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I normally hide all the gun threads, but this is just too funny! Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #1
I try not to laugh at other people's suffering but limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #34
When it's self-inflicted mythology Jan 2013 #130
Schadenfreude panzerfaust Feb 2013 #193
Need more guns SCantiGOP Feb 2013 #203
! FiveGoodMen Feb 2013 #271
first someone shoots one of his nuts off PatrynXX Feb 2013 #270
Somehow, when they shoot themselves, I don't really care. CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #2
As a gun proponent guardian Jan 2013 #4
Feel the same way when idiots crash their cars The Straight Story Jan 2013 #80
yeh, those open drive advocates are real assholes frylock Jan 2013 #110
Because comparing Constitutional rights and State-revocable privileges makes SO MUCH SENSE Occulus Jan 2013 #116
Because that wasn't the point of that post at all. cui bono Feb 2013 #147
because there was no point.. frylock Feb 2013 #156
And par for his course...nt joeybee12 Feb 2013 #234
And people who drive like assholes get charged laundry_queen Feb 2013 #142
Not nearly as many as should be ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #162
Watch it if you come to Florida... Sancho Feb 2013 #180
I've been there many times ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #213
LOL nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #240
I ride with people like you only once. Whovian Feb 2013 #198
Not so much in the fairing ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #215
Ride like everyone else on the road is out to kill you. Whovian Feb 2013 #220
Always have and some have been more successful than others ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #223
If one can't go into a rest room without shooting G_j Feb 2013 #202
Wow that really helps us see the holes in the analogy treestar Feb 2013 #278
I think it did hurt plenty. He looked shocky when he left on the gurney with Nika Feb 2013 #229
I'm sorry. I can't resist... GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #3
Me too! Have you seen this compilation? Bozita Jan 2013 #50
Oh,so that is why Jim Rob the Freeper Magnate needs a Socialist WheelChair Rain Mcloud Jan 2013 #120
I'm stunned that your response was alerted. Here are the jury results: JackBeck Feb 2013 #140
Beware the puritan police! mikeysnot Feb 2013 #195
Well, if you had contrived an anti-gun statement to go with it... Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #205
Don't know how I can work guns into Ashley Judd running mikeysnot Feb 2013 #209
I don't know who Juror #6 was Rob H. Feb 2013 #224
Agreed. Rain Mcloud Feb 2013 #272
Gee, he must feel stupid, trying impress all those normal folks . TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #5
Was that a " good guy with a gun shooting a bad buy with a gun" ? pkdu Jan 2013 #6
LOL Spazito Jan 2013 #54
If he had another gun... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #73
. ReRe Jan 2013 #74
DUzy! Rob H. Feb 2013 #225
It wasn't a bad guy Turbineguy Feb 2013 #177
Imagine the tragedy that could have happened... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #7
Especially in downtown Eugene in the middle of the afternoon. Shrike47 Jan 2013 #11
True, LOL! nt pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #29
He's the most dangerous thing to happen in Eugene so far this year. Coyotl Jan 2013 #78
We had seven cops answer the call to secure the scene for the ambulance as a gun was involved. Nika Jan 2013 #92
Ahh but what if it had been Springfield? snort Jan 2013 #83
If it were Springfield, as per the local rivalry between the cities... Nika Jan 2013 #89
This might be a case where Open Carry makes the rest of us safer Demeter Feb 2013 #182
thank goodness no one else got hurt nt treestar Feb 2013 #279
Hammer down on a live round? ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #8
He belongs to a group (small one I think) called the 'Oregon Militia." Nika Jan 2013 #20
he needs to get a ticket for firing a weapon in public! orleans Feb 2013 #253
I fully agree with you and it is indeed illegal to fire a gun in the incorperated portion of Eugene. Nika Feb 2013 #277
That says a lot, actually... nt cecilfirefox Feb 2013 #265
Probably, that's what I thought. Deep13 Jan 2013 #30
Maybe he went to rub one out with his precious. (n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #91
he did do something very stupid with the pistol. it's called open carry. frylock Jan 2013 #112
Open carry is not inherently unsafe or stupid ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #123
It is inherently stupid and unsafe for a civilian. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #138
