Shooting Prohibited Sign

Posted by Alex in Pictures on March 10, 2009 at 2:57 pm

Unfortunately, I’m sure that some idiot will see that as a challenge instead … – via Rue the Day and Miss Cellania

 
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Husband Tested Bulletproof Glass with His Wife

Posted by Queuebot in Video Clips, Weapons & War on January 18, 2009 at 8:29 pm


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Made in the early thirties, here’s a video clip of a man with a rifle testing an early version of the bulletproof glass … by having his wife hold the glass to her face while he shot at her!

No matter how good a shot I am, I don’t know if my wife would ever agree to such an experiment!


 
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Man Shot Self ... Without a Gun!

Posted by Alex in Crime & Law, Medicine, Weapons & War on January 13, 2009 at 2:41 pm

It’s just stupidity to shoot yourself, but it takes real talent to shoot yourself … without a gun! Here’s the bizarre story of one Howard Sheppard, 30, of Deltona, Florida who somehow shot himself in the arm without any firearms present:

Sheppard, who works at DeLand Memorial Gardens, told a nurse he picked up six rounds of ammunition and one of them discharged and struck him in the arm, Hudson said. When Sheppard said the other five rounds were in his shirt pocket, a security guard took the shirt and called police.

Sheppard initially said the ammunition was on a shelf and one of the bullets may have discharged because he threw a hammer and a string trimmer on the shelf, police said. After being pressed, he told Hudson that he secured the sixth bullet in a vise clamp, placed a metal punch into the cartridge primer and hit the punch with a hammer.

Link – via Dave Barry’s Blog

 
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Texas Town Shoots Stray Dogs

Posted by Alex in Animal, Crime & Law on January 5, 2009 at 2:25 am

If you’re a dog, beware of a tiny Texas town of Ferris, about 20 miles south of Dallas. Oh, stray dogs are rounded up by animal control officers all over the US, but in Ferris, Texas, they shoot ‘em:

The rural North Texas town of Ferris — about 20 miles south of Dallas — has approved a policy that allows authorities to shoot “wild” roaming dogs.

Ferris City Manager David Chavez said the Ellis County town approved the policy because it was becoming a dumping ground for unwanted pets. People drive out to the country to release pets they no longer want, but the starving animals breed, form packs and wind up scavenging for food, he said.

Ferris Police Chief Frank Mooney said the city would shoot only “potentially violent dogs,” and only as a last resort — after attempts to humanely capture the animal had failed.

Link – via Muttskis

(The photo is from the iconic January 1973 cover of National Lampoon humor magazine, and yes, it’s not neat but isn’t it remarkable?)

 
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