Irresponsible Gun Owner...

Here we are again: another firearms-related death of a child that could have been prevented, with the police saying that the shooting was an accident so . . . that's OK then. Not really,...

"An Idaho sheriff said his 'pride is fractured'," the UPI reports. "But he is not otherwise seriously injured after accidentally shooting himself in the hand." Well good for him! I'm genuinely happy that Bannock...

How young is too young to hunt? I don't know, but a seven-year-old and a ten-year-old out hunting with only one adult seems like not enough adult supervision. The details are few and most sites...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ikLY-y0Fps Nicholas Bell and Jeffery Charbonneau of Manchester, Vermont were staying at another friend's house Wednesday night. Mr. Bell decided to celebrate Thanksgiving early on Thursday morning by “pranking” his friend with a BB gun "wake...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0G9MhNzhQU There's all sorts of things wrong with this video. First, imagine the scene with the girl in the shower and the guy firing a paintball gun at her naked body. How long would that...

"A 32-year, veteran Boston firefighter is off the job after police said he admitted to shooting his girlfriend by mistake," thebostonchannel.com reports. Off the job? Where the hell is the firefighter's union when you...

You may wonder why I've chosen a man accused of capital murder as TTAG's Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day. Judging from the description of his trial at 2.oanow.com, Courtney L. Lockhart is a...

Of all the self-defense possibilities, the Bump In The Night (BITN) scenario is the scariest. You're woken from a sound sleep by a noise downstairs. Holy shit! Home invaders! Or the cat. Or your imagination....

What's the trick to training a dog? Buy the right dog. What's the trick to choosing men and women capable of handling lethal force on society's behalf? Hire the right people. Obviously, that's easier...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-muVJybodr4 Sorry guys, but it must be said (again): anyone who grabs their gun and goes looking for trouble is acting irresponsibly. There is not one electronic device, one piece of jewelry, one work of...

This one's a bit of a no-brainer. Juan Robles, 30, Antonio Vieyra, 31, and Cecilio Mendez-Ballesteros, 28, were partying at Mendez-Ballesteros' home in Wilmington, Delaware. The men took turns to fire at their heads with...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X7rg2t4O5U "Zachary White, 30, was watching three brothers: an 8-year-old boy and 6-year-old twins," tampabay.com reports. "It was about 7:45 p.m. Thursday when deputies say White showed the boys a .38-caliber revolver and a .45-caliber semiautomatic...