That would depend on the civilian. ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #139
Out of uniform, open carry is unsafe, period. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #154
You have not established that it is always unsafe, we have agreed it upsets some ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #159
I tend to agree, and WISH there were Volaris Feb 2013 #167
Some good thoughts. IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #187
cops open carry because it's a part of their job.. frylock Feb 2013 #155
Which has nothing to do with its safety ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #160
Link(s)? Facts? nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #169
Its basic doctrine, civilian/LEO/Military ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #170
I see, you were making it up. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #171
Far from it...your statement is much like the creationists going after evolution...its that basic ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #173
Creationists don't demand facts and links...it's that basic. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #219
And I lose patience with those who argue from emotion and not facts ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #221
An honest question ... polly7 Feb 2013 #233
Safer purely from a gun handling perspective ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #239
Sorry, I hadn't read your earlier post. polly7 Feb 2013 #243
Nor are most things when done by professionals. But to compare a cop to any random bubba with a gun panzerfaust Feb 2013 #194
Do you realize how little gun training police get? dmallind Feb 2013 #200
"Less than the average hobbyist gets in a week." panzerfaust Feb 2013 #217
As I said upthread, it depends on the civilian ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #218
This message was self-deleted by its author ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #244
I'm sure this is traumatic for you. LeftofObama Jan 2013 #9
If the bullet had gone the wrong way, two of us in front of the loo could of been hit. Nika Jan 2013 #13
You might want to go home and have a drink. LeftofObama Jan 2013 #21
Well, just in case it happens again Warpy Jan 2013 #24
Good ideas . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #57
Why no tourniquet? Kolesar Jan 2013 #58
We used a leather belt. There was a tourniquet. Nika Jan 2013 #61
It cuts off collateral circulation to the whole appendage Warpy Jan 2013 #70
Scouts said it was to be used in a "life or limb" scenario Kolesar Jan 2013 #93
Oh, I'd have let the local Gestapo talk to him for that stunt. Warpy Feb 2013 #134
I wouldn't see why they'd need to get angry Kennah Feb 2013 #164
Cops don't tend to take assholes with guns lightly Warpy Feb 2013 #166
This drunk has already been in the dock on weapons charges Kolesar Feb 2013 #179
Tourniquets are actually making a comeback... actslikeacarrot Jan 2013 #103
If you're out where there is only a belt and no extra clothing Warpy Feb 2013 #133
The new CAT (Combat Application Tourniquet) system has literally been a lifesaver ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #174
Tourniquets are routine. RickinSF Feb 2013 #231
When an ambulance is nearby and the hospital is a few minutes away jeff47 Feb 2013 #250
Like the sign on the Old West Saloon formercia Jan 2013 #40
It's so sad we have to RE-LEARN this policy. nt Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #79
That's right... And I assume the help had to clean up after the mess... And fix the roof? freshwest Jan 2013 #60
They did have to do that. Someone who has training with bio hazard protocol did come over to help Nika Jan 2013 #67
Since your business wisely called the PD, they'll bill him and reimburse you, I'm sure. freshwest Jan 2013 #87
All that blood on the floor, and the hole in the tiles? He built that! hatrack Jan 2013 #81
There are bagger infestations up and down the west coast, doncha know. Sad, but true. freshwest Jan 2013 #86
off subject -what are the worst of these areas? Are they grouped in one county or place? lunasun Jan 2013 #101
Some inland areas... Or check the voting districts... It's all there... Yikes. freshwest Jan 2013 #111
Antelope Valley (Lancaster/Palmdale) for one pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #121
Home of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart. klook Feb 2013 #191
Kern County is a big one ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #127
Thank you all lunasun Feb 2013 #135
If you travel up the I-5 in California you are in the Cleita Feb 2013 #266
"No open carry or concealed weapons on premises." Politicalboi Jan 2013 #71
