Is there any reason why a guy like this should not lose his gun rights?34-year-old James Phillips, of Municie, Indiana, was in his bedroom cleaning his 9mm handgun when he unintentionally discharged the weapon. According to reports the gun "slipped out of his hand" and when he went to grab it he "accidentally pulled the trigger back and the gun discharged in his hand."
The bullet hit Phillips' hand and then went through the wall and hit his teenage son in the neck. They were taken to the hospital for treatment. Their conditions have not been released.
Police caution that Phillips took the magazine out of the handgun before cleaning the gun but failed to check to see if there was a round in the chamber.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Indiana Man Forgets About the One in the Chamber
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"Is there any reason why a guy like this should not lose his gun rights?"
ReplyDeleteWell, duh! The NEXT time he "unintentionally" discharges his inanimate object--one of the inanimate objects that just happens to be involved in the deaths of thousands of people in the U.S., every year--there might be a ninjahomeinvader on the other side of that wall. Hey, for all we know, his son IS a ninjahomeinvader and the old man and the cops are working together and playing dumb to lure out the rest of the gang! Yeah, that's it, it was a DGU.
As Laci can attest to, this can happen to anyone who is careless around firearms and doesn't know how they function completely. As always, more education for the ignorant is the key.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, where is Bang Bang Shrimp anyway? Haven't seen him much since Dog Gone left.
I haven't heard this story. Do tell.
DeleteGreg, I'm a little torn on linking you to pages that will explain more, because it outs Laci the Dog's real identity.
DeleteLet's just say if you do a google search on "negligent discharge laci the dog" you will come across blog posts written both by Laci and by others that will give you both sides of story, and will eventually link you to the forum posts themselves where the confession originated.
I've already seen Laci's identity, but doing the search that you recommended yielded a bunch of pages from this blog, none of which was on point.
DeleteAh, putting in Laci's real name yielded interesting results--something to do with a blank-firing PPK mockup? Cute.
DeleteIt's called an accident for a reason. Maybe we can start calling it onpurposes.
ReplyDeleteIn my book accidents, omissions, negligence, clumsiness should all be unacceptable.
DeleteBesides, don't you agree with that idea that accident is the wrong word. It's always about negligence.
Mike- Most accidents are caused by some sort of negligence. I would agree with that. I just don't think you can take away this and not that. I concur, that Mr. Phillips is an idiot. But if we take away his right to a firearm, where does it end? Take away an idiots right to drive in the rain?
DeleteAn idiots right to drive would be taken away if he negligently runs over a kid. In the same way, gun negligence should result in loss of rights.
DeleteHave you convinced Laci to renounce his gun rights? Afterall he has been VERY negligent in the past.
DeleteA lot of folks drive SUV's, crossovers and trucks with 4WD and AWD these days. Anytime there's any snow or ice on the roadways, especially, early in the winter or late at night, there's a number of automobile accidents of the slip-n-slide variety. Usually, the driver of the SUV that's flipped over or has slid a hundred feet off the highway tells the cops that it had nothing to do with "driving too fast for weather/road conditions". Absent proof of alcohol being a factor or reliable witnesses, this sort of "explanation" is parroted by the cops to the media--and insurance companies.
ReplyDeleteInsurance companies do things a little bit differently than the law does. They don't really give a rat's ass about trying to prove guilt or innocence under the law. Their concentration is on, "responsibility". If your vehicle is damaged or has damaged anyone else's property or caused injury, they will pay the claims--subject to endorsements and limitations written into the policy. They don't care if you broke the law, if fault is determined to lay at your doorstep, you're penalized with higher rates or cancellation. In fact, the insurance companies will go one step further; if you have a claim that is clearly not your fault, but has happened too soon after another claim or has happened in an avoidable situation, the insurance company will penalize you.
It's no wonder that the gunzloonz don't want to be held civilly liable for "accidents".
Mikeb302000:
I propose a new phrase for teh gunzloonz:
"An 'accident' is an excuse, just waiting to happen.".