Sun Sep 30, 2012, 08:22 PM

tosh (2,970 posts)

Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion

Source: AP

Sep. 30 5:44 PM EDT

BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — Fire officials say the wife of an Idaho lawmaker was injured when a room that they had converted into a gun safe exploded.

The Times-News (http://bit.ly/SdMY0q ) reports that Amy Wood, the wife of state Rep. Fred Wood, was taken by air ambulance to a Utah hospital with second-degree burns on her face and hands after the explosion Saturday night in southern Idaho. Fred Wood, R-Burley, told the newspaper that he wasn't injured in the blast.

Burley Fire Chief Keith Martin said the couple was eating dinner when the explosion occurred. Amy Wood was on the back patio — which is directly over the gun room — and the blast apparently caused the slab to collapse into the room below.

The cause of the explosion is not yet known.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/idaho-lawmakers-wife-hurt-gun-room-explosion#overlay-context=users/rjagodzinski

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Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion (Original post)	tosh	Sep 2012	OP
best headline ever, i dont why i just go all hillbilly at the thought of the gun room exploding	loli phabay	Sep 2012	#1
See? if she had been allowed to carry a gun, she could'a defended hersel --	jerseyjack	Sep 2012	#2
GunZombies:	Warren Stupidity	Sep 2012	#3
The war on stupidity starts with you	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#18
It's a joke son.	Warren Stupidity	Sep 2012	#21
Indeed you got it wrong	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#40
Aren't jokes traditionally funny? nt	Union Scribe	Oct 2012	#90
It's people attracted to the dang things who are the problem.	Hoyt	Sep 2012	#53
+1	SunSeeker	Sep 2012	#55
And just where was Larry Craig during all of this??	Meandering1	Sep 2012	#57
I think Larry's gun stopped exploding a long time ago.	olddad56	Oct 2012	#79
Nnnngh Guuuhhnnzzz....	Evasporque	Oct 2012	#64
Guns don't kill people, people kill...oh, wait.	nolabear	Sep 2012	#4
I was wondering the same thing.	Wilms	Sep 2012	#6
Hell yes, didn't you know us socialists are going to invade their neighborhood.	southernyankeebelle	Sep 2012	#9
+1 everything you said. Yes, us sneaky Democratic socialists are invading Idaho...	freshwest	Sep 2012	#49
LOL, sure love your cat.	southernyankeebelle	Oct 2012	#66
I'm a collector of antique firearms	tularetom	Sep 2012	#10
I'm a collector of antique nuclear bombs	DBoon	Sep 2012	#26
lol!	Coexist	Sep 2012	#32
Right on, bro! Don't tread on us!	freshwest	Sep 2012	#54
Okay that makes sense. Thanks for the post. I hadn't considered antiques.	nolabear	Sep 2012	#28
I know two collectors who have walk in safes.	Remmah2	Oct 2012	#78
Never thought about that - my homeowners insurance co. never suggested anything	tularetom	Oct 2012	#80
The fortress of solitude.	Remmah2	Oct 2012	#81
May I suggest a little education? There was a documentary series	A Simple Game	Sep 2012	#51
" Broke into the wrong God damn rec room, didn't ya you bastard! "	Hassin Bin Sober	Oct 2012	#87
That would depend on how many zombies are in Idaho.	Angleae	Oct 2012	#60
Gun safes do...	awoke_in_2003	Oct 2012	#69
Gun room? Gun safe? Why don't they just say ARSENAL?	valerief	Sep 2012	#5
Might as well call the home a	safeinOhio	Sep 2012	#16
Actually we don't know what caused it	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#24
"... now much more accessible ..." Like through that big hole in the roof?	jtuck004	Sep 2012	#30
Last time I had a house with a finished basement, the under stair area had a security door	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#37
I like basements. Even root cellars.	jtuck004	Oct 2012	#59
Maybe it was a combination tornado/gun room	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Sep 2012	#50
And it would be self-defense.	daleo	Sep 2012	#58
This message was hidden by jury decision.	HankyDub	Sep 2012	#7
Go away troll	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#12
Tasteful little smear there, HankyDubs	petronius	Sep 2012	#14
What was their first user name	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#19
It was just HankyDubs (with the 's') - I think the TS was on DU2,	petronius	Sep 2012	#22
I hope she's okay and	crim son	Sep 2012	#8
gun powder must have somehow exploded...strange	madrchsod	Sep 2012	#11
You're 43 times more likely to be killed by your own gun than by an intruder's.	SunSeeker	Sep 2012	#13
Lol.... true, but	The Doctor.	Sep 2012	#31