Only the owner gets to make the call ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #161
The NRA will jump on the "ban". They will claim Americans have ... wake.up.america Jan 2013 #117
This is private property. The shop has a right to keep guns out. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #151
Sorry, I failed to recognize the difference and the significance of that difference. wake.up.america Feb 2013 #153
NRA no longer believes that to be true. jeff47 Feb 2013 #251
Yes, the NRA advocates a lot of crazy shit. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #268
glad nobody else got hurt , and this is the guy who is going to save the day ? JI7 Jan 2013 #10
Here's a news link BlueStreak Jan 2013 #12
Wow, that was a fast post on the Register Guard site, thanks for posting the link. Nika Jan 2013 #17
I'm glad no one else got hit by accident! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #14
What the hell?? Was he masturbating with his gun? LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #15
I can explain why, even if I can't speak to the reasonableness of what he was doing. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #53
The other half: he was stupid and very lucky arcane1 Jan 2013 #113
I fear in that case AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #157
I don't think he learned anything, just because of that Scootaloo Feb 2013 #261
he might even be charged with a crime for that. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #262
One more responsible gun owner malaise Jan 2013 #16
The real impact of Newtown is that many people are learing just how pervasive shootings are BlueStreak Jan 2013 #22
Because the public have had enough malaise Jan 2013 #55
It wasn't until Newtown that I realized how much the NRA stopped gun research. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #163
They had to. BlueStreak Feb 2013 #204
This message was self-deleted by its author Earth_First Jan 2013 #51
Thaaaaaat's a shame alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #18
Ever notice that sometimes shit just floats to the top? nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #19
Barney Fife, here to protect you! Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #23
It rattled me pretty good. Which is why I had to leave the scene while the ambulance were dealing... Nika Jan 2013 #27
"we heard a loud gunshot and a scream from the loo" Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #25
You can start a novel with first lines like that! Coyotl Jan 2013 #82
lol. yep Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #122
Another perfect example of how owning a gun keeps you safe! LOL MindandSoul Jan 2013 #26
Didn't have the hammer on an empty chamber . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #28
Yeah, I think so. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #31
The guy is real macho and covered with tattoos, and talks about the Kenyan usurper when he talks ... Nika Jan 2013 #35
This might . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #45
Scars have more character than tattoos--Andre Codrescu Kolesar Jan 2013 #64
His poetry is good too. another_liberal Jan 2013 #100
He was at a convention I went to and was a kick to listen to Hekate Jan 2013 #105
LOL. "the big cavernous chamber in his head quite empty.' PA Democrat Feb 2013 #206
A old high school friend of mine has shot himself in the leg twice. onehandle Jan 2013 #32
There are lots in the gun culture just like this- non-law abiding, stupid, cowboy, dangerous, etc. Hoyt Jan 2013 #33
Then we would have a lot more injuries...your claim is specious ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #36
Somebody hasn't been paying attention BlueStreak Jan 2013 #99
I have been following those numbers well before Newtown ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #124
bwahahahahaha!! frylock Jan 2013 #115
If there were 1000 times more, it still wouldn't be enough for gunners to give em up. Hoyt Jan 2013 #119
More wishing injuries and death on those you disagree with? ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #125
Those who accumulate, promote, and profit from guns care little for anyone but their guns. Hoyt Feb 2013 #152
Thank you for confirming it ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #158
Straw Man. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #196
That's all he's got. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #246
Idiot! NoPasaran Jan 2013 #37
We had one on Sunday Mnpaul Jan 2013 #38
Relieved to hear you are ok. n/t Helen Reddy Jan 2013 #39
He just fucking shot himself... tularetom Jan 2013 #41
I could only say one thing to this man sarisataka Jan 2013 #42
