# 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:** 90
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1781 "2024-09-10T06:46:33Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I’d say it’s on the border between sarcastic and bare truth. As is last Saturday’s [_Red and Rover_](https://www.gocomics.com/redandrover/2024/09/07). ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1782 "2024-09-10T14:23:06Z")
Somehow I think sarcasm is not the right way to describe it. I think a better term might, modestly, be “swift”, which is quite close to sarcasm in its way, but pointier. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1783 "2024-09-13T22:34:29Z")
Man shoots teen who was writing a note to ask permission to use his property to take homecoming photos [https://wapo.st/3XJ2F5s](https://wapo.st/3XJ2F5s) Here’s the stupidest stupid part “Oh s—, my gun went off” said the responsible gun owner. The responsible gun owner is an elected member of the town council. > Brent Metz, 38, was charged with four felonies — first-degree assault, illegal discharge of a firearm and two counts of menacing — as well as two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment in the latest in a string of incidents in which well-meaning or accidental visitors find themselves on the wrong end of a gun. > Although prosecutors argued for a cash bond, a judge allowed Metz, who is an elected member of the Mountain View, Colo., town council, to leave jail by promising to return for future court appearances. He faces decades in prison if convicted. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1784 "2024-09-16T13:10:53Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > “Oh s—, my gun went off” Just like that. Just…“went off”. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1785 "2024-09-16T13:23:49Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Just like that. Just…“went off”. Guns are sentient. They do what they want. Can’t trust those buggers. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1786 "2024-09-16T21:34:40Z")
Then shouldn’t this incident go in a “_Smart_ Gun news of the day” thread? ---
**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:** [September 16, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1787 "2024-09-16T21:44:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Just like that. Just…“went off”. I’ve heard that there are some Really Poorly designed guns (sold at a discount but not recalled. Because of course not. ) that can and do fire if cocked and squeezed too hard. But usually its because some stupid yahoo has his finger inside the trigger guard. That said, “But you’re honor… it was a $200 special.” is not a valid defense. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1788 "2024-09-16T22:02:25Z")
Don’t point a gun at something unless you intend to shoot it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1789 "2024-09-16T22:39:11Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > Don’t point a gun at something unless you intend to shoot it. - Yes, exactly. He shot the teen IN THE FACE. Sadly, they won’t be able to charge him with attempted murder. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1790 "2024-09-16T22:59:22Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > “Oh s—, my gun went off” That does sound better than… “Oh s—, my gun was pointed at your face” ---
**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:** [September 17, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1791 "2024-09-17T02:03:13Z")
Guns don’t kill people…oh wait. Maybe they do… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1792 "2024-09-17T02:06:32Z")
“It is possible to dig the back 40 with your hands…but for some strange reason people keep buying tractors and plows. I’m just not getting the connection.” -John Deere ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1793 "2024-09-23T13:30:34Z")
[Uniformed Secret Service officer accidentally shoots himself on duty.](https://www.aol.com/news/secret-uniformed-officer-accidentally-shoots-005517959.html) > A U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Uniformed Division officer was injured in [Washington, D.C.,](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/washington-dc) Saturday night after accidentally shooting himself. > > The USSS told Fox News Digital that the “negligent discharge” occurred near 32nd and Fessenden streets in the northwest section of the city just before 8 p.m. > > The agent, who was on duty, was handling his service weapon when the firearm discharged. I wonder if he was stroking it while musing: _This is my gun. There are many like it; it’s better than the one I was born with._ _My gun is my best friend. It is my life. I must worship it as I adore it._ _I, without the gun, am useless. Without my gun, I am useless. I must fire my gun often. It matters not if I shoot straighter than an enemy who is trying to kill me. It matters not if there is no such enemy. What matters is my gun._ _My gun and I know that what counts is the sound of gunfire, the noise of the shoot, and the smoke we make. We know that it’s the gun’s existence that counts._ _My gun is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage. I will keep my gun clean and ready. We will become part of each other. **I kid. I’ll do no such things.** _ _Before God, I swear this creed. My gun and myself are the embodiment of the second amendment. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life._ _So be it, until victory is America’s and there is no enemy, but peace!! (And lots of shooting in celebration!)_ ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1794 "2024-09-23T16:09:34Z")
Ooo—kaaayyy… that was… _interesting_ …? 🤔 ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1795 "2024-09-23T16:12:51Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I wonder if he was stroking it while musing: - > [@JRDelirious](#): > > Ooo—kaaayyy… that was… _interesting_ …? 🤔 - It was a loaded question. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1796 "2024-09-23T16:26:07Z")
If you can’t trust a trained USSS person to handle a gun properly, why do the MAGAs think teachers and students can handle them safely? Forget it, stupid question. I’ll just note that I read the first sentences as “_uninformed_” USSS officer. At least as to gun safety. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1797 "2024-09-23T16:35:18Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It was a loaded question. “Did you use birth control?” “Yes.” ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1798 "2024-09-23T19:36:17Z")
“Death control” ? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1799 "2024-09-23T20:19:50Z")
There was a Newsweek article about how Russia’s “Satan-2” blew up on the pad for the 4th time, possibly indicating that Russias nuclear arsenal may no longer work… but they aren’t guns so I didn’t post the link here. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428/1800 "2024-09-23T21:33:23Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Ooo—kaaayyy… that was… _interesting_ …? 🤔 ‘Twas a parody of the US Marine Corps’ rifle creed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428.md?page=91)