# 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:** 65
**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, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1281 "2013-03-26T15:00:12Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > 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) I’m having a hard time calculating the correct combination of drunk, stupid and gun-obsessed that would result in the thought that shooting your finger to get a ring off is a good idea. There’s probably a formula that shows that the greater any of those variables is, the lower the other two can be and still achieve the required minimum result. ---
**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, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1282 "2013-03-26T15:00:32Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Is the little man in your head telling you that you are winning this argument? Heck yeah! Already got you dems to drop the “assault weapon” ban. Haha!🙂 ---
**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, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1283 "2013-03-26T15:35:41Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > Heck yeah! Already got you dems to drop the “assault weapon” ban. Haha!🙂 What - you personally? You may need to reconsider the amount of influence you have on anything. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1284 "2013-03-26T16:57:11Z")
It’s a good thing [this guy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_lC0fi3UmJw) had a gun to defend himself from the people he started a fight with. [Story here.](http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Carteret-County-Deputies-Searching-For-Road-Rage-Suspect-After-Shots-Fired-199787001.html) One of the responsible gun owners, I’m sure. > [@](#): > > Deputies say what’s not seen on the video is the husband firing several rounds into the pickup truck as he left. Oh. ---
**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, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1285 "2013-03-26T17:21:37Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > One of the responsible gun owners, I’m sure. They all are, right up to the moment that they are not. On that note, we missed last weeks GunFAIL update (GunFAIL X): [GunFAIL X](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/22/1194432/-GunFAIL-X) According to Waldman, he has relayed accounts of 72 incidents this year of people who have shot themselves while cleaning loaded guns. Responsibility! ---
**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:** [March 26, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1286 "2013-03-26T17:25:44Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > How is that Stupid Gun News? He’s just bumping the thread for us. Thanks **Kable**! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1287 "2013-03-26T17:35:41Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > …According to Waldman, he has relayed accounts of 72 incidents this year of people who have shot themselves while cleaning loaded guns. Responsibility! Hey! Wouldn’t you rather be shot with a clean, well maintained gun rather than some ratty old thing full of cruddy used powder? I wouldn’t care much, but I’m kind of a slob anyway. But I’m sure I know people who would much prefer being shot with a tidy weapon, you know the type, their turds are clipped rather than tapered and you can hear the click! when their asshole slams shut. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1288 "2013-03-26T18:04:34Z")
Where is the outrage from the gun rights advocates for this [news](http://azstarnet.com/news/local/tucson-gun-store-owner-cancels-mark-kelly-s-ar-/article_65e90fa2-95a8-11e2-89fd-0019bb2963f4.html)? Are not gun rights equal and absolute? ---
**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, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1289 "2013-03-26T20:43:16Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > According to Waldman, he has relayed accounts of 72 incidents this year of people who have shot themselves while cleaning loaded guns. Responsibility! How many accidents with “assault weapons?” Oh wait, I forgot, you gun grabbers really want to ban all guns. Also, were they really cleaning their guns responsibly or were they breaking fundamental gun safety rules? ---
**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, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1290 "2013-03-26T20:45:43Z")
Haha! > **[In New Poll, Support For Stricter Gun Control Law Drops Since Newtown Shootings](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/03/26/175377122/in-new-poll-support-for-stricter-gun-control-law-drops-since-newtown-shootings)** > > Forty-seven percent said they supported stricter gun control laws. That number was 57 percent just after the shootings. Suck on it bitches! ---
