# Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 26, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428 "2022-01-26T17:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**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:** [August 23, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/541 "2022-08-23T23:04:30Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > 1000 weapons of a decent quality probably average close to a thousand dollars each. I doubt that. I’ll wager 40 quatloos that the guns are mostly crap and they are mostly handguns. Even a quality handgun won’t set you back a grand, unless you race it up. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/542 "2022-08-23T23:08:15Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I’ll wager 40 quatloos that the guns are mostly crap and they are mostly handguns. I bet you’re right. But that’s even MORE waste of money. Why buy crap guns? Good thing criminals are generally stupid. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/543 "2022-08-23T23:15:25Z")
And broke. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/544 "2022-08-23T23:30:33Z")
Do you all think the authorities are inflating the number? Because 1000 guns! I don’t have 1000 of anything, and I have a lot of stuff! Where would they keep them? That would be like 150 guns in each room of my house! Piles of guns. These guys get more stupid the more I think about it! ---
**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:** [August 23, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/545 "2022-08-23T23:37:38Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I don’t have 1000 of anything, and I have a lot of stuff! Not even books? I have several thousand books. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/546 "2022-08-23T23:42:20Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Not even books? Probably only in the high multi-hundreds. Maybe 5-700. To be fair, I’ve never counted. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/547 "2022-08-24T01:54:35Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > > I don’t have 1000 of anything, and I have a lot of stuff! > > Not even books? > > I have several thousand books. - Are they leather bound? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/548 "2022-08-24T01:56:19Z")
I have, maybe, 10 physical copies of books nowadays (and more in storage), but I live in a trailer and I don’t have a lot of space. Hundreds of e-books, though, possibly more. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/549 "2022-08-24T02:26:37Z")
I bought this house specifically because it had over 40 feet of uninterrupted wall space. Said 40+ feet now has built-in bookcases stuffed with books. > [@running\_coach](#): > > Are they leather bound? Alas, no. I’d never be able to own this many if I were paying leather bound costs for each and that assumes they were ever available that way. A significant percentage is out of print. (I often haunt used bookstores.) But back to the topic of the thread, or most recent topic … the dudes had more than 1000 firearms? Where did they PUT them all? At least with books it’s fairly easy to store them, there’s not a lot of variation in size and none in shape. Firearms, though, are like the kids who like Armour hot dogs. Lots and lots of gun safes? Pegboards and hooks? Calder mobiles? The mind boggles. (I suppose the details are in the story, but right now it’s more fun to speculate.) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/550 "2022-08-24T03:41:58Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > But back to the topic of the thread, or most recent topic … the dudes had more than 1000 firearms? Where did they PUT them all? At least with books it’s fairly easy to store them, there’s not a lot of variation in size and none in shape. Firearms, though, are like the kids who like Armour hot dogs. Lots and lots of gun safes? Pegboards and hooks? Calder mobiles? The mind boggles. (I suppose the details are in the story, but right now it’s more fun to speculate.) Built into the walls would have been my style choice. More specifics, from a [Dayton news station](https://dayton247now.com/news/local/over-1000-guns-found-in-compound-following-knox-county-shootout), emphasis added by me: > Tactical teams and armored vehicles from various law enforcement agencies responded as the brothers barricaded at the **compound, which is comprised of three houses and several outbuildings** , the sheriff’s office said. > > The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation said agents seized more than 1,000 firearms, **primarily sporting shotguns and hunting caliber rifles** , and over 140,000 rounds of ammunition from the property. **Most of the ammunition is target ammunition for trapshooting**. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/551 "2022-08-24T03:46:23Z")
Three houses and several outbuildings will be plenty of storage space, even if they’re on the small side. Especially if it was only the two of them in residence. People are nuts, you know? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/552 "2022-08-24T03:50:54Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > People are nuts, you know? “Some people juggle geese!” –Hoban Washburn, _Firefly_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/553 "2022-08-24T12:02:18Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > seized more than 1,000 firearms, **primarily sporting shotguns and hunting caliber rifles** So, we’re back into the multi-hundred thousands of $$, since I suppose even a cheap shotgun/hunting rifle is going to be \>$200. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/554 "2022-08-24T15:34:56Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > So, we’re back into the multi-hundred thousands of $$, since I suppose even a cheap shotgun/hunting rifle is going to be \>$200. Oh for sure. Looked up, right now shotguns at Bass Pro **start** at $150 _used_, $200 new. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/555 "2022-08-24T16:57:03Z")
Yep. I retract my previous guess as to what the weapons were. These guys were even bigger doofi than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/556 "2022-08-25T21:04:01Z")
Putting this here since we don’t have a thread for _strange_ gun news: > **[Man dead after reportedly shooting self at Kankakee Baseball Field ](https://www.countryherald.com/news/man-dead-after-reportedly-shooting-self-at-kankakee-baseball-field/)** > > KANKAKEE - A man is dead of a reported self inflicted gun shot that occurred while he was lying under a tarp at a Kankakee Baseball field. According to ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/557 "2022-08-25T21:18:59Z")
Unclear whether that was a suicide, or just stupid. Tragic loss of life either way. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/558 "2022-08-28T03:39:08Z")
Florida toddler kills himself with unlocked gun. > **[Florida Toddler Fatally Shot Himself With Gun He Found in Unlocked Case](https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-3-year-old-boy-fatally-shot-himself-with-gun-he-found-in-unlocked-case)** > > Police say the shooting occurred on Wednesday at a home in the Lamplighter Mobile Home Community. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/559 "2022-08-30T19:23:28Z")
This nut > **[Conspiracy Hoaxer 'Side Thorn' Arrested on Federal Weapons Charge](https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/05/24/conspiracy-hoaxer-arrested-federal-weapons/)** > > Robert Ussery, who has for months harassed victims and loved ones of the Sutherland Springs church shooting, was once again taken into custody. pled guilty yesterday. The stupidity here, aside from believing in false flags, is that the felon had the weapon in the first place. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/560 "2022-09-02T00:36:58Z")
One-year-old [shoots self in head](https://www.wdam.com/2022/09/01/1-year-old-dies-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-head-police-say/), dies. Well-regulated militia, my ass. They’d be securing their weapons properly if they were. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=29)