Now the OC militia will be out in force TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #43
I hope he wiped himself first. formercia Jan 2013 #44
we wear gloves and disposable gowns irisblue Feb 2013 #242
Luckily, he only shot himself this time. Unluckily, he only got his leg. nt valerief Jan 2013 #46
If only some good guys carrying guns had been there! DLnyc Jan 2013 #47
LOL! Agree with you, but that was spit on the monitor good... freshwest Jan 2013 #109
yeah, sorry, funny in a sick kind of way, I guess. DLnyc Feb 2013 #143
It did fit the *rootin' tootin' six gun shootin'* mentality of the shootee in the OP. freshwest Feb 2013 #145
Normally I ignore gun threads, but now I embrace them. longship Jan 2013 #48
A "gunsel" is actually the bottom half of a prison romance. IveWornAHundredPants Jan 2013 #68
Apparently not in 1930s-1950s detective fiction Hekate Jan 2013 #114
When Chandler used it in the Maltese Falcon SwankyXomb Feb 2013 #247
ooooo, my innocence has been violated! Hekate Feb 2013 #249
Businesses should be held responsible Politicalboi Jan 2013 #49
word frylock Jan 2013 #118
Would you agree with the obvious corollary ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #126
A perfectly proper position for a point. StrictlyRockers Feb 2013 #172
What the fuck? harmonicon Feb 2013 #175
Thankfully there were no victims in this shooting. obxhead Jan 2013 #52
what a moron expecting you guys to hide his pistol too! WTH did he think he would tell police? bettyellen Jan 2013 #56
Frankly, thinking is not a process I associate with him. Nika Jan 2013 #59
He'll have a little more to think about... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #63
You said it best: what a loser and an idiot! arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #62
Open carry advocate with an open wound opens up on himself. I'll keep an open mind. Bucky Jan 2013 #65
Indra's should post a sign Hard Assets Jan 2013 #66
This is the new policy at Indra's as a matter of fact. No guns at all are allowed there. Nika Jan 2013 #69
"Any guns, No shirt, No shoes, No service" BlueStreak Jan 2013 #97
If only his leg had been better armed to defend itself Coyotl Jan 2013 #72
So..... Ian Iam Jan 2013 #75
I was here for the shooting and aftermath, but I left the premises and took a walk during the time Nika Jan 2013 #84
Still there per last post. Coyotl Jan 2013 #85
OMG libodem Jan 2013 #76
I love it! UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #77
GunNUT Has Trouble Negotiating the Toilet..Shoots Self triplepoint Jan 2013 #88
Yep, this happened in downtown where we have a Kesey square Nika Jan 2013 #94
LOL ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #90
Hey, don't mock this HERO pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #108
He is indeed a legend in his own mind. Nika Feb 2013 #235
Oddly, that's not surprising pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #238
Yes - also the "Guns don't 'go off'..." thing. (n/t) klook Feb 2013 #263
Anything that can ricochet is a bad thing. Someone else could have been killed. n/t vaberella Jan 2013 #95
Small wonder he didn't bleed to death. Aristus Jan 2013 #96
Can't these people be sued? Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #98
If it had struck something else... he might of needed a bigger gun!! (nt) OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #102
It seems like I keep reading this story over and over again. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #104
Sounds like he's more of an "open casket" activist Zambero Jan 2013 #106
keep up the good work, 2A activists! frylock Jan 2013 #107
Was he vigorously stroking his piece when it went off? eom MyNameGoesHere Jan 2013 #128
LOL! City Lights Jan 2013 #131
LOL, the stupidity just makes me have to laugh. nt Raine Jan 2013 #129
This prick should have to pay back the taxpayer $$$ that paid the police and paramedics. TroglodyteScholar Jan 2013 #132
-_- JaneyVee Feb 2013 #136
I am so glad you're alright. nt Claybrains Feb 2013 #137
And of course the worthless fucker got everybody else involved in his fucked up shit NBachers Feb 2013 #141
Thankfully no one else was hurt. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #144
was he wearing clean underwear? snooper2 Feb 2013 #146
Not any more. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #150
his cut off clothes, including his jockey shorts were in the plastic bag the fireman secured in the Nika Feb 2013 #237
Nice shootin', Tex! Hulk Feb 2013 #148
The only person who can stop a dumbass with a gun... rateyes Feb 2013 #149
All I can say is ... jimlup Feb 2013 #165
Obviously, we need MORE guns in bathrooms, lucky he didn't shoot his grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #168
