# 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:** 453
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9044 "2019-10-04T16:22:32Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Is that mistaken identity? If so, who did he mistakenly think he was shooting? I doubt he established any identity. If you say he thought he was shooting at an intruder then he didn’t establish any identity at all. He was there from Norway to surprise his father in law for his birthday. He jumped out of the bushes and his father in law immediately shot him. This is what happens with trigger happy idiots. Why did he go to the door with a gun ready? If he thought it was the man from earlier, and felt that that man was a threat, why not just make sure the door is locked and call the police? He could always shoot him if he broke in. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9045 "2019-10-04T16:32:36Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Is that mistaken identity? If so, who did he mistakenly think he was shooting? I doubt he established any identity. If you say he thought he was shooting at an intruder then he didn’t establish any identity at all. It amazes me that it’s not even a matter of criminal negligence. The doorbell ringer could’ve been the UPS guy or a Census taker, or Jane Wiedlin. You can’t just go about gunning down people on your doorstep because you had an argument. Well, I guess in Florida you can. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9046 "2019-10-04T17:18:30Z")
Lethal shootings are justified in many states if you’re afraid of bodily harm. And many of these gun nuts are cowards who seem constantly afraid. It’s surprising they \*ever \*get a murder conviction! ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9047 "2019-10-04T18:00:03Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Lethal shootings are justified in many states if you’re afraid of bodily harm. > And many of these gun nuts are cowards who seem constantly afraid. > It’s surprising they \*ever \*get a murder conviction! Of course they are constantly afraid. I have a family member who proudly told me “I have a gun within 3 feet of me no matter where I am in my house!” I asked him “Holy crap, man, are you that afraid all the time?” He didn’t have an answer. There are actual people who refuse to vacation anywhere they can’t take their guns. Must suck to be that afraid all the time. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9048 "2019-10-04T18:11:45Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > …The doorbell ringer could’ve been the UPS guy or a Census taker, or Jane Wiedlin. … “That’s just Jane Wiedlin ringin and runnin again. Don’t answer it. AND DON"T SHOOT HER!” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9049 "2019-10-04T21:46:21Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > You can’t just go about gunning down people on your doorstep because you had an argument. Well, I guess in Florida you can. It’s called Stand Your Ground. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9050 "2019-10-04T21:51:39Z")
Stand your ground while your urine dribbles down your leg. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9051 "2019-10-04T22:02:49Z")
Like I’ve said before, the people who insist on being constantly armed are often the last people who should be. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9052 "2019-10-04T23:26:35Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Stand your ground while your urine dribbles down your leg. I think it’s probably another substance. And I don’t mean feces. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9053 "2019-10-06T18:27:41Z")
[Oklahoma woman apparently shot by dog](https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-oklahoma-woman-apparently-shot-by-dog-20191006-h2licvg7avfjhc3muxpgwiu7ca-story.html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true) > [@](#): > > In the 911 call, which oscillates, at times, from absurd to comical, Springer’s charge, driver Brent Parks, attempts to explain the emergency to a dispatcher. > "She’s bleeding pretty bad,” Parks, 79, can be heard saying on the released call. “A gun went off and got her in the leg!” > > When the dispatcher asks how Springer was shot, Parks blurts out, “Well, it just went off. . . . We have a dog in here and it (inaudible) the gun.” > > The incredulous emergency official can be heard asking, “The dog shot her?” to which Parks replied, “Yeah.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9054 "2019-10-07T13:59:43Z")
Yeah, that’s the ticket. The dog did it. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9055 "2019-10-09T02:20:02Z")
So many options on where to [post this](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joseph-schumacher-trump-threatened_n_5d9cc938e4b087efdba3bcdb), but this seems good: North Dakota Trump supporter in pickup pulls gun on woman with a Warren bumper sticker. His passenger confirms it. Arrested. Charged with felonies. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9056 "2019-10-10T20:46:04Z")
A San Antonio man bought an AR-15 for his 14-year-old grandson, who then shot his 13-year-old friend in the head. [https://amp.ksat.com/news/bcso-makes-arrest-in-north-bexar-county-shooting?utm\_source=twitter&utm\_medium=social&utm\_campaign=snd&utm\_content=ksat12&\_\_twitter\_impression=true](https://amp.ksat.com/news/bcso-makes-arrest-in-north-bexar-county-shooting?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=ksat12&__twitter_impression=true) ---
**Author:** ![HeweyLogan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heweylogan/32/547_2.png) [@HeweyLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeweyLogan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9057 "2019-10-12T15:41:19Z")
Channeling the brevity of Rick Kitchen… > **[A Kansas 13-year-old was charged with a felony for pointing a finger gun at...](https://www.businessinsider.com/girl-pointed-finger-gun-at-classmates-charged-with-a-felony-2019-10?amp%3Butm_medium=referral)** > > The girl is facing a felony for threatening her classmates after another teen asked her who in the class she would kill if given the chance. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9058 "2019-10-12T15:45:11Z")
Was it specifically an assault finger? ---
**Author:** ![HeweyLogan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heweylogan/32/547_2.png) [@HeweyLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeweyLogan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9059 "2019-10-12T16:23:10Z")
Probably. A scary black one. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9060 "2019-10-13T16:32:58Z")
> [@HeweyLogan](#): > > Channeling the brevity of Rick Kitchen… > > [13-Year-Old Girl Facing Felony for Pointing a Finger Gun at Classmates](https://www.businessinsider.com/girl-pointed-finger-gun-at-classmates-charged-with-a-felony-2019-10?amp%3Butm_medium=referral) That’s definitely a problem that has been created by gun enthusiasts. It was more than just pointing a “finger gun”, it wasn’t just while playing a game. There were threats of violence given by her towards other students. In a sane world, we could do a home welfare check, make sure that the threats that she was making were not serious, and possibly remove any guns she may have easy access to to prevent her from carrying through. In this world, you cannot take any steps to prevent their access to guns without actually using the criminal system. In order to make sure she can’t bring a real gun to school and carry out the threat, you have to arrest her and charge her. It would be far better to deal with such a situation more delicately and quietly, but, due to the stance taken by pro-gun extremists, those options are off the table. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9061 "2019-10-14T06:24:04Z")
[How to check a laser pointer on a gun.](https://imgur.com/gallery/SrLC9ej) ---
**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:** [October 14, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9062 "2019-10-14T06:36:58Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > [How to check a laser pointer on a gun.](https://imgur.com/gallery/SrLC9ej) One the one hand, he was a fucking idiot. On the other hand there was a hole. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9063 "2019-10-14T12:30:04Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > [How to check a laser pointer on a gun.](https://imgur.com/gallery/SrLC9ej) I like how his buddy was more concerned about the gun then his friend who got shot. Although preventing the gun from falling on the floor and firing again may have been a good thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=454)