# 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:** 455
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9084 "2019-10-30T17:35:35Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > Is America really that dangerous and lawless that the only way to be safe is to let people believe you are carrying a gun? > If that’s truely the case, then fuck me, I’d better shelve any idea of ever travelling there. Actually no, it is NOT that bad. But we do have some paranoids, cowards, and right wing crazies who do live in that imaginary world. ---
**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 30, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9085 "2019-10-30T20:49:20Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > Is America really that dangerous and lawless that the only way to be safe is to let people believe you are carrying a gun? > If that’s truely the case, then fuck me, I’d better shelve any idea of ever travelling there. Letting people know that you have a gun will not necessarily deter a person with a gun. It may cause them to shoot you in self defence or cause them to try to mate with you in gun fetish fellowship. For example, when my friends and I were held at gunpoint by a toddler, the toddler did not have the mental capacity to care one way or the other as to whether we were armed (we were not – we were starkers). I leave it to the dear reader to consider how many gun owners even have the mental ability and emotional stability of a toddler. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9086 "2019-10-30T21:05:47Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Actually shoot somebody in the leg - misdemeanor > > Point your finger at someone - felony > > Seems legit. Fucking crazy, if you ask me. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9087 "2019-10-30T23:17:43Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Letting people know that you have a gun will not necessarily deter a person with a gun. It may cause them to shoot you in self defence or cause them to try to mate with you in gun fetish fellowship. > > For example, when my friends and I were held at gunpoint by a toddler, the toddler did not have the mental capacity to care one way or the other as to whether we were armed (we were not – we were starkers). I leave it to the dear reader to consider how many gun owners even have the mental ability and emotional stability of a toddler. “…cause them to try to mate with you in gun fetish fellowship.” Excellent. The whole post, but that line made me LOL. ---
**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 31, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9088 "2019-10-31T12:32:36Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > For example, when my friends and I were held at gunpoint by a toddler, the toddler did not have the mental capacity to care one way or the other as to whether we were armed (we were not – we were starkers). I leave it to the dear reader to consider how many gun owners even have the mental ability and emotional stability of a toddler. Sure, but deaths by toddler shootings are rare. It’s not like more Americans were killed by toddlers in America than Muslim terrorists this year. ---
**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 31, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9089 "2019-10-31T14:39:39Z")
Stupid all around, almost goes in controversial encounters. [Idiot](https://www.wlwt.com/article/70-year-old-arrested-after-bringing-bb-gun-into-west-chester-walmart-says-he-was-trying-to-return-it/29644695) I get that it was a BB-Gun, but if you are holding something that looks like a gun, and you are screaming at employees, you just might get the police called on you. But, he wasn’t a black teen, but a white senior citizen, so he got to live through the encounter to complain about it later. ---
**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 31, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9090 "2019-10-31T15:09:55Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Stupid all around, almost goes in controversial encounters. > > [Idiot](https://www.wlwt.com/article/70-year-old-arrested-after-bringing-bb-gun-into-west-chester-walmart-says-he-was-trying-to-return-it/29644695) > > I get that it was a BB-Gun, but if you are holding something that looks like a gun, and you are screaming at employees, you just might get the police called on you. > > But, he wasn’t a black teen, but a white senior citizen, so he got to live through the encounter to complain about it later. Well, too bad there wasn’t a case of police just charging into a Walmart and shooting a black guy with a BB Gun. Oh, wait… I’m sure this one is different somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9091 "2019-11-03T04:45:48Z")
Kentucky woman shoots up a KFC drive thru because she didn’t get a fork and a napkin. > **[Kentucky Woman Shoots KFC Drive-Thru Because She Didn't Get a Napkin, Fork](https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-woman-allegedly-shoots-shelbyville-kfc-drive-thru-window-napkin-fork-1468351)** > > "We are grateful that no one was injured. We are working with local authorities as they investigate the incident," a KFC spokesperson said after the Monday incident in Shelbyville. ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9092 "2019-11-03T05:00:51Z")
KFC is not worth the $20 bucket let alone jail time. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9093 "2019-11-03T16:59:03Z")
