In the spirit of bipartisan cooperation, Kentucky state Rep. Leslie Combs (D-Pikeville), did something stupid with a handgun in her office at the Capitol Annex Tuesday, accidentally discharging the weapon while cleaning it. No one was injured. Combs joins the ranks of responsible legislative gun owners like Dave Evans, the aide to Missouri's Speaker of the House, who left his loaded handgun on a toilet paper dispenser in that state's capitol; Kyle Tasker, the New Hampshire state rep. who dropped his gun on the House floor during a committee meeting; and Lori Klein, the Arizona legislator who pulled a loaded gun from her purse and
Maybe we could spread the word that the best way to check is to stare down the barrel and pull the trigger. If you see the firing pin move, you know for sure that it's not loaded.
I thought "cleaning your gun" involved taking it apart or something. I guess "firing all the bullets that are in it" also might count...?
Since I'm not one of those Well-Trained Militia people, understandably, I don't really know that much about guns.
Nope. But some of the Democrats here will make you <headdesk> until your forehead bleeds.
Peyronie's -- it happens to the best of us. The arc of history...
The gun is fine . . . it's the ammo that sometimes presents a problem.
Maybe we could spread the word that the best way to check is to stare down the barrel and pull the trigger. If you see the firing pin move, you know for sure that it's not loaded.
Was there any reason not to let them have it?
I'm relieved to learn that when they send the village idiot to Congress, there's backup.
I don't think Jim Beam is a strain of weed.
There&#039;s a <a href="http:\/\/www.therock.net.nz\/portals\/0\/content\/chicks\/machine-gun-jubblies.jpg" target="_blank">much better way</a>.
We&#039;ll be impressed only if you damaged the plaster ceiling.
They act as if that&#039;s the whole Constitution.
not nearly often enough to bring a cleaning kit to work
Move along nothing to see here folks,no little coffins,so no market jumps and the assclown from redditt will have to balance his sheets elsewhere
Let&#039;s see. Semi-auto: safety on, remove clip, pull slide back. Revolver: safety on, open cylinder. Not a lot to go wrong.
I thought &quot;cleaning your gun&quot; involved taking it apart or something. I guess &quot;firing all the bullets that are in it&quot; also might count...?
Since I&#039;m not one of those Well-Trained Militia people, understandably, I don&#039;t really know that much about guns.
you&#039;ve got to have the right guns to wear a cleavage holster
Hey, when I&#039;m polishing my sidearm, nobody gets hurt, IYKWIMAITTYD.