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Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by WillD on Mon Sep 29 02:01:40 2014

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From CityLab.com:
"Last year, CityLab took a brief look at the disturbingly high number of accidental firearm discharges that take place in public bathrooms across the United States. There were reports of accidental gunfire in bathrooms at a Walmart, a hotel, a grocery store, an Internet cafe, and a Carl's Jr. (The roundup somehow missed this one at an Irish pub in Florida.) In most cases, the self-inflicted victims were pulling up or lowering their pants when their concealed weapon fell out, hit the floor, and fired.

One of these unfortunate incidents prompted a MN Guntalk forum user named "peckerhead" to offer this advice, for men:
Seriously, guys, it's not difficult.

Leave it holstered, and do not use the grip of your weapon to manipulate your pants. Back up to the toilet. Unbuckle your belt. Using your weak hand, pull the loose ends of your belt away from your body and hold snug. Using your strong hand, undo your drawers and drop them to just above your knees. Sit down. Buckle your belt at the first notch. Spread your legs a little to keep it snug while your take care of business. Problem solved.
But it seems nobody took peckerhead's suggestion to heart, because since then there's been no drop in the stream of concealed weapon-carrying Americans accidentally firing their guns in the john. Below, I've posted a chronology of the most-recent PSA-worthy incidents for anybody who doesn't have a Google Alert set up for "accidental discharge + bathroom." Please note that this list is certainly not exhaustive, as I had to cut off my search at a certain point due to the sheer volume of these incidents.

(And let's not forget the wider and grimmer picture here, as these are just a fraction of total unintentional shootings in the U.S. each year, of which far too many are tragically fatal. In 2011, for instance, accidental firearm discharges killed 591 people in the U.S., according to the CDC.)
The remainder of the article is here

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 29 02:11:52 2014, in response to Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by WillD on Mon Sep 29 02:01:40 2014.

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Funny you should mention that. The number of those occurring around here are way up too. :(

And it's always some drunk dumbass with a jacked up truck and tea party stickers all over it too. They drop trou, gun drops on the floor, shoots off their peepee. Once upon a time, rednecks actually KNEW how to use a gun. :(

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by Nilet on Mon Sep 29 03:41:19 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 29 02:11:52 2014.

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It seems the amount of skill someone has with a gun is inversely correlated with the extent to which they view said gun as a substitute penis.

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by bingbong on Mon Sep 29 08:08:34 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by Nilet on Mon Sep 29 03:41:19 2014.

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From the looks of things, the substitute is replacing the original often enough for a reporter to notice. It's the ultimate irony.

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 29 12:24:41 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by Nilet on Mon Sep 29 03:41:19 2014.

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Amazingly, political affiliation seems to correlate too. :)

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by Train Dude on Mon Sep 29 14:04:12 2014, in response to Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by WillD on Mon Sep 29 02:01:40 2014.

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It is certainly a good thing that no one is forcing you to own a gun or carry a concealed one.

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms?

Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Sep 29 15:01:28 2014, in response to Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by WillD on Mon Sep 29 02:01:40 2014.

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LOL CityLab.

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by Nilet on Mon Sep 29 15:49:20 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 29 12:24:41 2014.

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Well yeah, but that's like saying that being in a steady relationship correlates with frequency of sex.

Of course there's a correlation between incompetence and membership in a political movement based around contempt for the idea of competence and expertise.

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Sep 29 18:05:35 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by Nilet on Mon Sep 29 15:49:20 2014.

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I'm *so* glad I don't live in that county with that theater that Train Dude loves so much. That's where the majority of peepee shoots happens. :)

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by WillD on Tue Sep 30 03:16:59 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by Train Dude on Mon Sep 29 14:04:12 2014.

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The bullets fired by these incompetent criminals forces a grievous bodily injury on anyone who happens to be in their trajectory, regardless of their stance on firearms.

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms?

Posted by WillD on Tue Sep 30 03:18:03 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms?, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Sep 29 15:01:28 2014.

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Translated from Ologese: Everything in that link is absolutely the truth, but it doesn't agree with my preconceived notions and I can't find a legitimate way to question its conclusions, so I'll shoot the messenger instead.

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms?

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Sep 30 03:33:37 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms?, posted by WillD on Tue Sep 30 03:18:03 2014.

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Heh. :)

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by Fred G on Tue Sep 30 08:27:44 2014, in response to Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by WillD on Mon Sep 29 02:01:40 2014.

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I like how "peckerhead" includes instructions to republicans on how to use a toilet.

your pal,
Fred

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by train dude on Tue Sep 30 09:25:35 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by WillD on Tue Sep 30 03:16:59 2014.

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What does that have to do with my response to you?

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by David Fairthorne on Tue Sep 30 15:32:08 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by WillD on Tue Sep 30 03:16:59 2014.

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Your use of the word "stance" reminds me of Senator Larry Craig, who had a "wide stance" when using the toilet.

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Sep 30 15:49:30 2014, in response to Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by Fred G on Tue Sep 30 08:27:44 2014.

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Well THERE'S the problem ... when trying to explain things to republicans, you need to provide pictures. :)

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Re: Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms

Posted by RockParkMan on Tue Sep 30 17:16:18 2014, in response to Americans Who Carry Concealed Weapons Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves in Public Bathrooms, posted by WillD on Mon Sep 29 02:01:40 2014.

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Every one who does that benefits the gene pool. GOOD!!!

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