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Drive courteously.

Police arrested a man for pointing a gun at an innocent bystander after he crashed into a car, then into a tree.

Honest to Pete, you can’t make this stuff up.

Brotherly politeness.

The brother told investigators they were at home on Hillcrest School Road when he asked his younger brother to go get his pistol from the car, Sgt. Dale Phillips said.

The older brother said he heard a single shot and then saw his younger brother on the sidewalk.

But after interviewing family members and examining the scene, investigators determined that the 21-year-old actually fired the shot the hit the 16-year-old victim.

“This incident, at this time, appears to have been an accident. No determination has been made, as to what, if any, charges will be filed,” Sgt. Phillips said.

Play politely.

Witnesses told police Wilcox recently obtained a semi-automatic handgun, but it was not working properly, and would not fire. The witnesses said they were watching television when the heard a gunshot, turned around, and saw Wilcox had accidentally shot himself in his head with the handgun he had been playing with.

This has been your daily does of politeness.

(Whoops, originally published on the wrong day. I’ll blame computer error, yeah, that’s the ticket, computer error–an error made using a computer.)

Another gun becomes self-aware and chooses to be polite all by itself.

During the investigation, it was reported two males had stopped to visit the women at the hotel.

One of the men who was carrying a gun was showing it to the women when it accidentally discharged striking Soape.

Friendly politeness.

“They’re all friends and like family to the people at that house, so (Plain) knew (Williams) but it appears he was just so startled by him walking into the house that he lifted up the gun a little and pulled the trigger,” Webber said. “Right now, it appears to be an accident because we don’t believe (Plain) had any intention of shooting (Williams). “According to witnesses in the house, there wasn’t an argument going on (and) the two didn’t have trouble with the other — it was just an accident.”

The bullet hit Williams in the chest and exited through his lower back. Williams was later pronounced dead on the scene, Webber said.

A double dose of politeness today: Politeness is a family affair.

Be polite to your neighbors.

A Yonkers man sitting on his porch watching TV was shot in the stomach Thursday when a neighbor one floor below allegedly let loose 7 bullets by accident, police said.

Phantom politeness.

“Obviously, it’s quite troubling that the 3-year-old was shot under any circumstances,” Miramar police spokeswoman Tania Rues told Local 10. “However, we can’t really speculate at present time as to what exactly occurred.”

Unexpected politeness is the politest kind.

The 45-year-old man was struck in the arm by a gunshot on his property off FM 1375 East near New Waverly in what the Walker County Sheriff’s Office said was a target shooting accident.

According to Detective Tom Bean, a 14-year-old boy was sighting in his rifle at his family’s residence on an adjacent property. One of the bullets either passed through the target or ricocheted and traveled through the woods before striking the victim.

Here’s today’s etiquette test question: In 400 words or fewer, explain the difference between “accident” and “reckless endangerment.” Give examples.

More accidental politeness and yet another gun that achieved the singularity and fired itself:

A man who lives in northeastern Baxter County is recovering from a gunshot wound to his upper left chest on Monday afternoon. Jeffrey Lanham, 42, told sheriff’s deputies that a .22-caliber revolver accidentally fired.

Be polite to your girlfriend’s parents.

Pennsylvania state police at Kiski Valley said Joseph Stoll Jr. of Irwin showed up at the home of Dana Rodericks, 40, of Delmont, at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday and got involved in a verbal altercation with Mr. Rodericks. Police said Mr. Rodericks asked Mr. Stoll to leave, at which time a physical confrontation ensued.

Police said Mr. Stoll initially drove away but returned with a shotgun and threatened to kill Mr. Rodericks. That’s when Mr. Rodericks daughter, who was not identified by police, got between her boyfriend and her father and persuaded her boyfriend to leave.

Be polite to your neighbors.

Officers say a 45-year-old man and his friend were talking in the backyard of his home near 17th West and Stardust Way. During the conversation a gun was pulled.

“At some point in time a handgun was introduced to their conversation, they were passing it back and forth when the 45-year-old shot his friend in the leg,” said Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal.

Party politely.

Ronald Marsh, 42, 2201 S. 37th St., was at a party with 10 to 12 other people at a house at 2348 S. 35th St. around 10:40 p.m. when his .380-caliber handgun fell out of his shorts pocket, Lincoln Police Capt. Jim Davidsaver said.

The gun hit the ground and fired, and a bullet struck a 12-year-old girl in the middle of her back before going out her right shoulder, Davidsaver said.

Teach the children politeness.

Police arrested a male teenager late Thursday and said he would face charges in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy earlier that day outside an apartment complex.

The victim, who relatives identified as Gregory Kent, of Oakland, is expected to survive. The alleged gunman, police said, is 14 years old. He was not identified.

Hand the gun back to its owner politely.

The sheriff’s office says Martel was examining a loaded 38 special handgun and while he was handing the gun back to its owner, it discharged, hitting him in the chest.

When officers arrived, they tried performing CPR on Martel.

He was pronounced dead at Essentia St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes.

(No day goes by without its daily dose of politeness.)

Politeness rebounds.

The child was with his 15-year-old sister, a 15-year-old boy and two adults in their 20s when the incident occurred.

They were target shooting near the Hassayampa River bottom when a bullet fired from a handgun ricocheted and fatally injured the boy.

Investigators determined that the male teenager fired the bullet that struck the 9-year-old, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Practice politeness.

Authorities say a 9-year-old Tonopah boy was critically wounded when hit by a bullet that ricocheted after being fired by another member of a group of family members and friends out in the desert to practice shooting.

Deal with snakes in the grass politely.

Capt. Wes Wallace with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office said four juveniles found a snake outside of a home on New Hope Road.

Police said two of the boys then went inside the home to get a gun to shoot the snake. As the .22-caliber rifle was being removed from the gun case, the butt struck the wall causing the gun to fire.

What kind of bozo stores a gu–never mind. We know the answer.

In related news, PoliticalProf links to an excellent suggestion for strategies to deal with open-carry terrorists nuts enthusiasts.

Addendum, Later that Same Morning:

At approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a call regarding a customer dispute at the Enmark on the corner of Park Avenue and North Lee Street.

A man carrying a holstered firearm entered the store to make a purchase. Another customer, also with a holstered firearm, approached him and demanded to see his identification and firearms license, according to the Valdosta Police Department report.

They think they are reliving High Noon, but they are actually auditioning for the Darwin Awards.