A man taking his trash to an apartment dumpster was shot and killed after he slipped while walking and the gun he was carrying went off accidentally, according to San Antonio police.

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The solution is to put more guns into circulation.

More guns equals more safety.

Somehow.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If he had two guns, they would have only gone off and shot the bullet of the other gun, cancelling them out. It's basic gunenomics.

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Egunomics, surely?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like when you install a gun on your arm rest to keep good shooting posture

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago

That's ergunomics!

[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 4 points 11 months ago

The only way to stop a dumb guy with a gun is a good dumpster with a gun

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

If only there were a good guy with a gun, to prevent this bad guy with a gun from killing the innocent.

Too bad this guy was all 3.

[–] aodhsishaj@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

They pulled a Debbie Grund

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That very scene played in my head when I read this headline, glad someone beat me to saying this!

[–] billbaggins@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

you could almost smell that sweet sugarfoots bbq

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

I was thinking of this fantastic scene from World War Z.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Guns don't go off from being dropped unless there's a serious malfunction, or the hammer was set and the trigger was somehow pulled on a revolver. Most pistols have safety features to prevent the gun from going off even if the trigger is struck. My guess is that this dude was walking with his finger on the trigger or something. What a waste.

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 8 points 11 months ago

You can lead a horse to a trigger safety but you can't...

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Can you imagine being so scared to take out the trash that you need to be strapped?

[–] ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

At first I read the headline, through dirty glasses, as "Man talking trash to dumpster..." which makes this story a bit less interesting than I was expecting.

[–] AngryishHumanoid@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

I had a similar problem when I was trying to figure out what a "gun slip" was.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Same

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anyone read other coverages on this? Based on the article I didn't see anything to counter indicate that he wasn't just shot by someone who left the murder weapon at the scene.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They recovered the gun. I'm sure the police verified it was his. He probably admitted it. He survived the shooting, at first.

[–] Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Keep going, one qui at a time.

.... Plus the collateral damage

[–] echo@lemmings.world -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mission accomplished - he 'took out' the trash...

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What about this story suggests the man is "trash"?

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That his gun fired after he slipped. It indicates that he didn't respect the firearm enough to holster it appropriately. If you're going to carry a gun, and not treat it with the respect it deserves, and to respect those around you by doing so -- you're trash.

[–] echo@lemmings.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That he was stupid enough to think he needed to carry a gun taking out the trash...

[–] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Some people don't live in great neighborhoods. ¯\(°_o)/¯ It could've been one of those things where he's taking out the trash and then hopping in the car going about his day.