Woman shot by oven while trying to cook waffles

NBC News ^ | 02/21/2013 | M. Alex Johnson

[Olog-hai]

An 18-year-old Florida woman was only slightly injured this week when she was shot by her friend’s oven, police said.

Aalaya Walker was visiting a friend in St. Petersburg Monday when they decided they wanted some late-night waffles, The Tampa Bay Times reported. So Walker began preheating the oven—unaware that her friend, JJ Sandy, 25, was storing a magazine from his .45-caliber Glock 21 in the oven.

The magazine exploded about 9 p.m. ET, spraying casing fragments at high speed and striking Walker. She managed to pick some of the fragments out of her leg and chest and then took a bus to the hospital, where she was treated and released. …

[Olog-hai]

Now we have to ban ovens?

[Jonty30]

Glad she survived.

[bgill]

Who stores ammo in their oven? What does this idiot have stored under the logs in his fireplace?

[Resolute Conservative]

Cannot afford a safe and being inventive.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Now comes the uncomfortabel questions for JJ:

Why would you keep* your magazine in the oven?

(*LEO will mostly likely use the word “hide” here but JJ is gonna squirm, me thinks.)

[EEGator]

My state is full of the finest people.

[camle]

waffles in the oven?

[ClearCase_guy]

Edison was inventive.
Storing your magazines in the oven is just stupid.

[skinkinthegrass]

thanks, for the post.
drive-by waffles!?...Maple Syrup only
NO HFCS!!!!!

[humblegunner]

Waffle chefery: You’re doing it wrong.

[Neidermeyer]

How do you cook waffles in an oven?

I use one of these..

[MinuteGal]

"Who stores ammo in their oven? What does this idiot have stored under logs in his fireplace?"

A dozen packages of Orville Redenbacher's Buttered Movie Popcorn. The idiot won't even have to have the TV on to enjoy a prolonged gunfight at the OK Corral.

Leni

[blueunicorn6]

Actually, heating up your ammunition is a humanitarian idea. I knew a Sergeant Major who used nothing but tracers in his rifle. He said he did that because he had a big heart and wanted to cauterize the enemy’s wounds. One of the nicest men I ever met.

[OrangeHoof]

Those danged women! Don’t they know ovens are for hiding your stash from the government not for actually cooking things?

[pleasedontzotme]

I’m more concerned that we’ve got ovens shooting people, apparently.

[JimRed]

Didn’t the old (pre-electric) waffle irons have to be heated in the oven or on a stovetop?

[YOMO]

Non all ovens, just Assault Ovens.
Oh I forgot, High capacity ranges
with over two oven racks.

[Fido969]

An exploding round isn't particularly dangerous, at worse it will spray some casing fragments around. Dangers of exploding ammunition tend to be exaggerated. There are plenty of documented experiments involving cooking-off ammo is various situautions, including ovens.

A loaded gun stored in a oven is a different matter. If the round in the chamber goes off, it will likely send the bullet through the oven wall, and could hurt someone outside the oven.

[muir_redwoods]

The gun owner is an idiot and shouldn’t be trusted with a garden hose.

[gattaca]

Thanks for making me laugh today!