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In reply to the discussion: Typical. "Two people injured in shooting at Raleigh gun show." [View all]Whovian
(2,866 posts)4. At least it wasn't the thermo nuclear device that Bubba brought in.
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The gun went off as the owner was unzipping the case to show to the trained officer
jpak
Jan 2013
#65
Yes - should be "someone caused the gun to off". Guns don't "go off" by themselves.
geckosfeet
Jan 2013
#11
If there's one thing Libertarians like more than bitching the rest of us out, it's SUING one another
patrice
Jan 2013
#17
Looks like they corrected a bit: hitting the woman in the side rather than the eye
petronius
Jan 2013
#18
"Avoid Amateurs with guns." Like the police officer who was checking guns at the door?
Lex
Jan 2013
#21
"Father Twice Told Uzi Too Powerful for 8-Year-old Christopher Bizilj"
WorseBeforeBetter
Jan 2013
#67
terrible story, but one data point doesn't suggest the trend implied by 'typical'
maggiesfarmer
Jan 2013
#84
I did. Yes, the count is up to maybe 10 shootings at gun shows, some dating back 4 years.
maggiesfarmer
Jan 2013
#86
Yes, typical. I can go on like this forever. So-called gun people fucking up with their guns.
DevonRex
Jan 2013
#74
So how many? Certainly you have some kind of number or you wouldn't have posted. nt
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#81
** @KagroX: #GunAppreciationDay totals so far: 5 injured in shootings at 3 gun shows **
Lex
Jan 2013
#77
It's a damn shame this happened at a time when they're trying to show how responsible gun shows are.
Lone_Star_Dem
Jan 2013
#29
It's in the same ranks as the negligent/accidental discharge of concealed carry incidents.
Lone_Star_Dem
Jan 2013
#40
Speculation here, but hiring a cop to routinely check for a variety of empty weapons...
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#80