Negligent discharge of the year (so far)

[tector]

https://apnews.com/8d58a17f1db8da3bcb6357b4748985ce

Never use your gun's laser as a cat toy.

[hotspur]

I hope the cat's all right. On another note, some people just shouldn't be allowed to own a laser sight.

[REDinFL]

Ah, yes. Those naughty guns. "It went off...."

[Racer88]

The man, who was standing in a doorway, was shot in the thigh, authorities said. He left and went into another apartment, where police found him after responding to a 911 call, the Kenosha News reported.

....There’s no word on his condition, but authorities said he was facing charges for violating bond conditions that prevented him from having a weapon.

Wait.... whaaaaaaa? At which point did this guy have possession of the weapon (if we are to believe the story that SHE shot HIM)??

The woman told police she thought the magazine had been taken out of the gun and said it “accidentally went off,” according to the complaint.

Well, then... of course! Every marginally competent gun owner knows that the presence / absence of a magazine in the gun is what determines the "loaded / unloaded" status.

And, of course (again), the damned things can just "accidentally go off!"

[Dr. Dickie]

The woman, who a witness said had been drinking...

Surprise! Never would have guessed that.

[flcracker]

Wait.... whaaaaaaa? At which point did this guy have possession of the weapon (if we are to believe the story that SHE shot HIM)??

It was his gun - she picked it up

From the linked article:

A criminal complaint charging the 19-year-old woman with negligent use of a weapon said she was visiting a Kenosha apartment on Tuesday afternoon where a 21-year-old man had brought a handgun.

The woman, who a witness said had been drinking, picked up the handgun, “turned on the laser sight and was pointing it at the floor to get the cat to chase it,” when the gun went off, the complaint filed Thursday said.

[lighteye]

That was a whole house full of freaking stupid.