Guns aren't stupid, People with Guns Are.

OK; suppose that a Canadian coyote began munching upon u,
without your consent. Suppose further that Setanta happened upon
this state of affairs and was thereby taken aback. If, as luck wud have it,
there were an automatic lying around and he hurried over to it
and racked it; if he lost his grasp and it discharged from his hand
into some other part of his anatomy

It's interesting
that I haven't posted a single story resembling your imaginings David.

If someone shoots themselves while cleaning their gun

does that make them stupid

or are they just acting in haste because they have to be ready in case a Canadian coyote
might suddenly appear and start munching on someone?

If Setanta had a gun anywhere around here,
I'd think he was foolish regardless of what he did with it.

When was the last time YOU saw a coyote?

we seem them reasonably regularly in this part of the city.
A gun is useless in dealing with a coyote.

In both examples you provide, I'd call him stupid for not handling the gun properly
and/or not assessing the situation sufficiently.

I see coyotes frequently. (not city dweller coyotes)

and they don't attack full size people.

Coyotes tend to run if you holler at them. No gun required.

ehBeth wrote:

If Setanta had a gun anywhere around here,
I'd think he was foolish regardless of what he did with it.

Even if he saved your life with it ??
Will u address that question ?

ehBeth wrote:

we seem them reasonably regularly in this part of the city.
A gun is useless in dealing with a coyote.

I was indirectly referring to the untimely death
of 19 year old Canadian girl singer Taylor Mitchell in 2009,
when she was un-armed. I thought it was a shame.
I wish that she 'd had a gun; a nice .44 revolver.

They said other hikers managed to scare off the coyotes

I guess Ms. Mitchell shud have yelled louder,
while she was being eaten. Right ?

I guess Ms. Mitchell shud have yelled louder,
while she was being eaten. Right ?

she wasn't eaten.

She was attacked by coyotes. She didn't know how to handle the situation.
Other hikers scared the coyotes away - without guns.

we seem them reasonably regularly in this part of the city.
A gun is useless in dealing with a coyote.

I was indirectly referring to the untimely death
of 19 year old Canadian girl singer Taylor Mitchell in 2009,
when she was un-armed. I thought it was a shame.
I wish that she 'd had a gun; a nice .44 revolver.

she didn't know what she was doing out there.

Did you read how other hikers handled the coyotes?

They said other hikers managed to scare off the coyotes

did you read that park staff with guns were unable to hit the coyotes?

Guns don't always make things better.
They often make situations worse or are simply useless.

sure, have her get in touch with me...

No; his I.Q. remains un-affected,
unless contact is established between the slug and his head
( except if he gets killed ).

If u research that, will u let us know
the results of your interviews on that point ??
Maybe ask that girl singer ?

You obviously didn't bother to read the full news reports at the time
and then decided to put your personal spin on it.

You are a fine example of the thread title.

He likes to show off his gun, because his penis is lacking.

You're not a 'real American.'

Real Americans don't need the security of their gun to feel safe

and free. Guns create more violence and crime in the US than any other weapon.

You're blind to the facts, and will never be a 'real American' during your whole life.
Your life is based on guns (an obsession); a foolish and stupid need for any human.

My obsession is equal treatment of all humans - without the need for guns or wars.

A Monroe man trying to shoot a squirrel wound up shooting himself.

Ethan Bennett, 36, told Benton County sheriff’s deputies he was at his residence at 24750 Cox Lane in Monroe about 4:15 p.m. Wednesday when he tried to shoot the rodent with a .22-caliber rifle.

The squirrel reportedly ran up his left leg, and he pulled the trigger, hitting himself in the foot.

Deputies contacted Bennett at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, where he drove himself after the accident. Law enforcement agencies investigate all gunshot wounds admitted to the hospital.

Hospital personnel said Bennett was treated and released.

Capt. Greg Ridler said Bennett did not kill the squirrel.

“The squirrel scared him,” Ridler said.

Black Forest man misses squirrel, accidentally shoots worker.

A squirrel in Black Forest dodged a bullet, but a man working nearby did not.

A 70-year-old man shooting at a squirrel Friday in Black Forest accidentally wounded a man who was working on an adjacent property, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said.

The alleged shooter, Gregory Watson, was issued a summons for third-degree assault and prohibited use of a weapon, both misdemeanors.

"The victim received minor injury and sought treatment at a local hospital," the sheriff's office said.

Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jeff Kramer said the 67-year-old victim was shot in the arm.

The shooting happened about 1 p.m. in the 7000 block of Shoup Road.

A man who tried to shoot a squirrel for dinner by taping a .40-caliber cartridge to a BB gun was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after the cartridge exploded, Gainesville police reported.

A sworn complaint was filed against William Daniel Lloyd, 31, for discharging a firearm in public and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, Officer Ben Tobias stated in a press item.

Officer Diana Mattern responded to a medical emergency call at 600 SE 12th Terrace and learned that Lloyd had taped the cartridge to the end of a BB gun to shoot a squirrel, Tobias said.

Lloyd fired the BB gun, causing the BB to strike the cartridge’s primer. The cartridge discharged and fragmented, striking Lloyd in the upper arm and lower leg.

He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Watching TV turns bad when man shoots self in butt
By Craig Crosby [email protected]
Staff Writer

ROME -- A New Hampshire man is recuperating after shooting himself in the buttocks while watching TV Friday night, police said.

Kyle Bassler, 20, of Derry, N.H., was taken to Inland Hospital in Waterville, where he was treated for a gunshot wound and released, Kennebec County Sheriff's Deputy Nathan McNally said in a release.

Capt. Daniel Davies of the sheriff's office said no charges will be filed in the case.

The shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m. Friday at a camp on West Point Lane. Police were not notified for another two hours, when Inland emergency room staff reported an apparent accidental shooting of one of their patients.

Bassler told McNally that he had been hunting a nuisance squirrel outside the camp with a .22-caliber handgun. Bassler put the handgun in a holster, which was fitted inside his pants, and went back inside the camp.

"Bassler claimed that he sat in a chair and was watching TV when he heard the gun go off and felt a subsequent burning sensation on his backside," McNally said. "Bassler stood up and realized that the firearm had discharged and that he was, in fact, shot."

Friends and family at the camp helped get Bassler to the hospital, where medical staff removed the bullet from Bassler's buttocks, McNally said.

Attempts to reach Bassler on Monday were unsuccessful.

Police said Bassler was discharged from the hospital and was expected to make a full recovery from the injury.