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Arkansas fishermen reel in hunting invitation

When a fisherman reels in a high-caliber catch, should he take up hunting? Two Arkansas fishermen will have to answer that question after one of them hooked a shotgun while angling on a lake in northeast Arkansas.

Olympic medalist reunited with stolen shotgun

An Olympic gold medalist shooter was elated to be reunited with her stolen shotgun Wednesday after it was recovered during the search of a parolee's home.

4 Life Terms Given in 2005 Ill. Rampage

A man who killed three adults and an infant after breaking the window of a basement apartment and opening fire with a shotgun was ordered Monday to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Best to Use Tools When Loosening Lug Nut

A man trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut blasted the wheel with a 12-gauge shotgun, injuring himself badly in both legs, sheriff's deputies said.

Taser Int'l Develops Shotgun Shells

The nation's largest stun-gun manufacturer is working on a new way to deliver electricity to the human body: through 12-gauge shotgun shells.

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Octopus, cat and shotgun are among items left on trains
Source: Telegraph

A dead octopus, a cat and part of a shotgun are among the items passengers have left on trains this year, according to rail companies. Hundreds of items are handed into the lost property offices at stations by rail workers who find them abandoned on trains.

Victims beaten with a shotgun
Source: Bradenton Herald - By Robert Napper

MANATEE — A man and woman say they were attacked and beaten with a shotgun during an attempted robbery early Saturday, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.

Drive-by gooseing in North Mankato park
Source: Mankato Free Press

North Mankato police are searching for a man who went goose hunting in Spring Lake Park Sunday afternoon.

Dangers of the Technically Non-Lethal

Since then the Deliverator has kept the gun in the glove compartment and relied, instead, on a matched set of samurai swords, which have always been his weapon of choice anyhow. The punks in Gila Highlands weren't afraid of the gun, so the Deliverator was forced to use it.

Five-year-old boy kills 12-foot-long 800-pound alligator
Source: Telegraph

Simon Hughes was on a hunting trip with his father when they came across the massive reptile. The boy grabbed his junior-sized .410-gauge shotgun and fired at the creature which was 20 times his size and is one of the biggest ever seen in Texas.

Teen defends home from burglars with Airsoft pistol, shotgun, spotlight
Source: News Impact - MLive.com

Josh Cichy, 13, arrived back at his Milford home Friday night just in time to scare off two would-be burglars

Financial stress may have played role in murders & suicide
Source: ABC Action News

Maryland State Police say a financially struggling home-improvement worker killed his sleeping wife and two children with a shotgun before killing himself.

Father won't be charged for striking man having sex with daughter
Source: dailycommercial.com

A father who attacked his 37-year-old best friend and roommate with the butt of a shotgun after finding him having sex with his 16-year-old daughter will not be charged in the attack.

Unborn baby killed by shotgun, father remorseful
Source: wmctv.com

An unborn baby that was shot in the womb died after being delivered.

The Gun Show Experience

I often wonder how people who have never been to a gun show perceive such an event.

Road Rage: Man allegedly pulls shotgun on two moms
Source: 10connects.com

Monday morning, two friends, both mothers, were returning home from visiting their families together when they say they're not sure what set off another driver.

Lawyer Shot by Cheney While Hunting Still Has Shotgun Pellets in Jaw and Gums
Source: BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash

Dick Cheney is the disaster that keeps on giving.

Taser Rolls Out Extended-Range Shock Shotgun (Yes, a Shotgun) | Popular Science
Source: Popular Science -

Weapons manufacturers don't typically enjoy boasting about a shotgun's non-killing power, unless that manufacturer is Taser International.

Taser releases new device fit for shotguns
Source: bizjournals.com

Taser International Inc. has released a new shotgun-ready projectile similar to its other stun-gun products, but with twice the range and the first with wireless capabilities.

BREAKING: Shooting at U.S. Holocaust Museum
Source: The New York Times

At least two people were shot Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, authorities said. D.C. police spokeswoman Traci Hughes said a person walked into the museum at about 1 p.m. with a rifle and shot a guard. Hughes says the shooter was also shot.

Man hooks shotgun while fishing
Source: ABC Local Affiliates

Talk about the catch of the day or is that season.

Threat of tenant may net 4 years-
Source: registercitizen.com

A Norfolk man may serve up to four years in jail for threatening his tenants with a loaded shotgun.

Slang-Slinging Robber Leaves Victims Confused
Source: nbcdfw.com

Excerpt: A shotgun-wielding, slang-slinging robber received only an offer of food from his confused coed victims.

Gun stolen from Forrest City police cruiser
Source: kait8.com

Forrest City police are trying to find out who stole a shotgun from a patrol car that was being repaired.

Want to go to Bristol Palin's Baby Shower?
Source: bust.com

This is a pretty hilarious and bright idea. Bristol, daughter of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is as you probably already know getting married to the father of her unborn son.

Watch Where You're Pointing That Thing, Candidate McCain!
Source:

The page on the McCain/Palin website discussion Second Amendment issues displays a picture of an unloaded shotgun in the hands of someone (presumably a hunter).

Man charged with shooting lawn mower
Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A 57-year-old south side man, who might have been struggling with a hangover, is charged today with shooting his lawn mower with a sawed-off shotgun. "I'll tell you the truth," a criminal complaint quotes an apparently inebriated Keith Walendowski.

King of Jordan Drives Obama to Airport
Source: ABC News Blogs

After attending a banquet at King Abdullah's Beit Al Urdan palace Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, hitched a ride -lliterally - to the Amman airport with the King.

Man with suicide victim's heart kills self
Source: msnbc.com

A man who received a heart transplant 12 years ago and later married the donor's widow died the same way the donor did, authorities said: of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Turkey Hunter Mistakenly Shoots, Kills Camouflaged Man In Tree
Source: local6.com

Hasting fired at the turkey and moved forward to see if he hit the bird. He then discovered that he accidentally shot Randall Williamson of Pompano Beach.

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