Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Michael Yatsko
"A St. Cloud man was arrested Wednesday after he handed his son a gun and told him to kill himself when the boy talked about committing suicide," orlandosentinel.com reports. "Michael Yatsko, 44, allegedly put...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: George Byrd IV
"A man accused of firing a bullet that broke a neighbor's window says he fired the gun because he knew of no other way to unload it," philly.com reports. "After the shooting on Friday...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Unnamed PA State Police Firearms Instructor
"Trooper David Kedra was shot in the chest during a training exercise at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Complex on the 1100 block of Conshohocken Road around 4:45 p.m.", 6abc.com reports. "Sources say...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Galen Hawk
http://youtu.be/ieaEq_KVUYM
My name is Robert Farago and I approve of this animated recreation of the Lonato Moran-Allen's manslaughter at the hands of gun owner Galen Hawk. I reckon it's not enough to know that a...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Brooklyn Correction Officer John Santiago [Not Shown]
"City probers are investigating a correction officer who suffered a gunshot wound to the leg when his service weapon accidentally discharged inside a Brooklyn jail," nydailynews.com reports. "Correction Officer John Santiago inadvertently fired a...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: John Richard Valenzuela
It all started, I suppose, with a simple yet familiar cry: YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP! Actually, it all started with drinking (surprise surprise). And then, mutual accusations of cheating. (Nothing B9 there.) When his competitor...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Hassan Ouaza
We hope that Morocco citizen Hassan Ouaza - like all IGOTD winners who've shuffled off this mortal coil via a ballistic faux pas - rests in peace. We can't read his Facebook page and we can't find details...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Luke Sanderlin
"Luke Sanderlin, 34, called police early this week to say that he had been carjacked by the person he believed to be the man who murdered six people earlier in the day that police...
(Providentially) Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Boyd Ross
"Had this accident not happened, my mom could have been gone at any time." That's the conclusion of Steve Ross (above) after his 77-year-old father, Boyd, shot his mother in the neck. As nydailynews.com...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Unnamed Bergen County Sheriff Officer
"Authorities are investigating what caused a Bergen County sheriff officer’s gun to discharge Friday afternoon during a wake for fallen Police Officer Stephen Petruzzello, fatally injured when struck by an SUV while on duty...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Erlanger (KY) Police Officer Darryl Jouett
Ballistic bad ass ShootingTheBull410 writes: "USA Today says 'Cincinnati police said in a news release that Officer Darryl Jouett of the Erlanger (Ky.) Police Department was in an elevator when he tried to adjust...
Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Philip Harper
Mr. Harper will not be available to receive his TTAG IGOTD award. Neither will his BFF. "Ian Catley, 40, has received a seven-year sentence for manslaughter after admitting that he shot 46-year-old Philip...