Discussion: Motorcyclist Involved In Hit-And-Run Accidentally Shoots Himself

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He was so much safer up until that moment!

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Damn, motorcycles really are dangerous.

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Well, I hope he recovers, but I’m glad he’s the one that was hit by that bullet and not some some random child who happened to be in a vehicle one lane over.

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Ah, the joys and wonderful benefits of carrying a loaded gun while riding around on a cycle! I’d love to have a tally of all the stupid ways people shoot themselves and “accidentally” shoot their friends and loved ones. I bet it’s in the thousands every year.

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Boy, that guy had a really REALLY bad day.

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Real man would have had a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other while he was doing it.

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Dang! This guy is lucky no 18 wheeler was nearby.

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That gun was out to get the motorcycle driver. Or maybe it was the bike…

But where, exactly, was the good guy with a gun in all this?

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Well, … so much for the argument that guns don’t hurt people all by themselves. This gun shot its owner w/o human intervention.
(snark attempt)

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It’s a better story if the bullet passes through the biker and kills the driver of the car. I’m going to tell it that way.

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That has the makings of a great Bar Exam question.

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But the driver of the car was a pedophile on the way to kidnap a kid.

THE GUN WAS A HERO!

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As I understand it bad boys ride motorcycles, and they get the girl. So the only way to stop a bad boy from getting the girl is a good motorcycle with a gun.

Logic - it works every time.

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He’s just watering the Tree of Liberty.

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Another biased TPM article that fails to mention whether or not the gun was OK.

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Karma is a BITCH!

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If only a “Good Motorcycle with a Gun” had been involved it would have quick-drawn on the “Bad Motorcycle with a Gun” and shot out his tires to the giggling awe of the “Biker Chick” on the back (at least in the NRA/Viagra fantasies.)

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Yep - so much for guns that don;t shoot or kill people.

[quote] Police said the other driver took off from the scene after the crash and was arrested a short time later. [/quote] Of course!! DUH!

The biker was shooting at him. I woulda left the scene too if someone was shooting at me.

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Good point. My thoughts exactly. The NRA standard line has been refuted. :smile: