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Rebellious Republican

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99. Another responsible gun owner, did not know it was there, did not know that my tampon could undue
Tue May 14, 2013, 07:57 PM
May 2013

the safety and pull the trigger. By the way I did not know that you had to have a concealed carry permit, tee hee arn't i just silly!

Why did the Article run with a picture of a GLOCK, when it was a 25 caliber gun??? happyslug May 2013 #1
Because... Who cares? onehandle May 2013 #2
Nice Lovejoy! friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #5
Unfortunately, too many aren't. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #50
I thought that was Maude Flanders JackInGreen May 2013 #72
It was Helen Lovejoy: friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #137
This message was self-deleted by its author thucythucy May 2013 #81
You are correct as to any pistol can kill, but it takes a very large purse to carry a Glock happyslug May 2013 #6
Not really quakerboy May 2013 #44
Have you seen the size of the average woman's purse these days. We can carry the kitchen sink politicaljunkie41910 May 2013 #71
how big is a glock? RILib May 2013 #140
different sizes quakerboy May 2013 #148
I can carry a baby Glock .40 (Glock 17) in my pants pocket if I wish ... spin May 2013 #101
Glock 17 fires a 9mm round. Glock 22, 23, 24, 27, 35 all fire .40 auto. Sirveri May 2013 #112
The Glock 27 has a snappy recoil ... spin May 2013 #123
So what? Why is this gun trivia even needed in this discussion? CTyankee May 2013 #108
I care, because journalism should present accurate and well researched info. Threedifferentones May 2013 #58
HuffPo is the very definition of lazy journalism. onehandle May 2013 #66
Good luck getting editors to run them nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #74
Because a glock cannot fire from being dropped. SlipperySlope May 2013 #79
I thought the same.. pipoman May 2013 #120
Holeeeee shit, that changes everything! TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #4
If you want to debate never give the other side an chance to attack happyslug May 2013 #9
It was probably a newspaper file photo TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #12
Winner!!!! nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #30
Yeah, let's focus on Zoeisright May 2013 #43
Gun owner did not have a concealed license Hangingon May 2013 #85
The gun owner also probably lacked firearm safety training ... spin May 2013 #102
+1 I had to demonstrate safety knowledge here in Texas Hangingon May 2013 #105
Whew! What a relief! Walk away May 2013 #40
How thin can you split that hair? Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #24
Aha! The entire story is fake! jberryhill May 2013 #27
The only thing that can stop a christx30 May 2013 #70
DUzy jberryhill May 2013 #88
Because it's a gun. harmonicon May 2013 #61
Yeah, they should have showed the bloodied leg. nt valerief May 2013 #77
'Cause that's the REALLY important Le Taz Hot May 2013 #78
The model of gun involved is completely irrelevant. kestrel91316 May 2013 #103
Forgot about it? treestar May 2013 #3
And that is why the case is getting sent to prosecutors. friendly_iconoclast May 2013 #8
Doesn't treat it like a dangerous thing...Heck,it's existence is thy rod and staff to comfort them.. Tikki May 2013 #22
I'm old enough to say it - "far out" xtraxritical May 2013 #47
Exactly! mimi85 May 2013 #54
She lugged a gun around in a gun around in a bag for a year and "forgot" about it? hughee99 May 2013 #7
My sister found a 1998 calendar in her purse. Archae May 2013 #10
Was the calendar loaded with the safety off and weigh about a pound? hughee99 May 2013 #16
Yes. . .and if you pulled out the calendar, you could kill someone with the squeeze of a finger Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #26
I agree with you 100%. DakotaLady May 2013 #20
My purse is heavy enough with just a wallet, phone, pens, and glasses mainer May 2013 #59
we're number 1! we're number 1! florida's back on top of the dumb pile! eom ellenfl May 2013 #11
Just last week another woman dropped her purse with a swimming pool in it. Orrex May 2013 #13
I bet she was too busy breastfeeding her pit bull Art_from_Ark May 2013 #15
LOL! *snort* smirkymonkey May 2013 #96
+1 (nt) harmonicon May 2013 #62
Another worthy entry for the Florida Man/Florida Woman saga... Tanuki May 2013 #14
Awesome link. Thanks. n/t Laelth May 2013 #133
Another responsible gun-owner firing off a round in a public place mokawanis May 2013 #17
Except she wasn't... bobclark86 May 2013 #37
Well said mokawanis May 2013 #39
She was, right up untill she wasn't quakerboy May 2013 #46
She was carrying around a loaded gun that she didn't have a permit to carry, hughee99 May 2013 #48
Then why didnt they arrest her? quakerboy May 2013 #51
The case was referred to the prosecutors, according to the article. hughee99 May 2013 #53
I am suggesting quakerboy May 2013 #104
In many states, owners need a license to own a handgun. hughee99 May 2013 #107
The whole point of gun safety laws are to help prevent such instances. On this we should CTyankee May 2013 #109
But she was quakerboy May 2013 #119
She was NOT a legal, responsible gun owner in that she was breaking the law hughee99 May 2013 #121
But she was as far as anyone knew. And she was presumed to be quakerboy May 2013 #122
Ah, okay, I understand now. hughee99 May 2013 #129
Correct. Union Scribe May 2013 #94
If you are going to carry, it needs to be in a holster on your belt, not in a purse. Skeeter Barnes May 2013 #18
Many women carry in a purse. In fact there are purses designed for concealed carry... spin May 2013 #84
Shoulder or belt holster? I can never decide which looks cooler... CTyankee May 2013 #110
A shoulder holster makes more sense if you are driving for a distance. ... spin May 2013 #127
But you would need your back fat spandex control...don't you see? CTyankee May 2013 #134
