Woman using gun's laser sight to play with cat shoots friend

[Nevilledog]

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A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said. A man, who was standing in a doorway, was shot in the thigh, authorities said.

Woman using gun's laser sight to play with cat shoots friend
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said. A criminal complaint charging the 19-year-old woman...
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8:45 AM · Aug 13, 2021

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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said.

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.

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.

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Another responsible gun owner

[GPV]

1. Thank dog the cat is OK!

[IcyPeas]

15. that was my first thought too

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Because Guns Are Toys!

One can buy a laser pointer to play with the cats for about $7 at Walmart.
But this one, mounted on a loaded weapon, is a toy.
Don't know about you, but I'm thinking a loaded gun is not a toy.

[dalton99a]

3. Wisconsin woman should hook up with Florida man

[snowybirdie]

4. And if you believe

this story, I have a bridge to sell you. Have spent too much time around defense attorneys. Let's see......drinking couple, gun involved, someone shot. So it's because of a cat! Naw!

[struggle4progress]

5. This was an accident: I was trying to pick his nose

[Devil Child]

6. Good cover story for a murder.

Yeah officer I was just playing with the loaded and chambered laser pointer. With the safety off and a finger on the trigger.

[HAB911]

7. thoughts and prayers

[Ohio Joe]

8. See... If they had allowed the cat to be packing this would have never have happened...

MOAR GUNS!!!

Sheesh.

[gohuskies]

9. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes...

So much for gun safety training in the US. The gun lobby & NRA have so much blood on their hands and causing needless death. It will never get under control at this point.

[sarisataka]

10. I would complain too

If my gun just "went off". I'm sure it had nothing to do with the person who was drinking while underage who was holding the gun.

OTH if the man had not violated his bond condition to not have firearms he would not have been shot. So maybe karma made the gun go off.

[Beastly Boy]

11. With cats like this, who needs enemies! Wait...

With friends like this, who needs laser sights! Wait... With guns like this, who needs cats! Wait...

Are you sure this is not The Onion?

[Initech]

12. Give an idiot a gun, don't be surprised when they do something stupid with it.

[bottomofthehill]

13. the gun went off because she pulled the trigger

the gun did not just go off, the trigger was pulled and she shot her friend... after a few drinks, who would have thought that could ever happen.

[Bev54]

14. JFC another genius! They just keep showing themselves in different ways.

[11 Bravo]

16. A good cat with a gun could have prevented this tragedy!

[EX500rider]

17. "When the gun went off" You mean when she pulled the trigger. nt

[VGNonly]

18. When I was just a baby

My Mama told me Son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns