as Baby Powder which is the left over residue. ---
**Author:** ![Werekoala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/10 "2013-01-29T19:48:38Z")
Wow, that’s awful - how many people did he kill? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/11 "2013-01-29T19:49:12Z")
Are these Girl Scout cookies made from genuine Girl Scouts? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/12 "2013-01-29T19:50:18Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > I’ll lead with this AR-15 in [Krogers](http://www.nbc29.com/story/20755619/kroger-gun-stunt-sparks-2nd-amendment-debate). Perhaps he is a vegetarian out hunting :dubious: Shocking!! I didn’t realize Krogers was still in business. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/13 "2013-01-29T19:52:16Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Sure, you make fun, but when was the last time you were charged by a rogue asparagus? Or stalked by a celery? Never. [_I_ stalk THEM.](http://www.amazon.com/Stalking-Wild-Asparagus-Euell-Gibbons/dp/0911469036/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359489081&sr=1-1&keywords=stalking+the+wild+asparagus)😉 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/14 "2013-01-29T19:53:21Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Perhaps he is a vegetarian out hunting :dubious: “Vegetarian” is an Indian word for “Can’t hunt, can’t fish, can’t cook.” ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/15 "2013-01-29T19:55:38Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Shocking!! I didn’t realize Krogers was still in business. I was just getting ready to point and laugh at the extra “s”. I feel like my Grandmother wrote the OP. But, yeah, Kroger is one of the biggest retailers in the United States. You could say they’re still in business. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/16 "2013-01-29T19:56:33Z")
_Almost Live!_-[Veggie Kill](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qUckQTEto) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/17 "2013-01-29T20:03:52Z")
Sometimes you need full auto when you’re attacked by leafy vegetables and can only hope to God to survive. Lettuce spray. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/18 "2013-01-29T20:06:16Z")
_Elephant Parts_-[Vegetable Safari](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQSL25yiWJs) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/19 "2013-01-29T20:10:15Z")
[Sometimes you need a ray gun.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0636227/) Or a Robot. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/20 "2013-01-29T20:20:13Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > _Elephant Parts_-[Vegetable Safari](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQSL25yiWJs) EP is one of my favorites (even touches on the 2nd with [NNS](http://youtu.be/TGCFmSFvIZw)) and actually ran through my mind when I read the original news about guns at Kroger. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=2)