Better gun control needed

strider
strider Posts: 2,568
edited July 2008 in The Clubhouse
Nobody should honestly be able to argue against it this time.......

POTTER VALLEY

Woman tries to kill mice, shoots self

Published: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 6:42 a.m.

A Potter Valley woman wounded herself and a man July 3 while attempting to kill mice with a .44-caliber Magnum revolver, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

The woman, 43, had drawn the gun from a holster under her left arm, intending to shoot mice scurrying across the floor of a small travel trailer on Highway 20 in Potter Valley, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The revolver instead slipped from her hand and fired as it struck the floor, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The bullet went through the woman's right kneecap, then hit keys hanging on the belt loop of a 42-year-old man in the trailer, officials said. The bullet glanced off the keys and tore a hole in the man's pants.

The bullet grazed the man's groin before stopping in his coin pocket, where it was recovered for evidence, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The names of the shooting victims were not released.
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  • mule
    mule Posts: 282
    edited July 2008
    when they say " small travel trailer on Highway 20 " do they mean that as in driving down highway 20?

    cause if they do that is funny as hell.

    Yeah I think you are right though, when you try to purchase a gun they should check the adress and if it is in a trailer park they should deny you.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited July 2008
    Yeah, I'd say that's pretty poor gun control.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2008
    Sounds to me like better BIRTH control needed.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited July 2008
    I'm not really a gun person, per se. I've shot some, don't have a problem with people owning them, but don't own one myself. That being said, isn't a .44 Magnum just a bit of overkill for a mouse???
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited July 2008
    How about better gun education?

    That being said, how often does something like this happen? The fact that you almost never hear stories like this suggests gun control is good right where it's at. There will always be stupid people. Most gun owners take excellent care of their firearms. Do you have any idea how many guns are sold each year? If you had a shooting like this each day of the year, those 365 shootings would not come close to the number of guns maintained responsibly.

    You have no argument without evidence that gun owners all over the country are regularly shooting themselves while shooting at mice.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited July 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Sounds to me like better BIRTH control needed.

    She did hit the guy in the trailer with her in the groin....
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited July 2008
    strider wrote: »
    I'm not really a gun person, per se. I've shot some, don't have a problem with people owning them, but don't own one myself. That being said, isn't a .44 Magnum just a bit of overkill for a mouse???

    Yes, the gun needs to be locked up for life, IMO. What was that .44 Magnum thinking going after that mouse? That was clearly a job for .22 LR.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited July 2008
    I was thinking more along the lines of idiots like her shouldn't be born, regardless of what sort of weapon she's in possession of.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited July 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    How about better gun education?

    That being said, how often does something like this happen? The fact that you almost never hear stories like this suggests gun control is good right where it's at. There will always be stupid people. Most gun owners take excellent care of their firearms. Do you have any idea how many guns there sold each year? If you had a shooting like this each day of the year, those 365 shootings would not come close to the number of guns maintained responsibly.

    You have no argument without evidence that gun owners all over the country are regularly shooting themselves while shooting at mice.

    Should have known better.

    I HAVE NO ARGUMENT AT ALL. IT'S A STORY OF SOME DUMBASS SHOOTING A LARGE CALIBER HANDGUN INSIDE AN EFFING TRAILER.
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited July 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    How about better gun education?

    That being said, how often does something like this happen? The fact that you almost never hear stories like this suggests gun control is good right where it's at. There will always be stupid people. Most gun owners take excellent care of their firearms. Do you have any idea how many guns are sold each year? If you had a shooting like this each day of the year, those 365 shootings would not come close to the number of guns maintained responsibly.

    You have no argument without evidence that gun owners all over the country are regularly shooting themselves while shooting at mice.

    Honestly, its just stupid people. I remember reading this on the consumerist a while back. Just because a bunch of people drank torch fuel because they thought it was apple juice does that mean we should have better tiki tourch fuel control.

    P.S. I like the title, if she had better control of that gun this wouldn't have happened.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,735
    edited July 2008
    Ben, I get it and thanks for sharing, but you're right. You should have known better. Sad really.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited July 2008
    Gaara wrote: »

    P.S. I like the title, if she had better control of that gun this wouldn't have happened.

    Thank you for seeing my attempt at some humor.

    To all: I didn't start this thread to start any type of argument. I know there are passionate views on gun control, I should have known better then to hope that everyone would catch my sarcasm.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2008
    I'm told that it was the same bullet that killed JFK.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited July 2008
    strider wrote: »
    Should have known better.

    I HAVE NO ARGUMENT AT ALL. IT'S A STORY OF SOME DUMBASS SHOOTING A LARGE CALIBER HANDGUN INSIDE AN EFFING TRAILER.

    I agree with this statement. Sometimes go big or go home is not the solution.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited July 2008
    .44 magnum, hmmmmm. Maybe she was trying to punch holes big enough for the mice to get out :eek:
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited July 2008
    strider wrote: »
    Thank you for seeing my attempt at some humor.

    To all: I didn't start this thread to start any type of argument. I know there are passionate views on gun control, I should have known better then to hope that everyone would catch my sarcasm.

    Hey now, I got the joke and posted accordingly first!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2008
    This is obvoiusly a "gene pool" problem, not a gun problem.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited July 2008
    Jstas wrote: »
    Hey now, I got the joke and posted accordingly first!

    Man, I messed up AGAIN! You are correct, my apologies and thanks to you.

    Happy Birthday as well!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited July 2008
    Ya, using a .44 to try to kill a mouse, that's gun education that's needed. Didn't she ever hear about the right tool for the right job?
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited July 2008
    This is a classic example how the law of "natural selection" DOES NOT WORK. Had it been true to form there would have been two less idiots walking the face of the earth with the mice continuing to flourish for eons.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2008
    Maybe she didn't want to have to clean up afterwards (read that: obliteration).
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited July 2008
    I gotta stop reading this thread while at work. All this good humor is just lost on me while I'm stressing out here.
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited July 2008
    shack wrote: »
    This is a classic example how the law of "natural selection" DOES NOT WORK. Had it been true to form there would have been two less idiots walking the face of the earth with the mice continuing to flourish for eons.

    Darwin Awards.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited July 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I'm told that it was the same bullet that killed JFK.

    HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Best response yet.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2008
    This reminds me of a "Cops" episode when the cops are leading the wife-beater shirt wearing, skrawny due to cancer smoking, messed up hair and bad toothed criminal; he looks back at the trailer and yells: "Don'chu touch my cigarettes woman!"...LOL
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2008
    Let's not assume that this was a typical mouse. Based on the size of the BUGS I've seen down here in the south, that could've been one of them Jurassic Park size mice!
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited July 2008
    I wouldn't be surprised if at least a little alcohol was involved.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited July 2008
    Glad to see a few of you got the joke in it.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited July 2008
    Sami wrote: »
    Glad to see a few of you got the joke in it.

    smart asses.
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited July 2008
    I guess it's true.....ya can't fix stupid.:D
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