Milwaukee man dies after accidentally shooting himself in leg

[SecularMotion]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by DonViejo (a host of the General Discussion forum).

A 22-year-old Milwaukee man died early Friday after it appeared he accidentally shot himself in the leg as he was putting his gun back in its holster, according the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office.

Timothy B. Phonisay died at Froedtert Hospital during surgery.

Phonisay was apparently posing with his gun and it discharged when he went to holster it, firing a round into his right groin and striking the femoral artery, according to the medical examiner's report.

Phonisay purchased the Springfield .45-caliber handgun three months ago and had a concealed carry permit, according to the report. His death was ruled an accident.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/milwaukee-man-dies-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-in-tleg-b99561550z1-322524181.html

[hobbit709]

1. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime.

and sentence is carried out immediately with no hope of appeal.

[pipoman]

2. Why is this posted in this forum? (or any forum for that mater)

Oh...nevermind....I know you just love hearing of people dying....it makes your day, eh?

[Duckhunter935]

8. certain people are above the SOP

[pipoman]

10. Hahahaha...I just did my biweekly flyby of the gungeon 1 ... .

It appears this story doesn't even make the cut over there for being within SOP...

And since absolutely nobody ever goes to gungeon 2...most don't even know it exists, then when they go there and see it a couple of lonely souls talking to themselves they just leave in pitty....it would be a monumental waste of time to post it there .

[Logical]

12. LOL, you mostly seem to whine about the SOP when it is a negative gun story. Interesting. nt

[sarisataka]

13. Would you support

The posting of a gun related story in GD that ended well for the victim?

[Duckhunter935]

15. Probably not

or you will get crickets for a response.

[Duckhunter935]

14. yes, probably true that I point that out more

negative stories as they are the ones usually posted in GD in violation of the group SOP. I find the RKBA supporters here on DU tend to respect Skinner and follow the SOP and Skinner's guidance on gun related posts in GD.

Pointing that out is not whining.

[msanthrope]

3. Pennsylvania man and Florida man are off today? nt

[Fred Sanders]

4. Not to worry, now gun lovers can go to a gun discharge business and drown their sorrows in alcohol and

bullets...would else could go wrong?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027103323

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. I suspect that restaurant idea is someone's subtle way of improving the gene pool.

[padfun]

6. He's young enough to be elligible for a Darwin Award

n/t

[TexasProgresive]

7. The Statement of Purpose for the General Discussion forum says this:

What can and cannot be posted in the General Discussion forum
The Statement of Purpose for the General Discussion forum says this:

Discuss politics, issues, and current events. Posts about Israel/Palestine, religion, guns, showbiz, or sports are restricted in this forum. Conspiracy theories and disruptive meta-discussion are forbidden.

GUNS

News stories (and related content) from reputable mainstream sources about efforts to strengthen or weaken gun control legislation in any jurisdiction in the United States, national news stories (and related content) from reputable mainstream sources about high-profile gun crimes, and viral political content from social media or blogs that would likely be of interest to a large majority of DU members are permitted under normal circumstances.

Local stories about gun crime and "gun porn" threads showing pictures of guns or discussing the merits of various firearms are not permitted under normal circumstances and should be posted in the Gun Control and RKBA Group.

Open discussion of guns is permitted during very high-profile news events which are heavily covered across all newsmedia.

[Duckhunter935]

9. I see a couple testing the limits of GD again

one is a host and should know better. Skinner's guidance and the SOP seem quite clear on posts like this.

[sarisataka]

11. Well as one person put it

but I felt compelled to say: good, one less dumb ass with a gun.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172174611#post13

I disagree with such casual dismissal if human life but it seems to be ironically popular among those with a certain point of view

[DonViejo]

16. Locking...

Forum Hosts agree, this news article is more appropriate in one of the gun groups and encourage you to post it there.

From the SOP:

GUNS

News stories (and related content) from reputable mainstream sources about efforts to strengthen or weaken gun control legislation in any jurisdiction in the United States, national news stories (and related content) from reputable mainstream sources about high-profile gun crimes, and viral political content from social media or blogs that would likely be of interest to a large majority of DU members are permitted under normal circumstances.

Local stories about gun crime and "gun porn" threads showing pictures of guns or discussing the merits of various firearms are not permitted under normal circumstances and should be posted in the Gun Control and RKBA Group.

Open discussion of guns is permitted during very high-profile news events which are heavily covered across all news media.