Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Charles Shisler
To the Editors of TTAG,
Click here for a link to an article about someone that I think deserves the IGOTD Award:
1) The alleged shooter accidentally fired the weapon while holding it and managed to kill...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Un-named Miami Police Officer
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Transparency. It's a good thing, not a bad thing. Especially when you're talking about public servants who have a remarkable tendency to abuse the power bestowed upon them by their fellow citizens. Double especially...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: [Former] Officer Jeffrey R. Mang
"As a bowler pocketed his $21 refund just after midnight at the Kenmore Lanes in February, he had to contend with an off-duty Kenmore police officer – moonlighting as a security guard – who...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Roger Gransee
Holster selection is a tricky business. You need to carefully consider comfort, caliber and covertnessosityittude. You also need to make sure your holster has a proper grip on your gun: loose enough to allow efficient presentation (ta-da!) and...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Cameron Read
There was apparently a bad moon on the rise in Prescott Valley, Arizona last week. That wouldn't have been a big problem if Cameron Read hadn't also been one toke over the line. According...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Gilberto Martinez
Sometimes things can get hot in south Florida. In fact, Jose Diaz Martinez was pretty steamed when he found Gilberto Martinez (no relation) peeing on the sidewalk in front of his home a while...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Hoquiam Parents
Speaking of toy guns . . . "A 21-year-old Aberdeen man was walking by when he saw the boys playing with their toy guns," komonews.com. "As the man continued to walk past he saw the...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Gary Eugene Drake
There are few moments in a child's life more memorable than learning to ride a bike with his father. It's supposed to be a time of bonding and the first taste of freedom as...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Unnamed Canadian Hunting Guide
"Toutle native Jeff Cooper had hunted all his life, but there was one game prize that had eluded him: a grizzly bear," tdn.com reports. "Sunday night, at a remote location in Northern British...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Officer Timothy Huggins
"Edgewater Florida police officer Timothy] Huggins and another officer responded to 1924 Kumquat Drive at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday to check on the well-being of residents at the home after a call received from Hillsborough County,"...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Albany Police Officer Christian M. Mesley
"A loaded handgun was reported missing last month by Albany police Officer Christian M. Mesley, who is a longtime firearms instructor for the department," timesunion.com reports. "Mesley, formerly president of the Albany Police Officers Union and...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Kevin Tym
"Sheriff’s deputies seized several guns and about 1,000 rounds of ammunition from the Isla Vista apartment of a UC Santa Barbara student who was arrested after he said he accidentally fired one of his...