Gunnuttery category archive

Teaching the children well:

A woman was shot in the chest during an argument with her ex-boyfriend over babysitting chores in the East Garfield Park neighborhood (Chicago–ed.) on the West Side, police said this morning.

More politeness on the highways and byways:

A Lynchburg man is out on bond facing multiple charges after a “road rage” shooting incident on Virginia 116 in Franklin County early Saturday morning.

Remedial politeness training would seem to be indicated.

A firearms safety course went awry in Bedford County Saturday when a man shot himself in the hand with a .45-caliber handgun and the bullet passed through his hand and struck his wife, seated nearby, in the leg.

Field explains how it really works.

Thom explores the myth of the Wild West and how it contributes to gunnuttery:

Be polite in the parking spot.

Politeness on the dog path:

A dispute that started over dog feces left in front of a Manchester (a section of Richmond, Va.) apartment led to the fatal shooting of two brothers Wednesday night, a neighbor said.

Aside:

Note that Newt the Gingrinch, noted historian and poseur, is unaware of the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.

Via Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog.

Politeness on the playground, reprise.

A 6-year-old girl was wounded by a stray bullet on the Far South Side (of Chicago–ed.) last week when a 15-year-old boy pulled out a gun and started shooting following a dispute over a bet on a basketball game the boy was playing, police said today.

Politeness at the playground:

A 7-year-old girl was struck by a stray bullet from a gun fired by a man arguing after a basketball game Thursday, one of at least six overnight shootings in Chicago that left one dead and seven people wounded.

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Two men were playing basketball nearby and started arguing when one grabbed a gun and opened fire, police said, hitting the child in the thigh but missing the apparent target.

Listen to the first five or ten minutes of last week’s Bob and Chez show (you can fast-forward through the intro if you are in a hurry).

It’s all you need to know about gunnuttery in one tidy package.

Social networking, the polite way:

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with threatening on Facebook to shoot a student at Virginia Beach Middle School, according to the commonwealth’s attorney’s office. A search of his home turned up no weapons.

According to a search warrant filed in Circuit Court, another student saw the Facebook post March 9 and told a parent, who told the principal, who told the police officer assigned to the school.

Via C&L.

Teach the children with courtesy.

A 5-year-old girl was injured early Saturday morning when a gun hidden between mattresses in a Marquette Park neighborhood home discharged as she was jumping on the bed, police said.

Via ContradictMe.

Politeness is requisite in transport:

Following a tussle between cabdrivers over a position in the line to lease taxis for the night, one driver pulled a 9mm pistol and shot two of his co-workers, prosecutors said.

As the twig is bent . . .

Students were released for the day from the Henry A Brown School in Kensington hours after the Philadelphia School District says a 7th grade boy shot a classmate in the head with a pellet gun.