"You are so unlikely to have an intruder."	SunSeeker	Sep 2012	#44
Sounds like they converted some sort of tornado safety room into a safe	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#15
The Times-News has a photo of the damage - pretty impressive	petronius	Sep 2012	#20
WHOA. I feel way better about being a total wimp now.	nolabear	Sep 2012	#29
Seeing that, I would also wonder more about the gas line than ammo	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#39
I'm thinking propane and propane accessories	Brother Buzz	Oct 2012	#68
Idaho, not Iowa	IDemo	Oct 2012	#75
What the hell was he storing down there?	BootinUp	Sep 2012	#17
Republican gun room goes rogue. On a serious note, I hope she recovers quickly. n/t	Tx4obama	Sep 2012	#23
She had a constitutional right to	magic59	Sep 2012	#25
OMG!! They blew up the Gungeon!!!	madinmaryland	Sep 2012	#27
+1	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#38
Oh, no! It looks like they damaged Cooking & Baking and Frugal & Energy Efficient Living, too.	freshwest	Oct 2012	#61
where was Fred in all this? Just happened to be out of harm's way somehow...	wordpix	Sep 2012	#33
Uh, evil minds think alike. I wondered about Fred, too. Poor wifey.	freshwest	Oct 2012	#62
And now, Mr. and Mrs. Repub, about the insurance for that flight and Emergency Room?	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#34
p.s....Building Permit please!	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#35
Actually, you might be on to something.	SheilaT	Sep 2012	#41
Pretty sure home insurance company is going to pass on this one.	cr8tvlde	Sep 2012	#45
What the fuck were they keeping in there?	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#36
"Honey, were did you put the hand grenades? Found them..."nt	Javaman	Sep 2012	#42
"Aren't they still beside the home-made pipe-bombs? Or did we move them over with the ANFO?"	struggle4progress	Sep 2012	#47
Was it Republican? If so who cares, if not I will be concerned.	Katashi_itto	Sep 2012	#43
People complain loud and long about "hate speech" on DU.	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#74
Have you missed where teabaggers/Repubs would like us dead or in concentration camps?	Katashi_itto	Oct 2012	#82
Some radical Muslims want us dead, too	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#83
The fact you bring up a knee jerk argument of Muslims to compare, speaks volumes about you :)	Katashi_itto	Oct 2012	#84
Not all Muslims are blood-thirsty killers	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#85
Being based in reality is actually where I am. Enjoy the fuzzy pink unicorns where everyone is	Katashi_itto	Oct 2012	#88
Likely a rural militia outpost of some kind...lots of them in those states.	cr8tvlde	Sep 2012	#46
paranoia gone wild	Skittles	Sep 2012	#48
I bet they are your run-of-the-mill Idaho Survivalists. I bet they think	Ilsa	Sep 2012	#52
Thank goodness the guns were locked up...	Kalidurga	Sep 2012	#56
Idaho Lawmaker's Ammo Dump explodes.	Evasporque	Oct 2012	#63
Roomfuls of guns = roomfuls of trouble	jpak	Oct 2012	#65
Roomfuls of guns and/or modern ammo do not simply explode like this	4th law of robotics	Oct 2012	#71
... Burley Assistant Fire Chief Rod Behr told KTVB that ... the explosion does not appear	struggle4progress	Oct 2012	#67
Ammo and gunpowder just doesn't explode. Something had to set it off	NickB79	Oct 2012	#70
Don't bring pesky facts into a chance for the vile among us to display their nastiness, y'hear? n/t	PavePusher	Oct 2012	#72
no No NO!	4th law of robotics	Oct 2012	#91
Ouch! Second-degree burns hurt. I hope she recovers quickly and completely.	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#73
Truth be known, he was probably 'cooking meth'... {{{chuckle}}} eom	Purveyor	Oct 2012	#76
Rural Idaho??	Remmah2	Oct 2012	#77
If you can't operate a gun safe safely . . .	MrModerate	Oct 2012	#86
Any updates on this?	obamanut2012	Oct 2012	#89
'spontaneous combustion of gun cleaning chemicals' - ?	muriel_volestrangler	Oct 2012	#92
Linseed oil is notorious for being involved in spontaneous combustion incidents	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#93
REALLY weird	obamanut2012	Oct 2012	#94
A bonehead move. Any kid who had wood shop or metal shop or auto shop would know better.	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#95
I know that, because my mom told me when I was like eight	obamanut2012	Oct 2012	#96
One of my favorite eateries had a fire caused by spontaneous combustion a few years ago	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#97

