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Rex

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55. Might rip off the right side of her face too, depends on how the rifle jumps

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 01:28 PM

Oct 2013

in a accidental discharge. I would think a 270 (or whatever similar caliber it is) at close range would do some huge damage, her face included. Just looks like the barrel is pointing straight at her elbow, which like you said even a rookie hunter would know never to point your weapon at somebody. Nor lay it down to where it can accidentally kill/maim you.

She was just so proud of her camera man for shooting the bear, that as she clamored to get the picture for herself the rifle became background - like the bear.

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Sarah Palin poses for pic, with her gun pointing at her own head. [View all] riqster Oct 2013 OP

Fortunately for the Quitter no vital organs are involved. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #1

DUzy! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #23

Darn. Turbineguy Oct 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Oct 2013 #34

That's the other classic Palin photo-op. caseymoz Oct 2013 #43

all of her 'hunting' trips and events are staged. all of them. roguevalley Oct 2013 #57

Damned, that was good. nt bluestate10 Oct 2013 #86

"I didn't know the gun was loaded!!" DonViejo Oct 2013 #2

Thanks! riqster Oct 2013 #5

The sad part is, someone shot a bear just so that she could pose with it. Dash87 Oct 2013 #9

... and flash her dopey smile. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #22

LMAO!! Control-Z Oct 2013 #75

Something left over from my Navy days. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #76

What makes you think she didn't? Fumesucker Oct 2013 #78

Point. riqster Oct 2013 #83

Fucking stupid bitch, I hope a pissed off bear follows her home .... Myrina Oct 2013 #13

god how I hate these kind of pics. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2013 #26

Totally agree.. yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #46

We'll the pink in the cammy is precious nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #33

What's with all the weird-ass digital fuzz under the bear's chin? Where it says "PieRS"? Brickbat Oct 2013 #38

Here's the background. riqster Oct 2013 #42

I really hate this woman warrior1 Oct 2013 #3

Blunt & Cranky rec... SidDithers Oct 2013 #4

A casual hunter who the image-makers tried to pawn off as an expert huntsman. blm Oct 2013 #6

What it tells me is she jumped in for a photo op woodsprite Oct 2013 #7

She's a fraud. Nothing about her is genuine. Dash87 Oct 2013 #8

It wouldn't hit anything passing from one ear to the other, anyway ... Myrina Oct 2013 #10

Hope it's empty. Octafish Oct 2013 #11

At least the bolt is open so you know there's no round in the chamber... oh, wait. Scuba Oct 2013 #12

Too bad Sgt. Major Eby didn't teach her gun safety. riqster Oct 2013 #17

surely I can't be the only person to notice that the gun is not pointed at her head cali Oct 2013 #14

Oh foo, don't spoil the fun ...... oldhippie Oct 2013 #16

well, you know me. I'm not partial to made up stuff cali Oct 2013 #19

Even if that is the case you treat a weapon as though it was loaded all the time... truebrit71 Oct 2013 #28

I hate to apply logic to perfectly good disparagement of La Palinette cali Oct 2013 #53

cali, I did a riflery option as a phys. ed. class when I was back in school, bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #58

Gun Safety Rule Number One. Always treat EVERY gun as though it is loaded. truebrit71 Oct 2013 #59

As our instructor told us, "I can't tell you how many times people have bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #79

That's how accidents happen, "the rifle is unloaded and safe.".... madmom Oct 2013 #30

There's no such thing as an "unloaded and safe" rifle. Dash87 Oct 2013 #80

You know, you're right. On the other hand if she isn't left handed......... wandy Oct 2013 #20

I'm not convinced that it's pointed at her elbow either cali Oct 2013 #21

The gun is not pointed at her at all. Jenoch Oct 2013 #85

I was thinking the same thing. ZomBoy Oct 2013 #32

Really, that is what you got from this? Well.... Logical Oct 2013 #39

You never point a gun at anyone, even in their general direction. DefenseLawyer Oct 2013 #48

My guess is that it is the power of wishful thinking at play here. L0oniX Oct 2013 #50

You're wrong, it's pointing to the right rear of her head. greyl Oct 2013 #64

a gun barrel should never point anywhere close to the direction of a person ever. IronLionZion Oct 2013 #74

It's a gun. It's plenty close enough to be considered pointing at her head. gulliver Oct 2013 #77

Doesn't matter - it's in an unsafe, careless position. Dash87 Oct 2013 #81

It's like she doesn't even know it's bad form to pose with something you haven't killed. Brickbat Oct 2013 #15

How can anyone not spot what a phony she is? Mikeystyle Oct 2013 #18

Poor bear... calimary Oct 2013 #24

OH NOES!!11! The half-governor shot Pooh Bear?? lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #35

A gun pointing at her foot would be a more apt metaphor. n/t Orsino Oct 2013 #25

Don't see a helicopter in the shot, therefore not her kill. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #27

No brain, no pain. n/t HillWilliam Oct 2013 #31

This is performance art. She is depicting today's GOP BlueStreak Oct 2013 #36

If only one of those bears or wolves her handlers shoot for her to pose with would wake up during Erose999 Oct 2013 #37

she really is stupid heaven05 Oct 2013 #40

She and Cheney should go on a hunting trip together. nt adirondacker Oct 2013 #41

'She' and Cheney should go on a hunting trip together. srican69 Oct 2013 #54

OK you gone to far their too make you're point. adirondacker Oct 2013 #63

+1000 noiretextatique Oct 2013 #73

One of these things is firing blanks Blue Owl Oct 2013 #44

Lets all give John Mcain a big thank you for this nimrod,,,,, benld74 Oct 2013 #45

The perfect GOP candidate for POTUS. L0oniX Oct 2013 #47

Actually, if it where to discharge by accident it would blow off her right arm. Rex Oct 2013 #49

OK---so it may miss her head by just a bit... trumad Oct 2013 #52

Might rip off the right side of her face too, depends on how the rifle jumps Rex Oct 2013 #55

Assuming the gun doesn't move when it's discharged... berni_mccoy Oct 2013 #61

True it could well jump to the right and erase her head. Rex Oct 2013 #62

I seriously doubt she has ever even held a gun for anything Mr.Bill Oct 2013 #51

+1 Rex Oct 2013 #56

I can only imagine tomm2thumbs Oct 2013 #60

...derp... progressoid Oct 2013 #70

Brain bleach, Stat!!!! riqster Oct 2013 #71

talk about half-cocked... tomm2thumbs Oct 2013 #72

I'm not gonna say what I am thinking gopiscrap Oct 2013 #65

Maybe at her elbow, not pointed at her head madville Oct 2013 #66

Not according to my firearms training. riqster Oct 2013 #67

Ever been to a gun show or store? madville Oct 2013 #68

At a gun show or store, it is rare to see a just-fired weapon laying casually aimed at a shooter riqster Oct 2013 #69

Boink Scurrilous Oct 2013 #82

And a very happy Boinkday to you, too. riqster Oct 2013 #84