Can’t eat the slaw without a fork. /devil’s advocate ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9094 "2019-11-03T18:29:18Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Can’t eat the slaw without a fork. /devil’s advocate That’s why God made fingers. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2019, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9095 "2019-11-04T11:01:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Well she laid it on the table and gave me a grin > Opened it up and said dig on in > I started on a thigh and then I got me a breast > My mouth got so full I had to save the rest > Yeah I’m snackin’ all night, it’s all right, all right > Got an eight piece box … ---
**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:** [November 4, 2019, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9096 "2019-11-04T11:50:06Z")
All kidding aside, imagine the fear and anger that must exist in a country where these bizarre shootings are so frequent. I live in a “shithole” country, I guess, but am not planning on moving to U.S.A. anytime soon. > [@Slash1972](#): > > Sure, but deaths by toddler shootings are rare. It’s not like more Americans were killed by toddlers in America than Muslim terrorists this year. For those who don’t get the joke, I _think_ shootings in America this year by toddlers outnumber killings in America by Muslim terrorists. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9097 "2019-11-07T12:31:03Z")
[A 6-year-old Ohio boy brought a loaded gun to school](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/us/ohio-gun-school-trnd/index.html) > [@](#): > > A 6-year-old child in first grade at Kids Care Elementary in Columbus, Ohio brought a loaded, semiautomatic gun to school in his backpack Wednesday, police say. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9098 "2019-11-08T07:00:28Z")
I keep clicking Submit in _Elections_, then doing an Edit ‘nm’ to avoid getting BANNED. **Question: Would the following have earned a Warning?** ```auto **** [quote="Chisquirrel, post:21, topic:843103"] You must REALLY hate this administration. Or the early-21st century one that lied to get the US into a war that killed hundreds of thousands of people and spawned yet another terrorist organization. Or is it only bad when a comedian SUGGESTS Democrats do it? [/QUOTE] :confused: OP wasn't worried about a few hundred thousands of deaths — they were all going to die anyway eventually. Nor trillions in lost treasure — that treasure was diverted to American Job Creators™ who know whose political coffers to grease. OP was worried about :mad: **Gun Control** :mad:. Think of it!! Some Americans might be forced to trade in the 30-round magazines for their AR-15's for 20-round magazines. *The horror! The horror!* ``` ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9099 "2019-11-12T23:18:06Z")
Again, I would like to see [this story](https://reut.rs/2KhnvCy) in the happy happy gun gun thread but I never go near that one anymore because I tend to harsh their slugs. It looks like SCotUS has delivered a kick to Remington Arms in their efforts to get the parents of the Sandy Hook students to just leave them alone. This is not a ruling on the question itself but on whether the families should even be allowed to ask it, so hope remains that the high court might still get them off the, uh, hook when there is a ruling later on. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9100 "2019-12-01T04:54:19Z")
[Teen-age driver shot in her back with by rear seat passenger with an AR-15](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/11/30/us/indiana-teen-killed-by-passenger/index.html). She’s dead now. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9101 "2019-12-01T16:38:31Z")
[A man was shot to death by his own booby trap he made to protect his home](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/01/us/maine-man-booby-trap/index.html): > [@](#): > > When officers arrived, they discovered a device on the front door of the man’s home that was designed to fire a handgun if anyone attempted to enter, the department said. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9102 "2019-12-01T16:45:24Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [Teen-age driver shot in her back with by rear seat passenger with an AR-15](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/11/30/us/indiana-teen-killed-by-passenger/index.html). > > She’s dead now. Darwin approves. Doubt the shooter qualifies for felony murder, but it would be interesting to learn why they were driving around with a loaded rifle, in a position where it could be negligently discharged into someone. My WAG is they were driving around, shooting at road signs, and genius in the back seat had his finger on the trigger and the safety off. Burn him. The booby trap story is hilarious and sad. Booby traps are illegal, just about everywhere in America. I feel for someone who’d been the victim of theft enough that they felt it necessary to emplace one to defend their property. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9103 "2019-12-01T17:44:25Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > [A man was shot to death by his own booby trap he made to protect his home](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/01/us/maine-man-booby-trap/index.html): Suitable for both _Stupid Gun news of the day_ and also _Positive gun news of the day_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=454) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=456)