[I heard distant gunshots after midnight last night. They went on so long that it was likely kids around the campfire with no idea what they might hit. What happened to roasting marshmallows and sing-alongs.]
3/19/2014
attribution: The TSA Blog
Five of 38 guns discovered in carry-on bags by TSA agents across the country last week.
Another week heavy on the accidental self-shooters. I’m getting the impression that this was always the case, since the stream seems fairly regular and consistent. But it wasn’t until recently that I really began counting them as a distinct category. This list includes 21 people who accidentally shot themselves, plus one 8-year-old injured by the recoil of a handgun he found and fired. In combing through the posts from early 2013, and keeping tabs as we go through 2014, it seems we can expect to find about 75 such cases…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Apparently even people are willing to pay the price of the gun culture, although most damage goes to innocent animals.