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Politeness is a family value.

A woman and her young daughter were wounded when a gun being handled by the woman’s husband inside a Riverside home appeared to have accidentally fired, a police spokesman said Tuesday, June 2.

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(Riverside Police spokesman Officer Ryan–ed.) Railsback said the firearm was being handled by the woman’s husband, who is also the father of the girl, when it went off in the second floor of the home. The round went through the floor and hit the pair, who were on the first floor.

Demonstrate politeness to those doing honest labor.

The worker was bleeding from a wound, and police initially wondered if he might have injured himself with a nail gun or another worksite accident, Vainuku said. After investigating, however, they realized Martinez had been shot.

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Vainuku said the arrested man was “next to the house where the work was being done” and had previously complained about noise because of Martinez’s work. Martinez had performed jobs at the home several times before, Vainuku said.

Be polite to your neighbors.

Kathryn Townsend was in her apartment, near 46th and Holdrege, when she suffered from a gunshot wound to her shoulder.

The bullet? Shot through her ceiling.

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The man living above her was arrested. Police say he was putting a gun down, when it accidentally went off and shot through the floor.

And another gun that fires on its ownsome . . . .

Conduct yourself with politeness when temporarily delayed due to construction.

Scatter ye politeness where ye may,
E’en on the public’s right-of-way.
Those shells today inert lying,
Tomorrow they shalt be flying.

Seest thou my inspiration.

Politeness is child’s play.

A 13-year-old Champaign girl visiting family in Georgia was the victim of what police described as an accidental fatal shooting earlier this week, Atlanta’s Fox 5 TV reported. . . .

She died after being shot by an 11-year-old inside a house in Clayton County, Ga., in suburban Atlanta, a family friend told Fox 5.

This driver was ever so polite in so many different ways.

Yet mower politeness.

Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.

Another responsible gun owner discharges his responsibilty.

Officers arrested a 36-year-old man who was allegedly firing a gun as he drove a pickup truck through San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood on Saturday, police said.

Around 10:30 p.m., officers learned someone was driving recklessly near Clay Street and Presidio Avenue, doing “donuts” and firing a gun.

Aside:

There’s been a who-shot-john (you will pardon the expression) going on in the letters to editor of my local rag about gunnuttery. It’s been both amusing and predictable.

Once again, we are reminded that politeness is a family value.

Yet another responsible gun owner discharges his responsibility.

Harry Litman drills through the smokescreen to explain the NRA’s definition of the second amendment (and that of its dupes, symps, and fellow-travelers) and suggests its not about the right to hunt, target-shoot, and, if necessary, to protect, but rather about the right to intimidate.

Give it a read.

Politeness is a family value.

Politeness is a family value.

The victim, a 17-year-old boy, was accidentally shot by a family member who was handling a handgun. The teen was transported to Essentia Health and then taken to St. Cloud Hospital for multiple surgeries.

At the time of the report, his condition was not known.

Afterthought:

I would have more respect for all these “responsible gun owners” if they actually acted–how shall I put it?–responsibly.

Griffin Police say a 5-year-old accidentally killed his brother with a loaded gun he found in the woods.

This passeth another day in NRA Paradise.

The Rude One offers rude commentary (warning: rudeness).

Apologetic politeness:

Troopers at the scene tell Spectrum News the two men had permission to hunt in the field. They say when the men walked back in they field they came upon hunting decoys and thought someone may already be hunting in the area. As they turned around to leave, police (said–ed.) that’s when they were shot.

The man who fired the shot reportedly spoke with the two victims and apologized, but then left the scene.

Police say the man, 59-year-old Scott Brown, has been charged with third-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangerment.

Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.

Be polite to our furry friends.