**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, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1291 "2013-03-26T20:51:43Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > How many accidents with “assault weapons?” Oh wait, I forgot, you gun grabbers really want to ban all guns. Wow! You really actually don’t get what this thread is about. Boy are you stupid. > [@](#): > > Also, were they really cleaning their guns responsibly or were they breaking fundamental gun safety rules? They were cleaning their guns responsibly right up to the point that they were not. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1292 "2013-03-26T21:01:32Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > Haha! > > Suck on it bitches! Which happy state may continue so long as nothing like that happens again. Do you think that’s likely? I’d like to think so. I _don’t_ think so, but I’d sure like to. ---
**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, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1293 "2013-03-26T21:01:52Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Wow! You really actually don’t get what this thread is about. Boy are you stupid. This threads about you gun-grabbers making gun owners look bad. > [@](#): > > They were cleaning their guns responsibly right up to the point that they were not. Do you even know what the gun safety rules are? I bet you’re as clueless as the guys that shot themselves. Google em real quick genius. 🙂 ---
**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, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1294 "2013-03-26T21:04:17Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Which happy state may continue so long as nothing like that happens again. Do you think that’s likely? I’d like to think so. I _don’t_ think so, but I’d sure like to. Come on, you know you all hate black guns more then you love children. I bet you can’t wait for another incident so you all can push your agenda. Look how excited Hentor gets when someone accidentally shoots himself. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1295 "2013-03-26T21:16:27Z")
Masturbating and everything. ---
**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 26, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1296 "2013-03-26T21:38:19Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > 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! What happened is that a lot of people decuded tp get an AR 15 even though they were overpriced, couldnt find one and bought something else. > [@Kable](#): > > Another gun the president wouldn’t ban kills a person. If only he hadn’t listened to Biden about that shotgun. I think the point is that guns are evil and an AWB is a form of magic. > [@Kable](#): > > Heck yeah! Already got you dems to drop the “assault weapon” ban. Haha!🙂 They kind of shot themselves in the foot with that one. > [@Kable](#): > > How many accidents with “assault weapons?” Oh wait, I forgot, you gun grabbers really want to ban all guns Sure looks that way doesnt it. > [@Kable](#): > > [In New Poll, Support For Stricter Gun Control Law Drops Since Newtown Shootings : The Two-Way : NPR](http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/26/175377122/in-new-poll-support-for-stricter-gun-control-law-drops-since-newtown-shootings) > > Suck on it bitches! They missed their chance. They spent all their time, energy and credibility on a retarded AWB and now all they can get5 is probably background checks on internet sales and at gun shows > [@elucidator](#): > > Which happy state may continue so long as nothing like that happens again. Do you think that’s likely? I’d like to think so. I _don’t_ think so, but I’d sure like to. And if the gun control advocates are as stupid next time as they were this time you will get the same result > [@Kable](#): > > Come on, you know you all hate black guns more then you love children. I bet you can’t wait for another incident so you all can push your agenda. Look how excited Hentor gets when someone accidentally shoots himself. I think that some folks think that a tragedy like newtown is for the greater good because it provides momentum for strictergun control which could save a lot of lives, ubfortunately they always se to go for an AWB which wont save many (or any) lives. I dont think anyone on this bkard wants tragedy to happen but you certaiy get the imlress I kn that some people think that it would be worth it if we could get rid of guns. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1297 "2013-03-26T22:07:59Z")
Surely you must have some notion how incredibly offensive that last remark is. ---
**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, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1298 "2013-03-26T22:37:23Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > This threads about you gun-grabbers making gun owners look bad. I think the gun-grabbers might be flattered by that but really, it’s all about the gun owners making themselves look bad. It’s not like anybody’s holding a gun to their heads or anything. ---
**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 26, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1299 "2013-03-26T23:24:33Z")
For your entertainment and education: [California’s Gun Confiscation Unit](http://finance.yahoo.com/news/california-s-gun-repo-men-have-a-nerve-racking-job-155325406.html). > [@](#): > > Showing up at people’s homes and demanding their guns is about as fun as it sounds. ---
**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 27, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1300 "2013-03-27T02:00:49Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > I think that some folks think that a tragedy like newtown is for the greater good because it provides momentum for strictergun control which could save a lot of lives, ubfortunately they always se to go for an AWB which wont save many (or any) lives. > > I dont think anyone on this bkard wants tragedy to happen but you certaiy get the imlress I kn that some people think that it would be worth it if we could get rid of guns. > [@elucidator](#): > > Surely you must have some notion how incredibly offensive that last remark is. And by “offensive”, did you also mean “unreadable”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=66)