Messed Up April Fool's Joke

[BADUNAME37]

Pretty much what I was thinking!

It's just a joke and pretty funny to me. Its not like they hid your gun from you for a couple hours.

Some of y'all act like they are telling people that their child got kidnapped or something. That would seriously be way over the top.

It's just a inanimate gun and it sounds like the joke didn't even last a minute. Give the girl some credit for coming up with a good joke and stop whining!

No one is whining.
Is it wrong to consider any kind of "joke" regarding firearms to be in poor taste?

Some people just joke, that is their character.
Then there are those of us who don't joke.

Please don't lay this "it was only a joke and a short one" on me!

In the length of time that joke took to happen, one person could have been killed by a loaded gun.

Period

I know many years of a guy who was fooling around throwing M80's at a swimming pool.
Just as the guard came around the corner, the guy had one lit, he quickly jammed it into his front pocket and jumped into the water.
The M80 went off, blowing a fist-size hole into his upper thigh and killed him almost instantly.

Hey, who would have thought the pressure of the water against his thigh would cause the thing to blow as much inwardly as outwardly?

I would have never had thought of that, but in one instant someone was alive, joking around and in the blink of an eye he was gone - from hydrostatic shock no less!~

Joke all you want, just not around me or others who don't like it.

 

[mr.trooper]

You left your gun in the car and then let people take the car?

JIMMINY CHRISTMAS are you guys professional straw graspers?

Has your significant other NEVER had access to your keys?
Does your significant other tell you where they are EVERY second of EVERY day?
Does your significant other spend all of their 'friend time' talking to YOU?
Has your significant other NEVER driven your car (thus already having your keys)?
Has your significant other NEVER failed to specify who would drive in a group situation?
Does your significant other spend ALL their time thinking about where YOUR gun is?

In the real world, people decide to go to to the store with their friend, walk out of the house, and jump in the closest car. They remember your gun 1/2 way there, because it is not their responsibility to track it... and the joke grows from there.

On the INTERNET, the fact that they took one car or another is evidence of convoluted conspiracies, and a latent love triangle.
Some of you must spend all of your time reading dime store crime novels alone in your basement, because your bearings on reality, not to mention your knowledge of group dynamics, are strained at best.

 

[TheCracker]

No one is whining.
Is it wrong to consider any kind of "joke" regarding firearms to be in poor taste?

Some people just joke, that is their character.
Then there are those of us who don't joke.

Please don't lay this "it was only a joke and a short one" on me!

In the length of time that joke took to happen, one person could have been killed by a loaded gun.

Period

I know many years of a guy who was fooling around throwing M80's at a swimming pool.
Just as the guard came around the corner, the guy had one lit, he quickly jammed it into his front pocket and jumped into the water.
The M80 went off, blowing a fist-size hole into his upper thigh and killed him almost instantly.

Hey, who would have thought the pressure of the water against his thigh would cause the thing to blow as much inwardly as outwardly?

I would have never had thought of that, but in one instant someone was alive, joking around and in the blink of an eye he was gone - from hydrostatic shock no less!~

Joke all you want, just not around me or others who don't like it.

Seriously? In the time it took for the joke someone could have been killed by a loaded gun???? in the time it took you to type your message 10 people could have been killed by a loaded gun. That's just silly.

It was a joke that his gun was stolen that didn't even go on for more than a minute or so. A joke on April 1 none the less. I agree there are many jokes that cross the line but this one is just his girl having a little fun on APRIL FOOLS DAY. There are way worse things to get your panties in a wad over.

I don't consider some idiot setting off m80's I'm a publicly occupied area a joke.

Some people joke, some do Idiotic things like sticking lit m80's in there pocket and some are so cut and dry/ black and white that they would be the cop that gives you a ticket for going one mile per hour over the limit.

 

[Millwright]

Seek a new girlfriend, this one's too immature.

Firearms and alleged "loss of control" of a weapon aren't, (IMNSHO) joking matters.....

While you share some "fault" in this (alleged) "joke" - for having let a weapon you're responsible for out of your control - the lady, (who I have no doubt whatsoever plotted this entire scenario) - is far more culpable. Did she consider the consequences - had your reported the loss to the police - she could have been charged with illegal CCW, (depending upon your state's laws), theft of a firearm and vehicle. All felonies.... >MW

 

[MAC USMC]

I am a retired detective lieutenant from a California poice agency. One of my sergeants loved to play jokes on the troops, but it wore pretty thin at times and became irritating to all.

