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ProgressiveProfessor

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24. Actually we don't know what caused it

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 09:09 PM

Sep 2012

Sound like a tornado safety room they put a steel door on (its outside the main walls of the house). Makes a lot of sense since it is now much more accessible to store things like family records, jewelery, and other valuable.

Firearms cannot explode, modern ammunition does not explode under anything but the most extreme circumstances. That leaves black powder, other explosives, or something like a gas leak.

It will be interesting to see what it turns out to be.

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Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion [View all] 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

Post removed Post removed 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