Since reports of accidental shootings at gun shows this past Saturday filled the wires, David Waldman of Daily Kos decided to hit up teh googlez and see just how many oopsies (and not-so-oopsies) occurred on the National Day of Service Gun Appreciation Day (because it seems no matter how many times you pump irony fulla lead that motherfucker just will not die).
Check out the tally, along with Gun Fails: A Comprehensive Collection To Commemorate ‘Gun Appreciation’ Day (via HuffPo), after the jump.
- Providence, RI; 12:30 am EST. 1 wounded
- Buffalo, NY; 1:00 am EST. 1 dead
- Cleveland, OH; 1:04 am EST. 1 dead, 1 wounded
- Odenton, MD; 1:30am EST. 2 wounded
- Kingston, NY; 1:45 am EST. 1 wounded
- Allentown, PA; 2:00 am EST. 1 dead
- Columbus, GA; 2:07 am EST. 1 incidentally wounded
- Kirksville, MO; 1:30 am CST. No injuries, no property damage
- Elmira, NY; 2:30 am EST. No injuries reported
- Washington, DC; 2:30 am EST. 1 dead
- Gresham, OR; 12:00 am PST. 1 dead
- Spartanburg, SC; early am EST 1 wounded
- Charlotte, NC; 3:00 am EST. 1 wounded
- Salem, OR; 1:00 am PST. 1 wounded
- Greensboro, NC; 3:30 am EST. 1 dead
- McDonough, GA; 3:30 am EST. 1 dead
- Colorado Springs, CO; 2:00 am MST. 1 wounded
- Danville, IL; 3:00 am CST. 1 wounded
- Las Vegas, NV; 2:00 am PST. 2 wounded
- St. Louis, MO; 4:00 am. 1 dead
- Anchorage, AK; 2:45 am AKST. 1 wounded
- Loleta, CA; 4:15 am PST. Incidental injury
- Yuma, AZ; 5:45 am MST. Property damage, no injuries
- Tallahassee, FL; 8:30 am EST. 1 wounded
- Moscow, ID; 9:00 am PST. 1 dead
- Stow Creek, NJ; 12:30 pm EST. 1 wounded
- Jackson, MS; 12:00 pm CST. 1 wounded
- Franklin Co., TX; 12:00 pm CST. 1 dead
- Little Rock, AR; 12:10 pm CST. 2 wounded
- Raleigh, NC; 1:15 pm EST. 3 wounded
- Cleveland, OH; 1:45 pm EST. 1 dead
- Hampton, VA; 1:46 pm EST. 2 dead
- Long Beach, CA; 10:50 am PST. 1 wounded
- Las Vegas, NV; 11:15 am PST. 2 wounded
- Kansas City, KS; 1:40 pm CST. 1 dead
- Chicago, IL; 1:49 pm CST. 1 wounded
- Medina, OH; 3:00 pm EST. 1 wounded
- Idaho Falls, ID; 1:00 pm MST. 1 dead
- Chicago, IL; 2:00 pm CST. 1 wounded
- San Leandro, CA; 12:20 pm PST. 1 dead, 1 wounded
- Port Edwards, WI; 3:00 pm CST. 1 wounded
- Ft. Wayne, IN; 4:00 pm EST. 1 dead, 1 wounded
- Indianapolis, IN; 4:15 pm EST. 1 wounded
- San Jacinto, CA; 2:00 pm PST. 1 wounded
- Colorado Springs, CO; time unknown MST. 2 wounded
- Lake City, AR; 4:30 pm CST. 2 wounded (life-threatening)
- Concord, CA; 3:55 pm PST. No injuries reported
- Long Beach, CA; 4:30 pm PST. 1 dead, 1 wounded
- Rosewood, FL; evening EST. 1 dead
- Oklahoma City, OK; 7:00 pm CST. 1 wounded
- Springfield, MA; 8:00 pm EST. Property damage; no injuries
- Greenwood, SC; 8:00 pm EST. 2 wounded
- San Francisco, CA; 5:30 pm PST. 1 dead
- Huntsville, AL; 8:30 pm CST. 1 wounded (life-threatening)
- Atlanta, GA; 10:00 pm. 1 wounded
- Greenville, SC; 10:06 pm EST. 1 dead
- Chicago, IL; 9:19 pm CST. 1 wounded
- Thomasville, NC; 10:38 pm EST. 1 dead
- Long Beach, CA; 8:00 pm PST. 1 wounded
- Grapevine, TX; 10:00 pm CST. 2 dead
- Chicago, IL; 10:00 pm CST. 1 wounded
- Albuquerque, NM; 9:15 pm MST. 5 dead
- Orlando, FL; night EST. 1 wounded
- Sarasota, FL; 11:45 pm EST. 1 wounded
- Columbia, SC; approximately 11:50 pm EST. 1 wounded
- Aloha, OR; 9:00 pm PST. 1 wounded
- Pomona, CA; 9:12 pm PST. 3 wounded
- Woodville, CA; 9:45 pm PST. 1 dead, 1 wounded
- Santa Ana, CA; 11:40 pm. 1 dead
Breaking from WGNO in New Orleans: “NOPD officers are investigating a report of five people shot near Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Lasalle Street moments after the parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. had passed. WGNO News is at the scene and will have more information as it becomes available.” Details to come. Times-Picayune reports four shot.
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