Defensive gun use

[SecularMotion]

Saturday, Oct. 31

12:17 a.m. A woman reportedly shot herself in the foot with a .45 caliber semi automatic handgun after someone approached her front door on the 1200 block of Jackson Street. A second round reportedly passed through a wall and over a sleeping roommate. Admitting she was unfamiliar with the weapon, the woman was ticketed for prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment. The woman reportedly shot herself in the same foot earlier this year.

http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20151109/COMMUNITY01/151109843/Police-blotter-

[deathrind]

1. Guess she did not learn the first time...

"The woman reportedly shot herself in the same foot earlier this year."

If it is true..."reportedly"

[ileus]

2. Always train with your personal safety device....the life you save could be yours.

[forsaken mortal]

3. Odd

I'm not a gun expert, so maybe I'm missing something, but shouldn't you wait until the gun is pointed away from all of your extremities before sticking your finger on the trigger? I guess panic might cause things to get a bit premature with the trigger.

[The Green Manalishi]

6. I get hate from both sides, but: I like guns *AND* idiots with guns scare me.

I like target shooting and I have ZERO problem with a law abiding citizen ventilating an attempted robber, rapist or carjacker.

However people without training, a background check, the requisite cognitive capacity, and common sense shouldn't have guns. Period, regardless of what the Constitution, the NRA or anyone else says.

The two concepts are not mutually exclusive.

[ManiacJoe]

4. Where does the "defensive" part come in?

Not that I expect SM to answer....

[OakCliffDem]

5. What did the predatory criminal at the front door do?

I bet that home is not approached any time soon.

[Eleanors38]

7. Hang ad on door knob, someone inside shoots her foot. Curious S-R bond relationship.