# 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:** 480
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9586 "2021-06-25T20:58:28Z")
Other cops are the leading cause of death for cops. They don’t seem to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9587 "2021-06-25T21:20:28Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#): > > Other cops are the leading cause of death for cops. They don’t seem to mind Got a cite for that? I thought it was covid or, in normal years, cars. Neither of which are unarmed black men, of course. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9588 "2021-06-25T22:35:22Z")
[Here](https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2019-statistics-on-law-enforcement-officers-killed-in-the-line-of-duty) are the FBI stats for 2019. > [@](#): > > According to statistics reported to the FBI, 89 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2019. Of these, 48 officers died as a result of felonious acts, and 41 officers died in accidents. > > The 48 felonious deaths occurred in 19 states and in Puerto Rico. The number of officers killed as a result of criminal acts in 2019 was 8 less than the 56 officers who were feloniously killed in 2018. The 5- and 10-year comparisons show an increase of 7 felonious deaths compared with the 2015 figure (41 officers) and a decrease of 7 deaths compared with 2010 data (55 officers). > . . . > _Weapons_ . Offenders used firearms to kill 44 of the 48 victim officers. Four officers were killed with vehicles used as weapons. > 34 were slain with handguns > 7 with rifles > 1 with a shotgun > 2 with firearms in which the types of firearms were unknown or not reported > . . . > Forty-one law enforcement officers were killed accidentally while performing their duties in 2019, a decrease of 9 when compared with the 50 officers accidentally killed in 2018. The majority (19 officers) were killed in motor vehicle crashes. > > Circumstances. The 41 officers accidentally killed died in a variety of scenarios: > 19 died as a result of motor vehicle crashes > 16 were pedestrian officers struck by vehicles > 3 were killed in firearm-related incidents > 2 officers drowned > 1 officer was reported to have died in the category of an other type of duty-related accident when they were struck by a tire/wheel while assisting a motorist. So. . . 47 by firearm 40 by car ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9589 "2021-06-25T23:10:37Z")
And last year More than 100 law enforcement officers – mainly police, sheriffs, and corrections – have died from COVID-19 on the job this year, which is more than from gun violence, car accidents, heart attacks, or other causes, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. > **[Coronavirus (COVID-19) Overview](https://www.webmd.com/covid/coronavirus)** > > COVID-19 is a new type of coronavirus that causes mild to severe cases. Here’s a quick guide on how to spot symptoms, risk factors, prevent spread of the disease, and find out what to do if you think you have it. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9590 "2021-06-26T09:57:52Z")
Bad guy with a gun shoots and kills a cop. Good guy with a gun shoots bad guy with a gun. Cops arrive, shoot and kill good guy with a gun. Oops. Nobody could have predicted that, though. > **[Bystander who gunned down suspect in Colorado officer’s killing was fatally...](https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nationworld/bystander-who-gunned-down-suspect-in-colorado-officers-killing-is-fatally-shot-by-police-authorities/)** > > A man who intervened in a shooting that killed a police officer near Denver was shot and killed by a responding officer while holding the suspect’s AR-15, police said Friday. Johnny Hurley, w… ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9591 "2021-06-26T12:45:21Z")
Wonder if MEB will decide to post this same story in his daily affirmations blog? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9592 "2021-06-26T19:39:45Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Wonder if MEB will decide to post this same story in his daily affirmations blog? . Looks like instead he posted a tragic story about a man who broke into a mouse’s house, murdered the moose, and claimed self defense ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9593 "2021-06-26T21:23:22Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Looks like instead he posted a tragic story about a man who broke into a mouse’s house, murdered the moose, and claimed self defense ☹ Hickory Dickory Dock Dead mouse, now to prison (to eat c-ck). My cellmate looks like The Rock. Hickory Dickory Dock ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9594 "2021-06-26T22:12:00Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Looks like instead he posted a tragic story about a man who broke into a mouse’s house, murdered the moose, and claimed self defense You know mouse and moose are a bit different size? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9595 "2021-06-26T23:33:32Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > You know mouse and moose are a bit different size? . …I hate autocorrect ---
**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:** [June 27, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9596 "2021-06-27T01:16:58Z")
Do not let moose Lick your car ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9597 "2021-06-27T04:47:38Z")
A moose bit my sister once… ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9598 "2021-06-27T05:00:11Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Do not let moose > Lick your car How would I stop them? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9599 "2021-06-27T11:14:43Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > How would I stop them? Surely you have a (hopefully large caliber) gun? Shoot it! ---
**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:** [June 27, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9600 "2021-06-27T12:38:45Z")
It was an actual [road sign in AB](https://www.npr.org/2020/11/19/936567316/canadians-in-alberta-are-warned-dont-let-moose-lick-your-car) ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9601 "2021-06-27T12:48:55Z")
[quote=“Babale, post:9595, topic:648729, full:true”] > [@PastTense](#): > > > [@Babale](#): > > > > > Looks like instead he posted a tragic story about a man who broke into a mouse’s house, murdered the moose, and claimed self defense > > > [/quote] > > > > > > You know mouse and moose are a bit different size? > > …I hate autocorrect Proofreading beats autocorrect. Dan ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9602 "2021-06-27T14:41:36Z")
Yet another road rage incident involving a gun in, no surprise, Texas. The police, at least, are perceiving an increase in the number of incidents. > Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata expressed frustration about the increase of road rage violence and the limited impact that policing can have on those crimes. > **[Baby Delivered After Mother Shot in Road Rage Incident: Dallas Police](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/pregnant-woman-wounded-in-road-rage-shooting-dallas-police/2666956/)** > > A pregnant woman was shot Friday night during a road rage incident in southeast Dallas, police say. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9603 "2021-06-27T15:11:20Z")
Getting the thoughts outta my brain before my ADHD screws me beats proofreading. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9604 "2021-06-27T15:21:45Z")
On a lighter note… Being almost at the 10K limit I don’t feel like scrolling back to see if he’s also in this thread, but [LockPicking Lawyer](https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer/videos)’s YouTube clips on badly engineered “gun locks” and “gun safes” have been cited in other threads as a source of examples of unsafe gear – and this recent one strikes me as an example of manufacure/design stupidity [[1311] StopBox’s AR-15 Chamber Lock - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H82WX4sJBcs) (And of how the purchasers _should_ rightly feel stupid for shelling out $150 for it…) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/9605 "2021-06-27T19:40:00Z")
10 yo boy and 8 yo girl left alone. Boy finds a gun and kills himself. > **[Police: 10-year-old dies after self-inflicted shooting in Tioga-Nicetown](https://6abc.com/philadelphia-violence-philly-shooting-guns-in-child-shot/10835198/)** > > A 10-year-old boy has died after a self-inflicted shooting in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=479) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=481)