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Yet another unload of politeness:

Police were called around 6:50 p.m. Saturday to a residence on West Hudson Street for a report of a single gunshot. They determined Jeremiah Alford was shot by another person who believed that the gun was unloaded; police said the firing of the gun was an accidental discharge.

If you point a gun at someone and pull the trigger, that is not an accident. If you neglected to check whether the gun was loaded, it is at the least negligence, because you pointed a gun and someone and pulled the tri–oh, never mind. Just remember, every time something like this is called an accident, ammosexuals have a little thrill go down their legs.

And, in more news of the polite . . . .

Be polite when exchanging information after the collision.

Police said there was a hit and run accident between two cars and that’s when one of the men got out of his car and shot the other man three times in the stomach before taking off.

Afterthought:

Sounds more like a “shoot and run” than a “hit and run” to me. One wonders whether the shooter was the hitter or the hittee.

Try as you might, you can’t keep politeness locked up.

Deputies found the boy had managed to get into his grandfather’s locked gun cabin and taken out a .38 revolver. The boy fired one round and the bullet penetrated his forehead just below the hair line, traveling under the skin to the crown of his head and exiting, the news release states.

The boy went by ambulance to Clear Lake Regional Hospital, where he was listed in good condition . . . .

Another load of politeness . . . .

The victim advised that he was attending a sidewalk sale in the area and began discussing handguns with the subject.

The subject then un-holstered and unloaded a pistol from his waist and began showing the victim the weapon’s custom made grips. Then, as the weapon owner attempted to reload and re-holster his weapon, he accidentally discharged it. The bullet struck the sidewalk and the victim’s foot was struck by bullet fragments.

(If it reads like it’s from a police report, that’s because it is. The full press release is at the link.)

Politeness is a family value.

Police are investigating after a teenage girl was killed in an accidental shooting Monday night.

Officers responded to a home near University Avenue and Rural Road around 9:30 p.m. Police said an adult male family member was handling a gun when it fired, hitting a 16-year-old girl in the face.

The polite go to the movies.

According to the local TV news station KFVS 12, police were called to Paducah’s Cinemark Theater on Saturday morning, responding to calls that a gun was drawn inside the cinema. A man told one of the officers on the scene that another man sitting in front of him and his son grew irritated that the child was repeatedly kicking the back of the other man’s seat.

Witnesses said that a fight broke out between the two men after the aggrieved audience member cursed at the boy. As the father was winning the brawl, the other man pulled out a gun, asking, “What the [expletive] are you going to do now?”

I get that a kid kicking the back of your seat is annoying. Kids rode in the back seat of my car and seat backs got kicked.

Only in NRA paradise may it become a capital offense.

Give your grandchildren an opportunity to be polite.

A 7-year-old Jones County boy was killed earlier this week after he picked up a relative’s gun and accidentally shot himself, authorities said Friday.

The boy was at his grandparent’s house in the River North subdivision, near the Bibb County line in west Jones County, on Wednesday afternoon when he picked up the unsecured gun, Jones County sheriff’s investigator Kenny Gleaton said. Two adults were home, but the child was in a room by himself.

Get an unload of all the politeness:

Two men were transported to Chambersburg Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon after an accidental shooting on South Mountain.

State police Trooper Rob Hicks said the men were cutting wood in an area of Loop Road and one was unloading a pistol when the gun accidentally discharged.

Afterthought:

In that part of the world, having a gun can make sense. There may be rattle snakes about. Just don’t use your gun to cut wood. Or something.

The Rev. Robert Winter gets to the point:

Stripped to its essence, the point of owning a weapon is power.

Follow the link for more.

Be polite in the potty.

According to the Wyoming Police Department, a man who is a concealed pistol license (CPL) holder was in a stall when he decided to adjust his pistol and place it into another pocket.

The pistol then discharged, firing a bullet into the floor. A man entering the restroom was struck in the ankle by a fragment from either the bullet or the floor.

Where are the Tarheel Potty Patrol when you really need them?

Be polite to your romantic partners.

Investigators say 19-year-old Jacob Lara and his 16-year-old girlfriend were apparently trying to make his handgun safe at around 12:20 a.m. Friday when the weapon accidentally fired while she held it.

Just another day in NRA lovers’ paradise.

Aside:

The story says the case is going to be referred to a grand jury to decide whether to press charge. Given that, according to the rules of English grammar, the gun clearly fired itself, why the referral is left hanging.

More polite play:

The boy was in the kitchen, where he was apparently playing with a 9 millimeter handgun and it went off, hitting him in the chest. It’s still unclear to whom the gun belongs, whether it was properly secured or how the boy got hold of it.

Thus passeth another day in NRA paradise, where the right to unending carnage shall not be infringed.

Play politely.

Neighbors in Crescent Hill are breathing a sigh of relief that an accidental shooting ended the way it did. Police said a 13-year-old boy was shot in the leg while he and a 15-year-old were playing with a gun. . . .

Police are not releasing information about how the boys got a hold of the gun but they say the 13-year-old is expected to be okay, which Norwood said is a relief but she hopes others will be more careful.

Be polite to your visitors.

Police say the victim, 31-year-old Emily Acelin, arrived at a local hospital around 10 p.m. Saturday with a gunshot wound to her thigh. Acelin told police she was at a house party when the host accidentally shot her.

But a police investigation revealed that Acelin was visiting McCann at his home when the shooting occurred. Police say McCann accidentally shot Acelin while removing a handgun from his waistband.

Politeness toddles along.

Police say officers were called to 503-B Battle St. around 10 a.m. Sunday and found the child with a single gunshot wound. The 3-year-old was rushed to Vidant Medical Center “with injuries that appear to be non-life-threatening,” Deputy Chief Ted D. Sauls said.

No word yet on whether this was another gun that mysteriously fired itself or whether it had an accomplice.

Celebrate politely.

Sheriff’s deputies say Rushton was celebrating the night of July 1 when he, his son, his son’s 18-year-old friend, and three other people decided to go shooting. According to charging papers, they were driving up a dirt road when Rushton started shooting out the truck’s windows.

Pellets hit the 18-year-old’s cheek, eye and arm. Relatives said his condition was improving but that he is now blind in one eye.