Response to tosh (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 08:24 PM

loli phabay (2,875 posts)

Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion

1. best headline ever, i dont why i just go all hillbilly at the thought of the gun room exploding

2. See? if she had been allowed to carry a gun, she could'a defended hersel --

3. GunZombies:

18. The war on stupidity starts with you

21. It's a joke son.

40. Indeed you got it wrong

90. Aren't jokes traditionally funny? nt

53. It's people attracted to the dang things who are the problem.

55. +1

57. And just where was Larry Craig during all of this??

79. I think Larry's gun stopped exploding a long time ago.

64. Nnnngh Guuuhhnnzzz....

4. Guns don't kill people, people kill...oh, wait.

6. I was wondering the same thing.

9. Hell yes, didn't you know us socialists are going to invade their neighborhood.

49. +1 everything you said. Yes, us sneaky Democratic socialists are invading Idaho...

66. LOL, sure love your cat.

10. I'm a collector of antique firearms

26. I'm a collector of antique nuclear bombs

32. lol!

54. Right on, bro! Don't tread on us!

28. Okay that makes sense. Thanks for the post. I hadn't considered antiques.

78. I know two collectors who have walk in safes.

80. Never thought about that - my homeowners insurance co. never suggested anything

81. The fortress of solitude.

51. May I suggest a little education? There was a documentary series

87. " Broke into the wrong God damn rec room, didn't ya you bastard! "

60. That would depend on how many zombies are in Idaho.

69. Gun safes do...

5. Gun room? Gun safe? Why don't they just say ARSENAL?

16. Might as well call the home a

24. Actually we don't know what caused it

30. "... now much more accessible ..." Like through that big hole in the roof?

37. Last time I had a house with a finished basement, the under stair area had a security door

59. I like basements. Even root cellars.

50. Maybe it was a combination tornado/gun room

58. And it would be self-defense.

12. Go away troll

14. Tasteful little smear there, HankyDubs

19. What was their first user name

22. It was just HankyDubs (with the 's') - I think the TS was on DU2,

8. I hope she's okay and

11. gun powder must have somehow exploded...strange

13. You're 43 times more likely to be killed by your own gun than by an intruder's.

31. Lol.... true, but

44. "You are so unlikely to have an intruder."

15. Sounds like they converted some sort of tornado safety room into a safe

20. The Times-News has a photo of the damage - pretty impressive

29. WHOA. I feel way better about being a total wimp now.

39. Seeing that, I would also wonder more about the gas line than ammo

68. I'm thinking propane and propane accessories

75. Idaho, not Iowa

17. What the hell was he storing down there?

23. Republican gun room goes rogue. On a serious note, I hope she recovers quickly. n/t

25. She had a constitutional right to

27. OMG!! They blew up the Gungeon!!!

38. +1

61. Oh, no! It looks like they damaged Cooking & Baking and Frugal & Energy Efficient Living, too.

33. where was Fred in all this? Just happened to be out of harm's way somehow...

62. Uh, evil minds think alike. I wondered about Fred, too. Poor wifey.

34. And now, Mr. and Mrs. Repub, about the insurance for that flight and Emergency Room?

35. p.s....Building Permit please!

41. Actually, you might be on to something.

45. Pretty sure home insurance company is going to pass on this one.

36. What the fuck were they keeping in there?

42. "Honey, were did you put the hand grenades? Found them..."nt

47. "Aren't they still beside the home-made pipe-bombs? Or did we move them over with the ANFO?"

43. Was it Republican? If so who cares, if not I will be concerned.

74. People complain loud and long about "hate speech" on DU.

82. Have you missed where teabaggers/Repubs would like us dead or in concentration camps?

83. Some radical Muslims want us dead, too

84. The fact you bring up a knee jerk argument of Muslims to compare, speaks volumes about you :)

85. Not all Muslims are blood-thirsty killers

88. Being based in reality is actually where I am. Enjoy the fuzzy pink unicorns where everyone is

46. Likely a rural militia outpost of some kind...lots of them in those states.

48. paranoia gone wild

52. I bet they are your run-of-the-mill Idaho Survivalists. I bet they think

56. Thank goodness the guns were locked up...

63. Idaho Lawmaker's Ammo Dump explodes.