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IGOTD Update: Officer Derek Carlile Fired

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Chris Dumm

Officer Derek Carlile is a member of the IGOTD Hall Of Eternal Infamy, after leaving his .38 revolver in a car cup-holder with his unsupervised children. His three-year-old son promptly grabbed the gun and fatally shot Carlile’s seven-year-old daughter. TTAG has followed … Continue reading →

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IGOTD Update: Hung Jury For Officer Derek Carlile

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Chris Dumm

Officer Derek Carlile’s 2nd-Degree Manslaughter trial ended with a hung jury and a mistrial yesterday. Prosecutors are deciding whether to re-try the case in January. Back in March, 2012 we ran a post on the tragic and entirely avoidable death … Continue reading →

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Irresponsible Gun Owner Of The Day: Steven Dozier

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Chris Dumm

We all know it’s impossible to herd cats, right? Steven Dozier (not pictured), a 35 year old resident of Yacolt, Washington discovered yesterday that hunting them can be more dangerous than it looks . . .

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Irresponsible Gun Owner Of The Day: Unidentified Tacoma, WA Father

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Chris Dumm

Here at TTAG, we really like to award the IGOTD prize to morons who do stupid things with guns, (preferably in clueless YouTube videos) and survive to learn from their experiences. Hopefully. Those almost-comic IGOTDs fuck up on camera, nodoby … Continue reading →

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Irresponsible Gun Owner Of The Day: Officer Derek Carlile

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Chris Dumm

It’s never too early to start teaching them, but young children can’t be depended upon to live by the Four Rules of gun safety. That’s why responsible gun owners never leave their guns where children could even conceivably access them … Continue reading →

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IGOTD Update: Fired Cop Sues City

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Chris Dumm

See if you can spot a pattern here: Just yesterday, we reported that disgraced Canton cop Daniel Harless was fired for threatening to murder a lawfully armed motorist.  And that Harless is now trying desperately to hold on to his … Continue reading →

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A Mythbuster’s ™ Guide To Cannon Ballistics

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Chris Dumm

“Don’t try this at home,” Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage solemnly warn us at the intro to each episode of Mythbusters. “We’re what you call ‘experts’.”  Sometimes it’s a good idea to heed your own advice, especially when 1) your … Continue reading →

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