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In the discussion thread: Typical. "Two people injured in shooting at Raleigh gun show." [View all]

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 06:28 PM

Lex (32,242 posts)

78. If you think I hate these people

you are beyond "FAIL" yourself.

The shotgun was not handled properly or it WOULD NOT HAVE discharged where it could have possibly hurt anyone.

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87 replies	Author	Time	Post
Typical. "Two people injured in shooting at Raleigh gun show." [View all]	Lex	Jan 2013	OP
Nice job with that safety check, Officer.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jan 2013	#1
Trained, I'm sure. nt	Lex	Jan 2013	#2
Probably just the kind of guy Wayne envisions protecting our schools.	Squinch	Jan 2013	#3
The gun went off as the owner was unzipping the case to show to the trained officer	jpak	Jan 2013	#65
If you think I hate these people	Lex	Jan 2013	#78
When I was in highschool	mzteris	Jan 2013	#30
It would never have happened if all the students had been armed.	kestrel91316	Jan 2013	#54
I know!	Mojorabbit	Jan 2013	#51
The gun went off before it was checked - dumbass brought a loaded gun	jpak	Jan 2013	#56
At least it wasn't the thermo nuclear device that Bubba brought in.	Whovian	Jan 2013	#4
Lovely. It's a good thing there was a cop there to	MineralMan	Jan 2013	#5
I feel the need to say...	SirRevolutionary	Jan 2013	#6
lol	Phillip McCleod	Jan 2013	#8
Yeah, the armed teachers thing	Lex	Jan 2013	#14
Or even better, an armed janitor	SirRevolutionary	Jan 2013	#20
And he could have	Politicalboi	Jan 2013	#52
Groan!	mike dub	Jan 2013	#59
"a gun went off" - probably the dumbest phrase in the english language	geckosfeet	Jan 2013	#7
The gun did go off, someone caused it too but it did!	Logical	Jan 2013	#10
Yes - should be "someone caused the gun to off". Guns don't "go off" by themselves.	geckosfeet	Jan 2013	#11
Guns don't go off, people go off. (Nt)	riqster	Jan 2013	#16
Im trying to gin up some sympathy.	bunnies	Jan 2013	#9
I notice that gun shows call themselves gun shows.	yardwork	Jan 2013	#12
Seems more like	Lex	Jan 2013	#13
I expect that two or three more people will put me on ignore	yardwork	Jan 2013	#15
Oh, good point!	Lone_Star_Dem	Jan 2013	#26
Also, I just realized that yesterday was national Gun Appreciation Day.	yardwork	Jan 2013	#87
I call them GOP Douchebag Cavalcades	jpak	Jan 2013	#58
Notice that "Dixie" is the only two syllable word in that title!	csziggy	Jan 2013	#61
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
You probably thought wrong.	GeorgeGist	Jan 2013	#37
Gun shows and public shooting ranges scare me	NightWatcher	Jan 2013	#19
"Avoid Amateurs with guns." Like the police officer who was checking guns at the door?	Lex	Jan 2013	#21
maybe there is a reason he was at the show and not busting criminals	pasto76	Jan 2013	#46
Story says the gun went off after being checked	jeff47	Jan 2013	#63
Yeah, there's all those "responsible" gun humpers again.	Zoeisright	Jan 2013	#22
Triple fail	sarisataka	Jan 2013	#23
Curious what you mean by "typical".	maggiesfarmer	Jan 2013	#24
Don't go being all	Bay Boy	Jan 2013	#36
Apparently ...	GeorgeGist	Jan 2013	#41
"Father Twice Told Uzi Too Powerful for 8-Year-old Christopher Bizilj"	WorseBeforeBetter	Jan 2013	#67
I thought the same thing	Special Agent Oso	Jan 2013	#44
Uh-oh. Now YOU'LL be an "NRA Talking Point" for bringing up that question.	Eleanors38	Jan 2013	#62
Read below. Yes, typical. Page after Google page. nt	DevonRex	Jan 2013	#75
"Man Shot Dead At Gun Show"	DevonRex	Jan 2013	#66
Man shoots himself at East Knoxville gun show:	DevonRex	Jan 2013	#69
8-year old kills himself at MA gun show:	DevonRex	Jan 2013	#70
When you go to a gun show, look up at the ceiling	JustABozoOnThisBus	Jan 2013	#72
13-year-old AL boy killed at GA gun show	DevonRex	Jan 2013	#73
terrible story, but one data point doesn't suggest the trend implied by 'typical'	maggiesfarmer	Jan 2013	#84
Did you read all the other links I gave you?	DevonRex	Jan 2013	#85
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
Hahaha. nt	DevonRex	Jan 2013	#82
@KagroX: #GunAppreciationDay totals so far: 5 injured in shootings at 3 gun shows	Lex	Jan 2013	#77
approx. 5000 gun shows/year in the US, 4 shootings found by DU members	maggiesfarmer	Jan 2013	#83
Thaaaaaat's a shame	alcibiades_mystery	Jan 2013	#25
Guns, gunpowder, bullets and stupid don't mix well. n/t	RKP5637	Jan 2013	#27
Well I guess he found out the gun wasn't safe.	Kalidurga	Jan 2013	#28
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
I'm surprised	Coolest Ranger	Jan 2013	#31
Oh, it's not all that uncommon.	Lone_Star_Dem	Jan 2013	#32
Strange	Coolest Ranger	Jan 2013	#35
It's in the same ranks as the negligent/accidental discharge of concealed carry incidents.	Lone_Star_Dem	Jan 2013	#40
well I see blogs and	Duckhunter935	Jan 2013	#42
Whatever gets you through the day.	Lone_Star_Dem	Jan 2013	#43
Thanks. I'd like to see every instance of intentional	Laurian	Jan 2013	#33
They may need to change their byline	exboyfil	Jan 2013	#34
So what happened exactly?	Bay Boy	Jan 2013	#38
Chalk up two more "empty" gun victims.	lpbk2713	Jan 2013	#39
What we're learning on DU.	Baitball Blogger	Jan 2013	#45
ROFL!	Crunchy Frog	Jan 2013	#47
What they needed was more guns!	Lex	Jan 2013	#79
Oh shit!	Hulk	Jan 2013	#48
Another day, another shooting in America	williamc1967txlib	Jan 2013	#49
Well, that's one way to celebrate Gun Appreciation Day.	WorseBeforeBetter	Jan 2013	#50
This would never have happened if everyone there had had guns.	kestrel91316	Jan 2013	#53
law of entropy applied to the proliferation of guns	samsingh	Jan 2013	#55
Guns may be part of the problems, but frear-driven gun nuts are the big thang	Berlum	Jan 2013	#57
The gun kooks are the least qualified to carry arms.	Dawson Leery	Jan 2013	#60
So, are we to disarm police?	Eleanors38	Jan 2013	#64
Some cops should never have guns.	Dawson Leery	Jan 2013	#76
Speculation here, but hiring a cop to routinely check for a variety of empty weapons...	Eleanors38	Jan 2013	#80
They've updated the story:	ReformedGOPer	Jan 2013	#68
Yee-haw, off to church, then the gun show!	WorseBeforeBetter	Jan 2013	#71

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