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In reply to the discussion: Wife accidentally kills husband during gun lesson [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)87. But of course. "Normally" when sober people are pulling the slide back and releasing it
the gun wont discharge. But these were not normal circumstances, so what's your point? My father in law shot a hole in his furnace with an unloaded gun.
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Yep, guns really keep people safe and save lives. Especially after hours of casually drinking vodka
appleannie1
Apr 2013
#3
I've never heard of a real gun safety training class where instructor and students are liquored
Common Sense Party
Apr 2013
#98
Because gun nuts exhibt so much compassion for victims of gun violence, right?
baldguy
Apr 2013
#124
I suspect they thought they were responsible gun owners, right up till they weren't.
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#19
The difference between "responsible gun owners" and this couple was a bottle of scotch.
Marr
Apr 2013
#150
Yep. How would you like to live in a thin-walled apartment adjacent to such yahoos.
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#37
"Police had been called to the couple's house just once, a year ago, for a domestic argument, but by
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#57
But of course. "Normally" when sober people are pulling the slide back and releasing it
rhett o rick
Apr 2013
#87
That's why semi-autos need to be restricted. Even "experts" screw up with the dang things.
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#136
Hey, can you guys tell me what that loser is doing. Do gunners call that training for self-defense?
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#149
Whatever the shooter is doing, he's not engaging in mindless name-calling.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#151
Sorry, we need to label folks using guns for such crap what the are. I was generous.
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#153
yup.... 'Guns and alcohol: Gun owners drink more and take more risks, study says'
PeaceNikki
Apr 2013
#121
If you handle, carry, or shoot while even slightly inebriated, you are a danger to others as well
Ikonoklast
Apr 2013
#71
After the ammo is locked up, the guns are stripped and soaking in Hoppe's, then maybe
sir pball
Apr 2013
#99
No joke. More to point, neither should have owned a gun, certainly not a semi-auto.
Hoyt
Apr 2013
#133
The odds of the slide actuation causing a discharge are extremely rare.
Gravitycollapse
Apr 2013
#75
After "casually drinking vodka" for awhile, perhaps she got some of the details wrong
BlueStreak
Apr 2013
#101
The guns were locked up. Maybe some other than an idiot should have had the keys to the safe.
bluestate10
Apr 2013
#59
If you can, compare the famous Hemingway story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber."
dimbear
Apr 2013
#104
Bookmarking this thread for use next time someone claims most DUers are compassionate or decent.
Donald Ian Rankin
Apr 2013
#108
I imagine they will allow your sentiment all the attention it indeed warrants...
LanternWaste
Apr 2013
#131
What better time to give a gun lesson than when both people are half in the bag?
Ganja Ninja
Apr 2013
#144
That's what they all say. (I live here; the abbreviation is not "PENN."!!!! It is "PA." TY.)
WinkyDink
Apr 2013
#158