Every bathroom stall should have an armed police guard posted. harmonicon Feb 2013 #176
shot himself timdog44 Feb 2013 #178
How long before one of these idiots accidentally hurts or kills an innocent person? drm604 Feb 2013 #181
Already happens, just doesn't make national news. JHB Feb 2013 #183
Lucky Squaredeal Feb 2013 #184
Message auto-removed PointZeroZeroOne Feb 2013 #185
Perhaps you can ask the cafe to post "no gun" signs to discourage IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #186
Oh wow. MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #188
It's called "thinning the herd". /nt mwb970 Feb 2013 #189
Too bad he didn't shoot his balls off . . . MrModerate Feb 2013 #190
New meaning for the phrase "Gun Nuts" :) (n/t) klook Feb 2013 #267
(Rimshot!) n/t MrModerate Feb 2013 #275
another musical? Phil1934 Feb 2013 #192
Posted to BuzzFlash WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #197
All I can do is giggle. City Lights Feb 2013 #199
A sampling of "accidentally shot" headlines posted over the last 24 hours mainer Feb 2013 #201
I was all ready to call BS on this one AngryAmish Feb 2013 #207
It's made it to "weird news" so you know this guy is going to live in shame. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #222
Ladies, prepare to find a wet toilet seat with this kind of aim. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #208
Dumbass jpak Feb 2013 #210
He took a leak. Or an ammo dump. Blue Owl Feb 2013 #211
I wonder what will happen when one of those idiots with assault rifles on their backs,... Crowman1979 Feb 2013 #212
If only his leg had a gun... redqueen Feb 2013 #214
He Needs Another Gun To Protect Himself From His Gun! Skraxx Feb 2013 #216
Who's paying for ER care? Ubix Feb 2013 #226
This is a good question, as he is fairly well indigent as he is unemployed. Nika Feb 2013 #236
Average cost to treat a gunshot wound was $38,000 according to a 2006 study. PA Democrat Feb 2013 #241
And he is an Obama hater and a health care plan foe too. Which makes this ironic. Nika Feb 2013 #283
Open Carry? (look for the laser dot) padruig Feb 2013 #227
This guy had been in the 101st Division in the Army and is an Iraqi vet. Nika Feb 2013 #232
Do you feel safe in Portland? lebkuchen Feb 2013 #259
Most times, most places I do in PDX. However, at a light rail stop I was alone with a group of... Nika Feb 2013 #281
I'd consider moving back to the US to a place like Oregon, but the open conceal law lebkuchen Feb 2013 #290
Thanks, I try hard to stay safe. I will note that as a young 7 Eleven clerk I was held up five times Nika Feb 2013 #291
open carry SemperEadem Feb 2013 #228
The bullet is in the ceiling after going through the wall to the room three of us were in. Nika Feb 2013 #230
I'm glad that you and other patrons were not hurt SemperEadem Feb 2013 #258
Well put, thank you. Nika Feb 2013 #282
The good thing about open carry is those danged weapons never get fired indepat Feb 2013 #245
We had an "accidental" shooting where I live on Sunday pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #248
This incident has an all too familiar ring indepat Feb 2013 #256
Oh, yeah! He's just the kind of guy I want around when trouble starts. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #252
Was it this guy? liberal N proud Feb 2013 #254
Stupid is as stupid does :) Blue4Texas Feb 2013 #255
It was common practice in the old west to lower your hammer on an empty chamber so as not to shoot doc03 Feb 2013 #257
I heard that six bullets might not be enough! nt Walk away Feb 2013 #274
Holy Moly! that sounds so NOT Eugene OR. 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #260
Tell me about it. I have been an environmental activist many years here and done many tree sits and Nika Feb 2013 #284
the phrase "poetic justice" comes to mind 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #288
That is hysterical- and truly is a good sign of how inept most of these gun rights folks are. nt cecilfirefox Feb 2013 #264
At least he has a good excuse... pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #269
Quick quiz. What flavor turntable is that..... wandy Feb 2013 #285
Oh, man, you got me there pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #286
Alert the Creationists! Proof positive of Evolution! Walk away Feb 2013 #273
I just wanna say...THIS gets my thread of the night VOTE! MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #276
I almost find myself wondering if he wasn't REALLY up to no good here ... brett_jv Feb 2013 #280
Barney Fife? Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #287
Barney wouldn't have an accidental discharge pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #289
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