ChasingBlueSky 0 #1 March 17, 2005 http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/bizarre/031005_APsn_catshoot.html Man shot by his cat while he was cooking dinner By The Associated Press (3/10/05 - BATES TOWNSHIP, MI) — A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm 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. Michelle Sand, a spokeswoman at the Iron River hospital, said Stanton was treated there before being transferred to Marquette General Hospital for further treatment. But Marcie Miller, a representative of the Marquette facility, said there was no record of the hospital receiving a patient by that name. A telephone message seeking comment was left Wednesday at Stanton's home. State police said he was cooking at his stove when the cat knocked the loaded gun off the kitchen counter behind him._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newsstand 0 #2 March 17, 2005 Clearly we need cat hand gun licenses "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #3 March 17, 2005 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #4 March 17, 2005 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1525457;search_string=Man%20shot%20by%20cat;#1525457 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #5 March 17, 2005 Well, and why not? Simon answers my phone. I was just wondering if this was the same guy who wanted a license to shoot cats...somehow, the sense of justice would be ironic. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 March 17, 2005 QuoteMan shot by his cat while he was cooking dinner The gezza shouldn't have moaned about what the cat was cooking! - Got all he deserves! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #7 March 17, 2005 Guns don't kill people, cats kill people.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #8 March 17, 2005 Does anyone really believe this? I'm sure the guy got shot or shot himself doing something illegal and/or stupid and made up the cat story. Also, who cooks dinner with a loaded gun just lying on the counter? Oh yeah, and its old news anyway. I think it might even have been posted twice already. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Botellines 0 #9 March 17, 2005 QuoteAlso, who cooks dinner with a loaded gun just lying on the counter? JohnRich? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #10 March 17, 2005 QuoteGuns don't kill people, cats kill people Yup, that is some killer pussy...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #11 March 17, 2005 QuoteQuoteAlso, who cooks dinner with a loaded gun just lying on the counter? JohnRich? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #12 March 17, 2005 QuoteQuoteGuns don't kill people, cats kill people Yup, that is some killer pussy...... See what happens if you turn your back on it! Can't be trusted_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #13 March 17, 2005 QuoteQuoteAlso, who cooks dinner with a loaded gun just lying on the counter? JohnRich? With only one loaded gun??? Torero, I doubt that. Must be someone else. dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #14 March 17, 2005 There are lots of cats down in Dublin, come shoot away!!!http://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #15 March 17, 2005 >Also, who cooks dinner with a loaded gun just lying on the counter? You honestly think no one can be that stupid? Hang around an ER for a few nights; you'll see worse. Amy was around when a guy came in who tried to pick up his lawnmower (while it was running) to trim his hedges. Lost the ends of eight fingers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #16 March 17, 2005 Quote>Also, who cooks dinner with a loaded gun just lying on the counter? You honestly think no one can be that stupid? Hang around an ER for a few nights; you'll see worse. Amy was around when a guy came in who tried to pick up his lawnmower (while it was running) to trim his hedges. Lost the ends of eight fingers. BWAHAHAHAHAHA. Darwinism at its greatest. The main reason we don't need handgun laws is so dumbshits can kill themselves.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #17 March 17, 2005 I KNOW people can be that stupid and I know cats jump on counters. Its the paranoia factor I'm questioning. You know, "someone is out to get me so I need to keep a loaded gun within reach at all times. Let me just set it here while I stir the soup?" I don't buy it! I think the guy made up the cat story to cover for something else that might have gotten him into trouble! ! All gun shot wounds are investigated, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #18 March 17, 2005 Quotea loaded gun within reach - with the safety catch off? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #19 March 17, 2005 Quote Its the paranoia factor I'm questioning. You know, "someone is out to get me so I need to keep a loaded gun within reach at all times. Let me just set it here while I stir the soup?" Just read these forums enough and you will see that people that paranoid post here _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #20 March 18, 2005 QuoteClearly we need cat hand gun licenses In other news, California Senator Feinstein has introduced a bill to create a Federal paw-print database."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLYBERT71 0 #21 March 18, 2005 I bet the cat was just getting even for having him declawed. "If you have time to panic, you have time to do something more productive." Josh Whipple 7/15/70-2/10/05 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #22 March 18, 2005 It means he was cooking with a cocked hammer, a round in the chamber and the safety off. If that isn't enough to make you paws for thought and wonder if this was a cover up, you're probably smelling too much cat nip. "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #23 March 18, 2005 No Way! You could never defend yourself if you've been declawed! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #24 March 18, 2005 QuoteDoes anyone really believe this? I'm sure the guy got shot or shot himself doing something illegal and/or stupid and made up the cat story. Also, who cooks dinner with a loaded gun just lying on the counter? I had a patient shoot off a very sizeable chunk of his head because he decided to go hunting in the middle of the night with a friend while very intoxicated and decided to clean his loaded rifle first. Jen Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #25 March 18, 2005 I had a friend who was also killed by his cat. He had the habit of keeping a loaded pistol on the top of his headboard above his bed. I think it was a 9mm, and had a bullet in the chamber. Anyhow his cat was climbing around up there and knocked the pistol off. It hit something hard and discharged shooting my friend through the head. The rumor was that his wife shot him, but charges were never brought against her. Cats are clumsy at times and I can see this happening. Most modern automatic pistols have a safety that blocks the hammer from hitting the firing pin. So this pistol must have been an older model or was off safety when it happened. Gun safety is nothing to take likely. Really stupid things do happen .....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