If only her friend had been armed too. progressoid May 2013 #19
Something doesn't add up... JohnnyRingo May 2013 #21
But in a purse full of crap, there's lots of things that could wedge into the trigger. Thor_MN May 2013 #34
Anything's possible... JohnnyRingo May 2013 #67
It's unlikely a cheap .25 auto... Bay Boy May 2013 #68
You don't think a handgun cramed into a purse wouldn't simulate being gripped? Thor_MN May 2013 #98
This is a high probability contributor to the case being discussed. ManiacJoe May 2013 #90
Another responsible gun owner, did not know it was there, did not know that my tampon could undue Rebellious Republican May 2013 #99
Every .25-cal handgun is a cheaply made POS NickB79 May 2013 #83
Beretta makes a .25 caliber pistol. ... spin May 2013 #86
I wonder if she was carrying a knife, if it would have gone off and shot a friend in a leg Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #23
Or a baseball bat Doctor_J May 2013 #69
Swimming pools too. I've seen gundamentalists here on DU use that NRA talking point as well. Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #97
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #25
Why is this starbucks fault? juajen May 2013 #36
It's their fault for not shooting every customer when they walk in the door. harmonicon May 2013 #63
If only the barista was armed....(n/m) ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #125
Yet another responsible gun owner. SheilaT May 2013 #28
BS Chalfont May 2013 #29
Yeah I'd be checking that store's security tapes Union Scribe May 2013 #95
Jaysus. nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #31
The only thing that can stop a bad purse with a gun is a good leg with a gun. truthisfreedom May 2013 #32
Was it her good purse or her bad purse? Thor_MN May 2013 #33
Guns don't kill people...purses do! nt Walk away May 2013 #41
Purse control!!!! We need purse the control. It wasn't the gun. It was the purse! Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #49
Now just how in the hell do you have a gun in your purse for a year . . . Brigid May 2013 #35
If it's the size of my digital recorder... nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #38
My guess is it usually happens quakerboy May 2013 #45
How do you "forget" where your gun is?? I know where mine is every minute of every day. kcass1954 May 2013 #42
So she was breaking the law against CCW - maybe we should make another ccw law for her? The Straight Story May 2013 #52
And why not get rid of these stupid drunk driving laws while we're at it? harmonicon May 2013 #64
Ah - excellent question. Here is the answer The Straight Story May 2013 #82
I guess we're largely in agreement about this. harmonicon May 2013 #93
Yes, let's stop making laws against stuff...let the culture magically change all by itself. CTyankee May 2013 #111
That is what happened. harmonicon May 2013 #113
I'm old enough to remember Ike sending 101st airborne to Little Rock... CTyankee May 2013 #114
Which was because of a Supreme Court decision... harmonicon May 2013 #116
well, I think it takes both. SCOTUS was ahead of lots of people's times in that decision. CTyankee May 2013 #117
I see that the point has been reached in regards to marriage equality, but not gun safety. harmonicon May 2013 #118
It is coming faster than you think. There is real momentum around this movement. CTyankee May 2013 #135
We'll see. I've seen it wax and wane many times in my 30-odd years. harmonicon May 2013 #136
public opinion polls show overwhelming support for gun safety laws... CTyankee May 2013 #138
It's not gun control laws that I'm talking about. harmonicon May 2013 #141
We didn't think that stiffer drunk driving laws would stop people from doing it, but they CTyankee May 2013 #142
Another conversation, indeed. harmonicon May 2013 #143
Sensible gun laws? Well, yes, I am in favor of that... CTyankee May 2013 #145
The first step has to be a change in attitudes. harmonicon May 2013 #146
I'm in full favor of the Swiss idea, but tell me something: why hasn't that kind of CTyankee May 2013 #147
Venti latte, extra shot. n/t rucky May 2013 #55
If the Harlem shake gets old and Broneys get old, how come the gun accident trend doesn't go away? Bucky May 2013 #56
I can't believe she hasn't changed purses Ilsa May 2013 #57
Maybe she did, and thats why she forgot the gun was in that purse. darkangel218 May 2013 #131
The NRA, the gun manufacturers, the gun dealers, and gunners in general promote blase attitudes alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #60
A similar thing happened in a town near me awhile back in a McDonald's. classof56 May 2013 #65
Our County Commissioner 'forgot' his gun going into courthouse duhneece May 2013 #73
She hadn't dumped her purse in a year? Hekate May 2013 #75
Just another accident, folks. Nothing to see here, move on. AndyA May 2013 #76
Just how big is her purse? undeterred May 2013 #80
The Titan 25 is pretty small SlipperySlope May 2013 #87
Sure, she must have thought it was a cigarette lighter or a tampon! N/T Rebellious Republican May 2013 #92
A gun down the front of our pants olddots May 2013 #89
Most of them don't seem to know that. harmonicon May 2013 #115
How does a woman forget there is a gun in her purse! In_The_Wind May 2013 #91
I knw very little about firearms mysuzuki2 May 2013 #100
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. ManiacJoe May 2013 #132
That does it! I'm not going to Starbucks anymore. They've become too dangerous. Kablooie May 2013 #106
Women and their bags ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #124
Lovely. (sarcasm) n/t Laelth May 2013 #126
Until my recent divorce from StarFucks demwing May 2013 #128
This was NOT a responsible gun owner, and anyone who wants to make an "example" of it darkangel218 May 2013 #130
covers mouth to prevent obviously laughing at karma at work RILib May 2013 #139
I shop in that mall...and now I can't go anywhere! Sancho May 2013 #144
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