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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Politeness unloaded.

Dr. Ruthanne Council suffered the fatal but apparently accidental wound to the head about 10 a.m., said Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.

(snip)

DeFoe said the shooting might have happened when Council was unloading the gun.

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The Accounting 0

Chart comparing gun suicides (almost 20,000) to justifiable homicides (miniscule) in 2012

Via PoliticalProf.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Play politely.

Authorities say a 7-year-old boy was killed when he was accidentally shot by his 9-year-old brother at a home in the southeastern South Dakota city of Freeman. Hutchinson County State’s Attorney Glenn Roth says that the older boy told investigators he and his brother were playing with a handgun Tuesday when he pulled the trigger, thinking the gun was not loaded.

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Shining a Light on Crime 0

Highly trained law enforcement officers throw the switch on possible perps.

A recent trend has led many officers to put themselves and others in harm’s way by mistaking their guns for a flashlight and pulling the trigger.

While the light is crucial for many officers while on duty the easily mistaken switch on their firearm could mean the difference between light and death.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Department hasn’t had any problems with this in the past, but the Bakersfield Pol

Words fail me.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Party politely.

Officials say it happened around 1 a.m. Sunday when the man was attending a party and got into an argument. The university says that the man returned to his car, which was parked in a school lot, and fired a gun several times in the air. Authorities then took the man, identified as Alex R. Marshall, into custody.

And in more news of the polite.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Practice indiscriminate politeness.

Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Peterson says 60-year-old Craig Bingham was leading a group of nine hunters from the Huntsville area when a number of pheasants flushed from cover, causing party members to fire their guns in different directions.

He says Bingham was standing on a small knoll about 80 yards in front of the party and was struck by at least three pellets during the flurry of shots.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” (Updated) 0

More self-politenss.

Campbell said Tatum was target shooting in an area behind his home Wednesday night. His wife, after not hearing from him for about an hour, went outside to check and found him unconscious and not breathing.

She called authorities, and Iredell EMS and first responders came to the home. They reported that Tatum had a single gunshot wound to the chest.

According to the story, he was using “steel targets.”

Afterthought:

This is “Darwin Award” territory.

Addendum:

Johnnie Sutphin, who is a former law enforcement officer and owns a gun shop, showed Channel 9 two different kinds of steel targets Thursday. Both deflect the bullets in different ways away from the shooter or anyone else. He said it is very rare for a shot to ricochet right back at the shooter but it can happen if precautions aren’t taken.

My first idea for a precaution would be, “Don’t use steel targets.”

Jesus.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society,” Tinkerbell Thinking Dept. 0

According to Richfield City Police, the girl and her 8-year-old cousin were sitting in the back seat of a vehicle that was traveling on Main Street near 510 South. The 8-year-old male from Richfield accidentally shot the girl in the abdomen with a .45 caliber handgun. The bullet entered and exited the victim, then exited the vehicle. The girl was rushed to the hospital.

Just yesterday, I was behind a gun fetishist sporting a bumper sticker claiming that more guns mean more safety. That is Tinkerbell Thinking: If you just believe . . . .

Tinkerbell Thinking works only in Never Never Land.

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A. Because a Fetish Isn’t Rational 0

Q. (From Tony Norman) Why can’t gun lovers handle rational limits?

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Practice politeness to perfect your potency:

An 18-year-old man who was shot in the head Saturday while riding a dirt bike in Schriever survived the incident, and authorities believe he was the victim of an accidental shooting, possibly from someone target shooting in the area.

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“Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

There’s nothing like a good Texas honor killing.

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“Cosa Nostra” . . . 0

. . . means “our thing.”

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Politeness is a family value.

An Ohio family is in mourning after an 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot dead Wednesday by his 15-year-old cousin.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Politeness begins at home.

A 12-year-old boy was charged with weapons possession after he shot his 14-year-old sister in the abdomen early Friday in Jamaica in an apparent accident while playing with a loaded gun, police said.

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Sauce for the Goose 0

Via C&L.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Be polite on spring break.

Katlin Moore, 19, of Quinton, Ala., was unpacking at the Shores of Panama on Monday night when she threw a duffle bag on the ground. Inside the duffel bag was her fiancé’s two-shot 9 mm Cobra Derringer pistol. Moore said her fiancé normally carries the gun and she did not know it was in the bag.

When the bag hit the ground, the gun went off and Moore was shot in the left calf.

The fiance (this marriage should turn out well)–another person too stupid to be allowed to play with real guns.

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Sock It to Her 0

Newspaper reader notes that thrift store worker was killed by a  shot from a gun in a sock donated to the thrift store (true story).  Wayne LaPierre appears claiming that more guns is the solution.

You do realize, gun nuts are truly nuts.

Via Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Politeness begins at home.

Emergency crews were sent to a residence just before 9 p.m. near the 3500 block of East Aurora Street in Broken Arrow.

At the scene officials were told that a 2-year-old child had reportedly shot himself with a handgun.

The solution to this is clearly more guns.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Practice politeness with your pals.

Zavala said the initial investigation revealed that the man who died, now identified as 19-year-old David Henry, and a second subject were at home playing some form of “Russian roulette” with a loaded handgun.

“I don’t think his intention was to kill himself,” Zavala said. “He had the gun in his hand, spinning the chamber, and pulling the trigger.”

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“Shoot First” 0

It’s not just a Florida thing.

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