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An off-duty Iredell County sheriff’s deputy accidentally discharged a gun at a bowling alley Friday night and a 10-year-old child was hit by a fragment of the bullet after it ricocheted off the floor, authorities told ABC affiliate WSOC.

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The incident happened while the deputy was bowling, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said.

Left unclear is whether the deputy was wearing his sidearm while making his approach.

There’s no politeness like stray politeness.

Instead, police said they were told that several men were arguing in the parking lot at the 76 gas station at Seventh and Maclay streets when gunfire rang out about 2:30 a.m.

A bullet struck Donna Warren, 51, before she could reach the store where police believe she intended to buy something. She collapsed in the parking lot, said Police Commissioner Thomas Carter.

The people who had been arguing then fled.

Just another day in NRA Paradise, where daily carnage is a given.

We are a society of stupid.

Via Juanita Jean.

Politeness is child’s play.

The 2-year-old Roanoke boy who accidentally shot himself with a handgun this week was alone in a room when it happened, according to search warrants.

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The man and woman “heard a pop” and discovered their son had shot himself in the head, according to search warrants for the apartment and the car.

Firearm flambe.

Politeness is child’s play.

A 2-year-old boy has died after being accidentally shot by his 4-year-old brother on Tuesday morning in Louisa County.

The story continues to say that the 4-year-old that the gun was a toy.

Politeness is essential to domestic tranquility.

According to the criminal complaint, Kriefall and her boyfriend were arguing. She grabbed a gun, and while arguing, it accidentally discharged. He was struck in the hip.

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The Rude One calls the steps of the mass/school-shooting bugaloo.

A snippet:

The horror will inevitably combine with the “thoughts and prayers” step, which will be followed by the “shooter is a socialist Bernie-lover” turn until it becomes the “oh, wait, nope, he’s another right-wing asshole” twist, which will be followed by the “anger and outrage against guns” step, accompanied by the “we need new gun laws” kick, which is followed quickly by the “angry backlash against the anger and outrage” twirl with a “too soon to talk about it” flourish, accompanied by the “2nd Amendment is more important than lives” head nod, the “law-abiding gun owners” saunter, and the “you don’t know what an assault rifle is, libtard” bow, which is followed by the “we need action” foot stomp and the “mental illness” waist thrust, which is followed by the “don’t worry, gun nuts, we’re not touching your precious murder tools” final step. Eventually, the dance will be complete, everyone will end up where they began, and most, but not all, will leave to go to their regular lives, while others will stay behind and wonder why no one will let them change from a roundelay to a two-step, where at least you can end up in a new place on the dance floor.

Exercise politeness in your automobile.

According to Police, a man was pulling a weapon from his car and accidentally fired it. The bullet went through the person who grabbed the weapon and the passenger.

Now, about those IQ tests for gun purchases . . . .

The current fad among the krool kids seems to be to take a gun to school and blow random persons to kingdom come. This is a uniquely modern and uniquely American phenomena.

Yes, there are occasional mass shootings (normally defined as shootings in which three or more persons are killed or wounded) in other countries, but nothing like what we are seeing here. When I was in school (it seems like a lifetime ago, because it was), school shooting did not happen. So what’s different now?

At Psychology Today Blogs, George Everly offers five reasons for the carnage–for carnage it is. Here are the reasons he cites as primary; follow the link for his justification for each one:

1. Predatory bullying and marginalization.
2. Weaponized social media.
3. Inadequate access to mental health services.
4. Media coverage.
5. Firearms.

In related news, the Seattle Times’s Danny Westneat wonders what this means (a snippet, emphasis added):

“The effect of this ‘secondhand terrorism’ on kids is, however, largely undocumented,” the “Generation Parkland” essay (follow the link for the citation–ed.) concluded.

After the inspiring gun protests this spring, I’ve noticed something disturbing creeping in that I recognize from my own generation. There’s acceptance of our country’s insane blood rituals. There’s a realization that “This is America,” as the No. 1 song says.

“Prepare to see students rise up and be called ‘civil terrorists’ and crisis actors,” wrote Cameron Kasky, a Parkland survivor. “Prepare for the right-wing media to attack the survivors.”

It’s not the America I want or grew up in, but it’s clearly the America that someone wants, or we see more other than “thoughts and prayers” emanating from Washington, D. C.

One wonders how twisted and immoral a mind must be to consider such carnage acceptable.

Politeness is a family value.

Rivera-Calderon is accused of choking the 29-year-old victim to the point she had difficulty breathing, Lebanon City Police report.

According to the report, Rivera-Calderon is alleged to have then pulled a handgun from his waistband, loaded it and pointed the handgun at the victim, saying “I ain’t playing with you.”

Crossing the teas of politeness . . . .

The man reportedly told Presswood that he had been working in his garden at home when he asked his friend if she would fix him a sandwich.

As she did that, he headed into an outbuilding to get a glass of sweet tea off the shelf above his head.

As he brought the tea down, however, it apparently knocked off the firearm, which landed on the floor in a way that the hammer clicked and the gun went off.

My old boss used to say, “It’s a poor carpenter who blames his tools.”

In more news of the polite . . . .

Walk politely.

A 47-year-old Pullman man was transported to Gritman Medical Center after he accidentally shot himself in the leg about 9:30 p.m. Saturday near Laird Park.

According to the Latah County Sheriff’s Office, the man told deputies he was walking when the .22 caliber pistol in his pocket discharged.

The stupid.

It burns.

Practice random acts of politeness.

A 62-year-old North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with shooting at passing vehicles, including a fire truck, for 10 months.

No one was hurt, and Gaston County police said they know of no motive behind the shootings.

More politeness at the link.

Be polite to your friends.

“This is a horrible tragedy, but it was an accident,” defense attorney Alex Parsons said.

Anderson called 911 Sunday and reported that he had accidentally shot his friend in the chest, police said. The only witness was the victim’s sister, who is also Anderson’s girlfriend, police said.

In an unusual development, the accidental shootist is being charged with manslaughter.