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Man shot when cat knocks gun to floor
South Bend Tribune ^ | March 10, 2005 | Unknown

Posted on 03/10/2005 11:11:01 AM PST by w6ai5q37b

IRON RIVER, MICH.



Man shot when cat knocks gun to floor

An Upper Peninsula man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9 mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan State Police said.

Joseph Stanton, 29, of Bates Township in Iron County, was shot in his lower torso around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the state police post in Iron River reported. He was transported to Iron County Community Hospital.

State police said he was cooking at his stove when the cat knocked the loaded gun off the kitchen counter behind him.


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KEYWORDS: cats; felines; guns

1 posted on 03/10/2005 11:11:01 AM PST by w6ai5q37b
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To: w6ai5q37b

It would be real justice if it were the guy who wanted to declare open season on cats...


2 posted on 03/10/2005 11:14:26 AM PST by MizSterious (First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
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To: w6ai5q37b
Cat shoots man

The cat must have read that story from a couple of days ago about the hunters who want an open season on cats. They're getting ready to fight back.

was shot in his lower torso

Wonder if the guy had the cat fixed, and it was trying to even the score for that.

3 posted on 03/10/2005 11:14:44 AM PST by PAR35
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To: w6ai5q37b

Was it a Mauser?


4 posted on 03/10/2005 11:15:10 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Blackwell for Governor 2006: hated by the 'Rats, feared by the RINOs.)
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To: w6ai5q37b; Admin Moderator

ALREADY POSTED


5 posted on 03/10/2005 11:15:14 AM PST by ServesURight
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To: w6ai5q37b

Loaded, cocked, safety off. Idiot.


6 posted on 03/10/2005 11:15:20 AM PST by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: w6ai5q37b

Quick, Someone make a HeadCount on the Viking Kitties.
We can't have them running loose just anywhere.

Think maybe that cat's been waiting a long,long time for the
Bozo to put that 9mm in the right spot.


7 posted on 03/10/2005 11:16:05 AM PST by Pompah (Oh Yeah Babe.)
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To: KarlInOhio

LOL. Good one.

I was going to say, "Guns don't kill people-- kitties kill people." Or, "They can take my gun when they pry it out of my cold, dead paw."


P.S. I love your tagline retirement home. Saw it ages ago, when I was just a wee lurker here. I may have even put some into my quote/tagline database...


8 posted on 03/10/2005 11:24:34 AM PST by green pastures
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To: Da Bilge Troll

really......he must be very nervous to have a safety off or docked decocker in the kitchen during broad daylight....hope he doesn't have kids or use +p+ loads....haha


9 posted on 03/10/2005 11:32:09 AM PST by NorCalRepub
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To: w6ai5q37b

Posted 24 hours ago

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=shot%20floor


10 posted on 03/10/2005 11:34:17 AM PST by newgeezer (When encryption is outlawed, rwei qtjske ud alsx zkjwejruc.)
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To: Da Bilge Troll
Loaded, cocked, safety off. Idiot.

Exactly. People like that just give the anti-gun crowd more "ammunition".

11 posted on 03/10/2005 11:43:00 AM PST by jumbie
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To: w6ai5q37b

what is a loaded and COCKED 9mm doing laying around? The cat didnt put a round in the chamber...

I know somoene who had this happend to him... turns out the pussy he was talking about was NOT the cat...


12 posted on 03/10/2005 11:52:14 AM PST by Mr. K (I plan put my "Run Hillary Run" bumper sticker on the front of my car)
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To: newgeezer

much better. It's got more than 100 posts---probably pictures, too. bye


13 posted on 03/10/2005 11:54:15 AM PST by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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To: w6ai5q37b

4th posting


14 posted on 03/10/2005 11:57:47 AM PST by NRA1995 ("Yew jes' go and lay yore hand on a Pittsburgh Steelers fan & Ah think yer gonna fin'lly understand")
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To: w6ai5q37b

That cat needs a permit to carry a conceal. Damn good shot.


15 posted on 03/10/2005 12:10:23 PM PST by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

The guy was a troll that has been zotted!


16 posted on 03/10/2005 12:16:37 PM PST by CSM (Currently accepting applications for the position of stay at home mom.)
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To: CSM

I was on this same article earlier by a different poster.


17 posted on 03/10/2005 12:20:54 PM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
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To: w6ai5q37b

The 1st version I saw....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1359971/posts?page=22#22


18 posted on 03/10/2005 12:53:08 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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