A year ago, one of the detectives walked into the sergeants office with a huge grin on his face. He placed a clear envelope on the desk containing a lottery ticket and a newspaper clipping with the WINNING NUMBERS on it. The lottery ticket had ALL the correct numbers. He told the sergeant that he and five others had decided to share the winnings with the sergeeant since they all liked him so much. The sergeant had the honor of taking the ticket and cashing it in for everyone.

The joke-master sergeant was overcome, he was delighted, thrilled beyond words and ran into my office to show me the winning lottery ticket. I knew this was too good to be true so I closely examined the lottery ticket and the newspaper article with the winning numbers. It all matched perfectly EXCEPT lottery ticket was purchased the DAY AFTER the drawing date.

The sergeant called his wife, brother, etc. announcing his good fortune based upon his work place popularity. He left to cash the ticket, returning an hour later. He could not even talk he was mad. The troops never said a word about it in his presence, but this story is still circulating in police circles and will be around for a long time.

WHAT COMES AROUND -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -!

 

[BADUNAME37]

I am a retired detective lieutenant from a California poice agency. One of my sergeants loved to play jokes on the troops, but it wore pretty thin at times and became irritating to all.

A year ago, one of the detectives walked into the sergeants office with a huge grin on his face. He placed a clear envelope on the desk containing a lottery ticket and a newspaper clipping with the WINNING NUMBERS on it. The lottery ticket had ALL the correct numbers. He told the sergeant that he and five others had decided to share the winnings with the sergeeant since they all liked him so much. The sergeant had the honor of taking the ticket and cashing it in for everyone.

The joke-master sergeant was overcome, he was delighted, thrilled beyond words and ran into my office to show me the winning lottery ticket. I knew this was too good to be true so I closely examined the lottery ticket and the newspaper article with the winning numbers. It all matched perfectly EXCEPT lottery ticket was purchased the DAY AFTER the drawing date.

The sergeant called his wife, brother, etc. announcing his good fortune based upon his work place popularity. He left to cash the ticket, returning an hour later. He could not even talk he was mad. The troops never said a word about it in his presence, but this story is still circulating in police circles and will be around for a long time.

WHAT COMES AROUND -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -!

The seargant got his, it came back around and bit him!
To see his face upon realizing he had been had like so many people he had joked and kidded must have been priceless.

I don't like jokes and have worked with several jokesters over the years, however I failed to ever see anything laughable at it whenever it was at the expense of someone else.

I guess, eventually, it comes back onto the person always being the prankster - hopefully helping them to learn their error before something serious happens. Thank you for sharing that.

 

[BADUNAME37]

Seriously? In the time it took for the joke someone could have been killed by a loaded gun???? in the time it took you to type your message 10 people could have been killed by a loaded gun. That's just silly.

It was a joke that his gun was stolen that didn't even go on for more than a minute or so. A joke on April 1 none the less. I agree there are many jokes that cross the line but this one is just his girl having a little fun on APRIL FOOLS DAY. There are way worse things to get your panties in a wad over.

I don't consider some idiot setting off m80's I'm a publicly occupied area a joke.

Some people joke, some do Idiotic things like sticking lit m80's in there pocket and some are so cut and dry/ black and white that they would be the cop that gives you a ticket for going one mile per hour over the limit.

You think it is just silly that there is a loaded gun in a glove compartment literally within feet or even inches from some woman who knows nothing about guns?

Had she and/or the driver opened the glove box, the gun and firing it is only a trigger-pull away. People learn how to not aim or point their guns at anyone, I must assume this young lady never took any firearms safety courses, what would have stopped her from pulling the gun out and playing "bang, you're dead?"

So, you don't think those kinds of things can happen?

Just read the news.
Here's a link with over 11 million links to "two-year old boy accidentally shot":
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...+old+boy+accidentally+shot&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
Browse at your leisure!
Also, tell me how it cannot happen.

 

[TheCracker]

You think it is just silly that there is a loaded gun in a glove compartment literally within feet or even inches from some woman who knows nothing about guns?

Had she and/or the driver opened the glove box, the gun and firing it is only a trigger-pull away. People learn how to not aim or point their guns at anyone, I must assume this young lady never took any firearms safety courses, what would have stopped her from pulling the gun out and playing "bang, you're dead?"

So, you don't think those kinds of things can happen?

Just read the news.
Here's a link with over 11 million links to "two-year old boy accidentally shot":
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...+old+boy+accidentally+shot&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
Browse at your leisure!
Also, tell me how it cannot happen.

My point was that you are throwing out hypotheticals that have nothing to do with what the OP originally stated to argue the point. Of course many things could happen. They were riding in the car and it could have burst into flames as they were going 70mph down the highway. They could have had a blow out and rolled the car 10 times being ejected and mutilated. We could sit here and make up a bunch of could have happened situations. I'm saying it is just silly to do so. Heck I could sprang my index finger leaving me permanently disabled from typing this. Just jumping to unfounded conclusions saying that this or that could have happened does not make for a good argument.

Bottom line. They pulled a April fools joke then immediately let it be known it was a joke.

 

[BADUNAME37]

My point was that you are throwing out hypotheticals that have nothing to do with what the OP originally stated to argue the point. Of course many things could happen. They were riding in the car and it could have burst into flames as they were going 70mph down the highway. They could have had a blow out and rolled the car 10 times being ejected and mutilated. We could sit here and make up a bunch of could have happened situations. I'm saying it is just silly to do so. Heck I could sprang my index finger leaving me permanently disabled from typing this. Just jumping to unfounded conclusions saying that this or that could have happened does not make for a good argument.

Bottom line. They pulled a April fools joke then immediately let it be known it was a joke.

I agree, however the April Fool's Joke was a DIRECT RESULT of the OP leaving his gun in the car and the very person he was trying to appease was the one who apparently pulled the prank on him (or at least was a major contributing factor)!

That scenario is different than a blow-out, it is different than a car bursting in flames, it is different than you spraining your pinkie in that the gun was apparently under the control of the passenger who was sitting within one foot of a loaded weapon, and one who apparently knows nothing about weapons and who would even go so far as to joke about the loaded weapon.

A laser-guided missile could have gone awry and hit their car from halfway around the world. A meteorite traveling at 256,002 Miles Per Hour could have been lined up to go right through their windshield at just the perfect timing. I was referring to things that can happen when one pulls pranks and things that can happen when one plays with guns in any way, shape or form!

 

[dodgensince74]

The OP posted on a practical joke played on him and he wasn't sure how to take it. I am sure everyone here has at one time or another played a joke/prank on someone that only they thought was funny while the other person did not think so.
This thread like many others on here has turned from one subject to one where you have some on here pounding thier chest and saying that "IF" they can't carry where ever they want then they won't go there anymore, or if the friend(home owner) didn't allow them to carry in his/her home then they were not really thier friend.

After reading the whole thread I don't remember seeing anyone say that their first response would have been to ask if she and her freind were ok. That would have been my first response, but I was brought up to always put a person above any material thing. My Dad always told me that any material item can be replaced, but person can not. Its a shame that some here don't feel the same way. JMOP

 

[BADUNAME37]

The OP posted on a practical joke played on him and he wasn't sure how to take it. I am sure everyone here has at one time or another played a joke/prank on someone that only they thought was funny while the other person did not think so.
This thread like many others on here has turned from one subject to one where you have some on here pounding thier chest and saying that "IF" they can't carry where ever they want then they won't go there anymore, or if the friend(home owner) didn't allow them to carry in his/her home then they were not really thier friend.

After reading the whole thread I don't remember seeing anyone say that their first response would have been to ask if she and her freind were ok. That would have been my first response, but I was brought up to always put a person above any material thing. My Dad always told me that any material item can be replaced, but person can not. Its a shame that some here don't feel the same way. JMOP

Yes, you are correct, the proper thing (and most friendly) would have been to ask if they were OK.

I appreciate you bringing that up.

I've had my share of practical jokes I played on people when I was half my age. Probably some people still remember them and some may not even know I did it.

So, with this, I am off my high horse, off my soapbox or whatever you call it.
Thank you again for that reality-check!
I needed THAT!

 

[ObsidianOne]

I notice there's a lot of comments directed towards me that are a result of assumptions or people not reading the entire thread.
I was NOT aware my girlfriend's vehicle was being taken.
My GIRLFRIEND was the one who played the prank.
My FRIEND'S GIRLFRIEND was the one who was uncomfortable with the gun in her house.
Hopefully that will clear some things up.

 

[matt_borror]

Tell your girl that that kind of stuff is the reason people are supporting gun bans

 

[Shadow 7D]

Good advice^^^^^^^^^^
I would still have a friend call and leave a message on the house machine about you needing to come down to the station and clear up the 'situation'
and that you might need to bring in the girlfriend and her friend, as what they did was VERY ILLEGAL, and the DA was trying to decide whether how to handle this.

Just make sure he blocks his number first.

 

[Gary Cadwell]

april fools

In Wash., the state, the glove box makes it concieled. Even a long gun in the back seat with a blanket over it is. So she should carry her permit. Or get one before the politicians won't let us have them ant more...