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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 19, 2016 at 7:25 pm
Misleading headline.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me...story.html
Quote:Soldier accidentally shoots U.S. Army helicopter during training exercise at Ft. Irwin
Quote:A soldier accidentally fired several rounds at a U.S. Army Apache helicopter during an exercise over the weekend at a Mojave Desert training facility, military officials said this week.
The soldier, who was temporarily assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, believed his weapon was loaded with blanks instead of live rounds
No, he intentionally fired at the helicopter in the mistaken belief that his gun contained blanks.
But:
Quote:The AH-64 attack helicopter, which was not operating at the time, sustained minor damage during the incident.
a helicopter which is "not operating" is sitting on the ground which means this was not part of any military exercise. In other words, this yahoo just wanted to squeeze off a few rounds just for the fuck of it.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 19, 2016 at 10:25 pm
(May 19, 2016 at 7:25 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Misleading headline.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me...story.html
Quote:Soldier accidentally shoots U.S. Army helicopter during training exercise at Ft. Irwin
Quote:A soldier accidentally fired several rounds at a U.S. Army Apache helicopter during an exercise over the weekend at a Mojave Desert training facility, military officials said this week.
The soldier, who was temporarily assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, believed his weapon was loaded with blanks instead of live rounds
No, he intentionally fired at the helicopter in the mistaken belief that his gun contained blanks.
But:
Quote:The AH-64 attack helicopter, which was not operating at the time, sustained minor damage during the incident.
a helicopter which is "not operating" is sitting on the ground which means this was not part of any military exercise. In other words, this yahoo just wanted to squeeze off a few rounds just for the fuck of it. Maybe he should have been looking into the barrel when he was pulling the trigger.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 19, 2016 at 10:36 pm
Hmm, so my military family members who have trained with US troops were right.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 19, 2016 at 11:20 pm
(This post was last modified: May 19, 2016 at 11:32 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
If they told you that we habitually put rounds downrange into just about anything....and alot of em...yeah. Enemy, rgr. Friendlies..sure,why not. Plastic bags floating on the wind, you damned right. A shadow that looked at us wrong...hooah! "uuhh...fb rock.... fb rock, this is fo falcon...we've got a particularly large anthill down here, fire for effect, over".
-que the loudspeakers "and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof..through the night, that our flag was still there"
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 21, 2016 at 1:52 am
And todays winner of the Gun Nut Nation Dead Kid Lottery is from...........( drum roll, please)........... ALABAMA.
http://www.wtvm.com/story/32029949/10-ye...all-county
Quote:10-year-old dies in accidental shooting in Marshall County
And somewhere in the Bible Belt some one is saying in a thick drawl...."I didn' think the durn thing be loaded, deputy."
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 21, 2016 at 10:52 pm
Illinois and another winner of Gun Nut Nation's Dead Kid Lottery.
http://www.whig.com/article/20160521/ARTICLE/305219873
Quote:Grandmother, uncle arrested in connection with shooting death of 7-year-old
Quote:The Adams County Sheriff's Department received a report at 1:10 p.m. Friday that a child was being treated at Blessing for an apparent gunshot wound after an accidental shooting.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 22, 2016 at 12:58 pm
Louisiana and today's winner of Gun Nut Nation's Dead Kid Lottery.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/5-year-o...-on-table/
Quote:5-year-old kills herself after ‘vigilant’ dad leaves loaded .45 on table
Quote:Police have not released many details of the shooting, but neighbors described the girls’ father, Eric, as being “vigilant” about securing his guns.
Apparently, not so much!
Another L-ARGO who comes up short.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 24, 2016 at 7:55 pm
No turkeys were harmed in the making of this story!
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index....hoots.html
Quote:Son accidentally shoots dad in leg while turkey hunting in Sanilac County
Just one asshole shot by another.
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 24, 2016 at 7:58 pm
And another L-ARGO bites the dust.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/local/police-in.../197704144
Quote:Butler County man, 21, likely died of accidental gunshot
Quote:“He was handling it and it went off,” Pennsylvania State Trooper Dan Kesten said.
Yeah...that will happen. If the safety is off and there is a round in the chamber and you pull the fucking trigger. At such times guns do "go off."
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RE: All Hail the Second Amendment
May 27, 2016 at 12:05 pm
https://www.facebook.com/talesofgunfail
4 dead, 3 wounded in the last 24 hours including a dead 11 year old. Just accidental shootings in Gun Nut Nation.
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