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A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said. A man, who was standing in a doorway, was shot in the thigh, authorities said.
Woman using gun's laser sight to play with cat shoots friend
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said. A criminal complaint charging the 19-year-old woman...
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8:45 AM · Aug 13, 2021
https://apnews.com/article/oddities-shootings-8d58a17f1db8da3bcb6357b4748985ce
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said.
A criminal complaint charging the 19-year-old woman with negligent use of a weapon said she was visiting a Kenosha apartment on Tuesday afternoon where a 21-year-old man had brought a handgun.
The woman, who a witness said had been drinking, picked up the handgun, turned on the laser sight and was pointing it at the floor to get the cat to chase it, when the gun went off, the complaint filed Thursday said.
The man, who was standing in a doorway, was shot in the thigh, authorities said. He left and went into another apartment, where police found him after responding to a 911 call, the Kenosha News reported.
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GPV
(72,381 posts)IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)One can buy a laser pointer to play with the cats for about $7 at Walmart.
But this one, mounted on a loaded weapon, is a toy.
Don't know about you, but I'm thinking a loaded gun is not a toy.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)snowybirdie
(5,234 posts)this story, I have a bridge to sell you. Have spent too much time around defense attorneys. Let's see......drinking couple, gun involved, someone shot. So it's because of a cat! Naw!
struggle4progress
(118,334 posts)Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Yeah officer I was just playing with the loaded and chambered laser pointer. With the safety off and a finger on the trigger.
HAB911
(8,912 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,761 posts)MOAR GUNS!!!
Sheesh.
gohuskies
(1,157 posts)So much for gun safety training in the US. The gun lobby & NRA have so much blood on their hands and causing needless death. It will never get under control at this point.
sarisataka
(18,770 posts)If my gun just "went off". I'm sure it had nothing to do with the person who was drinking while underage who was holding the gun.
OTH if the man had not violated his bond condition to not have firearms he would not have been shot. So maybe karma made the gun go off.
Beastly Boy
(9,421 posts)With friends like this, who needs laser sights! Wait... With guns like this, who needs cats! Wait...
Are you sure this is not The Onion?
Initech
(100,102 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,346 posts)the gun did not just go off, the trigger was pulled and she shot her friend... after a few drinks, who would have thought that could ever happen.
Bev54
(10,072 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)EX500rider
(10,856 posts)VGNonly
(7,505 posts)My Mama told me Son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns