# 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:** 64
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1261 "2013-03-23T00:28:13Z")
A 50-year-old man shot and killed himself in front of a group of people, including children, who were attending a gun safety class Sunday in Bellevue, Washington, according to The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "Brian J. Parry reportedly used a pistol provided to participants to end his life in front of about a dozen people. A coroner’s report issued earlier in the week ruled his death a suicide, the Intelligencer noted. The shooting took place at the West Coast Armory, which bills itself the state’s “premier indoor shooting range” at 31,000 square feet, featuring state-of-the-art shooting stalls and “NRA certified Range Safety Instructors” present at all times. " ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1262 "2013-03-23T00:43:05Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > A 50-year-old man shot and killed himself in front of a group of people, including children, who were attending a gun safety class Sunday in Bellevue, Washington, according to The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > > "Brian J. Parry reportedly used a pistol provided to participants to end his life in front of about a dozen people. A coroner’s report issued earlier in the week ruled his death a suicide, the Intelligencer noted. > > The shooting took place at the West Coast Armory, which bills itself the state’s “premier indoor shooting range” at 31,000 square feet, featuring state-of-the-art shooting stalls and “NRA certified Range Safety Instructors” present at all times. " Tragic, but I doubt there’s any way of preventing this. At some point a instructee is being trusted with a loaded gun, and it takes a second to put it to your head and pull the trigger. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1263 "2013-03-23T00:48:21Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Remember, the Man can’t bust your music. Wait, do you guys _have_ music? Indeed they do. Both kinds, in fact: country _and_ western music. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1264 "2013-03-23T15:03:39Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Tragic, but I doubt there’s any way of preventing this. At some point a instructee is being trusted with a loaded gun, and it takes a second to put it to your head and pull the trigger. Sadly, that is true, but I had posted earlier about a new trend of suicides at gun ranges, so my post about the guy in Washington was a recall to that earlier post. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1265 "2013-03-23T17:57:55Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Indeed they do. Both kinds, in fact: country _and_ western music. Guns are part of a lot of songs. > **[Janie's Got a Gun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janie's_Got_a_Gun)** > > "Janie's Got a Gun" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton. The song was released as the second single from Pump in 1989, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in 1990. In Australia, the song reached number one, becoming Aerosmith's first of two number-one singles there. It also reached number two in Canada, number 12 in Sweden, and number 13 in New Zealand. > The song describes a... As for suicides at gun ranges. I don’t really consider suicide very relevant in the gun control debate. With that said, if my kid becomes a depressed teenager, I would store all my guns at the range. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1266 "2013-03-24T23:05:52Z")
Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) pleads that [“millions of kids dying”](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/21/rangel-millions-kids-being-shot-down-assault-rifle/) from assault weapons- which apparently include handguns. Either he’s using hyperbole or attributing every death due to guns on the planet Earth. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1267 "2013-03-25T00:17:03Z")
Charlie Rangel? Hyperbole? Extravagant rhetoric? No! You don’t say! Besides, what would a wimp-ass liberal like him know about guns? Except for his jolly jaunt in Korea… ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1268 "2013-03-26T04:46:45Z")
> **[Gun Makers Aim For Record Sales](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gun-makers-record-sales_n_2756954?utm_hp_ref=business)** > > Gun Makers Aim For Record Sales ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1269 "2013-03-26T05:40:53Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > [Gun Makers Aiming For Record Sales As More First-Time Buyers Race To Stock Up Ahead Of New Rules | HuffPost Impact](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/25/gun-makers-record-sales_n_2756954.html?utm_hp_ref=business) How is that Stupid Gun News? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1270 "2013-03-26T10:20:31Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > How is that Stupid Gun News? We’ve been through this already. **Kable** thinks that posting links to anything gun related is somehow relevant to this thread. Which is stupid. Therefore, it qualifies. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2013, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1271 "2013-03-26T11:15:28Z")
Man shoots finger trying to get wedding ring off: " Malespini told police he was “trying to get rid of his wedding ring,” so he thought he would “shoot it off,” according to The Associated Press. Officers said Malespini appeared to be intoxicated. While his finger was badly injured, the wedding ring was still on his finger, according to the AP. " [http://www.wmur.com/news/national/Man-shoots-finger-to-get-wedding-ring-off/-/9857926/19359182/-/551phqz/-/index.html?absolute=true](http://www.wmur.com/news/national/Man-shoots-finger-to-get-wedding-ring-off/-/9857926/19359182/-/551phqz/-/index.html?absolute=true) ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1272 "2013-03-26T12:29:31Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > We’ve been through this already. **Kable** thinks that posting links to anything gun related is somehow relevant to this thread. Which is stupid. Therefore, it qualifies. Well… racing to buy up pistols, shotguns and non-“military style” rifles out of a fear the AR-15 might be banned is pretty stupid. That’s probably what the relentlessly impartial **Kable** was trying to communicate. Kudos for your honesty! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1273 "2013-03-26T13:30:46Z")
> **[U.S. News: Latest Breaking Stories, Video, and Photos on American Politics,...](https://www.nbcnews.com/us-news?lite)** > > Get the latest news headlines and top stories from NBCNews.com. Find videos and news articles on the latest stories in the US. Man cleaning his gun shoots son in head. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1274 "2013-03-26T14:04:50Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > [U.S. News: Latest Breaking Stories, Video, and Photos on American Politics, Economy, and Society | NBC News](http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/26/17470862-father-cleaning-shotgun-shoots-10-year-old-son-in-the-head-in-nc?lite) > > Man cleaning his gun shoots son in head. > [@](#): > > “Most people think that guns are what kill people, and it’s not,” said Sgt. Eric Gavaghan, another county sheriff’s official, who teaches gun safety classes. “The people and their inexperience, their lack of training, that’s what hurts other people with firearms.” Excellent point. He could’ve been cleaning a toaster oven, fishing tackle box or pair of tennis shoes, any of which could’ve gone off and his son would be just as dead. The fact that guns shoot deadly projectiles that can instantaneously kill people at a distance makes them no different from any other household object. You could easily kill someone with a pack of chewing gum if you jammed it into their eye socket hard enough. Why aren’t the gun-grabbers clamoring for background checks on Juicy Fruit? ---
**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:** [March 26, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1275 "2013-03-26T14:32:44Z")
Because Juicy Fruit is harmless. It’s Double Bubble that’s the killer! ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1276 "2013-03-26T14:41:32Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > [U.S. News: Latest Breaking Stories, Video, and Photos on American Politics, Economy, and Society | NBC News](http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/26/17470862-father-cleaning-shotgun-shoots-10-year-old-son-in-the-head-in-nc?lite) > > Man cleaning his gun shoots son in head. Another gun the president wouldn’t ban kills a person. If only he hadn’t listened to Biden about that shotgun. ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1277 "2013-03-26T14:51:42Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Officers said Malespini appeared to be intoxicated. Alcohol does it again! ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1278 "2013-03-26T14:56:43Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > Alcohol does it again! We will discuss this anecdote at length at the weekly meeting of the Kable Temperance League. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1279 "2013-03-26T14:56:59Z")
Didn’t see this posted: > **[Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey](https://funnyordie.com/2013/03/25/34054/cold-dead-hand-with-jim-carrey/?playlist=featured_videos)** > > Cold Dead Hand. Don’t be afraid. It’s just a funny little song. Heh, gun fetishists are stupid. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1280 "2013-03-26T14:57:37Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > Alcohol does it again! Is the little man in your head telling you that you are winning this argument? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=65)