# 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:** 76
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1501 "2013-04-07T00:52:31Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > …I could give you a lot more detail if you want, but I was really only intending a one liner. Just wish I had ten dollars for every time you’ve brought it up, apparently in the belief that it is a matter of concern to us all, and bears repeating. Either that, or it proves something. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1502 "2013-04-07T00:53:51Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > But is Maya Angelou stupid, arrogant, and paranoid? Have you actually read any of her poetry, listened to her speak, or, worst of all, listened to her read her abominable poetry in her “I’m bringing you wisdom from an old black woman, the wisest people of all” voice? I don’t know about paranoid, but she brings stupid and arrogant to the table. ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1503 "2013-04-07T01:11:36Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Just wish I had ten dollars for every time you’ve brought it up, apparently in the belief that it is a matter of concern to us all, and bears repeating. Either that, or it proves something. It proves Red Fury’s last statement incorrect. I could have used a youtube video of someone else if you prefer that. It really does seem to some of you that defensive gun use really never happens. I just like to show that guns sometimes regardless of how much you all hate the fact. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1504 "2013-04-07T01:16:39Z")
I once shot a guy in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1505 "2013-04-07T01:19:27Z")
> [@](#): > > It proves Red Fury’s last statement incorrect… Except, of course, for the detail that he didn’t say any such thing. Do you specialize in disproving things other people don’t say? ---
**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:** [April 7, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1506 "2013-04-07T01:20:27Z")
Dear gun-gropers monthly: I always read you letters column, but never thought anything like that would happen to me. But just last week, I was at home wearing nothing but a shoulder holster and my trusty Walther P99. Well, would you believe that not one, but TWO criminals chose that moment to invade my personal domain. You can imagine my thrill when I… (continued next page) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1507 "2013-04-07T01:33:58Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > It really does seem to some of you that defensive gun use really never happens. I’m going to regret this, but… Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1508 "2013-04-07T01:41:53Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I’m going to regret this, but… > > Cite? The sentiment is pretty clear in post 1789 that I was replying too. ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1509 "2013-04-07T01:45:28Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Except, of course, for the detail that he didn’t say any such thing. Do you specialize in disproving things other people don’t say? Nah it’s there. Maybe you should smoke a little less medical marijuana. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1510 "2013-04-07T01:46:22Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > So, what do you think? We have liability insurance for cars, why not guns? If you guys are right about how safe guns are, what a boon they are to the home, you should have no problem, right? > > Is that crickets I hear? As has been pointed out in multiple previous gun threads, the car insurance analogy isn’t perfect because no state requires you to have insurance simply to own a car. The insurance is a requirement of getting a license to drive your car on public roads. A better analogy would be requiring insurance to get a carry permit, which wouldn’t be much worse then the current costs associated with permits. ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1511 "2013-04-07T01:55:16Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > The sentiment is pretty clear in post 1789 that I was replying too. Actually 1589 you saps. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1512 "2013-04-07T01:58:43Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > The sentiment is pretty clear in post 1789 that I was replying too. Oh, the _sentiment_! Yes, of course! The hidden meaning of his words. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1513 "2013-04-07T01:59:45Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > Actually 1589 you saps. Try again. Third time’s the charm. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1514 "2013-04-07T01:59:58Z")
> [@Kable](#): > > He was shot in the arm. The cops still cuffed him at least initially I think but they had me go in another room and unload my gun while they handled Mr. Home Invader, my girlfriend said that ambulance took him away but I was at the hospital getting stitches at that point. I could give you a lot more detail if you want, but I was really only intending a one liner. Arm, eh? Thought you were supposed to aim for center mass. I don’t feel a lot of compassion for mankind radiating from your posts, so I guess you’re a piss-poor shot. Surprising that you’d wave that experience around like a Junior G-Man badge of honor. Better luck next time, Barney. ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1515 "2013-04-07T02:04:36Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Oh, the _sentiment_! Yes, of course! The hidden meaning of his words. How many defensive gun uses do you think happens per year? ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1516 "2013-04-07T02:05:40Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Try again. Third time’s the charm. Good you found it. How many defensive gun uses do you think happen per year? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1517 "2013-04-07T02:08:12Z")
Oooh! Oooh! Mister **Kay-BELL**! Fewer than the number of accidental shootings? ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1518 "2013-04-07T02:18:04Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Oooh! Oooh! Mister **Kay-BELL**! > > Fewer than the number of accidental shootings? Cite? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1519 "2013-04-07T02:44:11Z")
Are you asking about the actual facts or the sentiment? ---
**Author:** ![Kable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729/1520 "2013-04-07T02:52:19Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Are you asking about the actual facts or the sentiment? I know you sentiment, I want to hear you cite some actual facts. Don’t seem like dropzone wants to answer. How about you? How many defensive gun uses do you think happen per year? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-1/648729.md?page=77)