10-29-2014, 08:00 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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Jose Canseco Shoots Himself in Hand, Looses Middle Finger
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11...and-police-say
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Former major league slugger Jose Canseco is recovering after shooting himself in the hand at his Las Vegas home.
Jose Canseco told police he was cleaning his gun in the kitchen when it fired, shooting a finger on his left hand.
Metro police Lt. Mark Reddon says officers responded to a call of an accidental shooting shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Reddon says Canseco told police he was cleaning his gun in the kitchen when it fired, shooting a finger on his left hand. He was taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.
Canseco's fiancee, Leila Knight, tweeted from his account late Tuesday night, saying he was still in surgery and would be OK.
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10-29-2014, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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What an idiot.
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10-29-2014, 09:26 AM
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Norm!
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10-29-2014, 09:32 AM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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10-29-2014, 09:33 AM
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#5
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 Posted the 6 millionth post!
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He's just lucky he didn't have his head knocked clean off by Hong Man Choi. Could have been worse.
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10-29-2014, 09:49 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Calgary
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I don't think this should be surprising to anyone.
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10-29-2014, 12:43 PM
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#7
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Maybe steroids can help him grow a replacement finger.
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10-29-2014, 12:59 PM
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Uncle Chester
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I bet his ring will be looses now.
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10-29-2014, 01:05 PM
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Norm!
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Yes!!!! I can finally use one of my favorite Gifs
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11-01-2014, 11:24 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Is it normal for a gun to be loaded when cleaning it?
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11-01-2014, 11:25 AM
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Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by darockwilder
Is it normal for a gun to be loaded when cleaning it?
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is it normal to try to wash a car while driving?
Sorry for the jerk comment, but no, you always assume a weapon is loaded before you do anything. When you clean it you drop the magazine, rack the slide back and make sure that there is no round in the chamber visually and physically by using your finger to check the chamber.
only then is the weapon is safe for cleaning.
Last edited by PIMking; 11-01-2014 at 11:39 AM.
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11-01-2014, 11:29 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by PIMking
is it normal to try to wash a car while driving?
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Kind of what I thought, but I know nothing about guns.
Your analogy is fricking hilarious though.
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11-01-2014, 11:36 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by PIMking
is it normal to try to wash a car while driving?
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And coffee all over my keyboard. Wish I could thank that post more than once.
I'm seriously confused as to how that even happens. There's no way he could have actually been cleaning it. Prepping to clean maybe? All I know is the first thing I do when cleaning is empty the magazine and drop a bore snake in to make sure there's nothing in the barrel. It should be virtually impossible for a gun to accidentally fire when cleaning it.
I can't imagine handguns are much different. Mind you I also can't imagine how there's as many gun accidents in the world as there are.
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11-01-2014, 11:38 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by darockwilder
Kind of what I thought, but I know nothing about guns.
Your analogy is fricking hilarious though.
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It's okay, guns are not for everyone and I love guns myself. But some idiots like Jose shouldn't have them because it's quite obvious that he isn't safe with is weapons.
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11-01-2014, 11:41 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
And coffee all over my keyboard. Wish I could thank that post more than once.
I'm seriously confused as to how that even happens. There's no way he could have actually been cleaning it. Prepping to clean maybe? All I know is the first thing I do when cleaning is empty the magazine and drop a bore snake in to make sure there's nothing in the barrel. It should be virtually impossible for a gun to accidentally fire when cleaning it.
I can't imagine handguns are much different. Mind you I also can't imagine how there's as many gun accidents in the world as there are.
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I'd be willing to bet that he had a negligent discharge while playing with the gun like in Capt Crunch's gif. and used the "cleaning" as an excuse. I've said it before, a gun/firearm is a tool, albeit a dangerous tool and as soon as you don't respect that tool someone will be hurt if not killed.
I have no sympathy for him and his stupid actions. Lucky for him he only lost a finger and nothing more.
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11-01-2014, 11:45 AM
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#16
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by PIMking
I'd be willing to bet that he had a negligent discharge while playing with the gun like in Capt Crunch's gif. and used the "cleaning" as an excuse.
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Yeah, you're likely correct.
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11-01-2014, 11:47 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Yeah, you're likely correct.
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It really upsets me because it's idiots like this that make all of us gun owners look like morons. It's like the one bad cop making all the other cops look bad.
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11-01-2014, 11:49 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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I don't think it's possible to actually clean your gun with a bullet in the chamber.
Like, maybe if you're polishing the handle or something, but, to properly clean a firearm it has to be disassembled.
Maybe during the process of disassembly the gun went off, but, honestly, step one is clear the magazine, step too is clear the chamber. Those are always the first two steps.
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11-01-2014, 11:55 AM
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Franchise Player
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The funniest part of this is that the preview of this thread from the main page just shows "Jose Canseco shoots himself"
And I'm like "yeah, that makes sense"
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