| | | I don't care. / WaPo Reporter’s Darwin Award Bid Falls Short
We have another also-ran in the Darwin Award competition. Washington Compost propagandist David A. Farenthold didn’t come as close to permanently removing himself from the gene pool as Jose Vaca did, but the staggering level of stupidity is comparable:
Among the clutter on the coffee table, I found my 4-year-old’s Party Popper, a bright yellow gun that fired confetti. For some reason, I held the gun up to my eye and looked down the barrel, the way Yosemite Sam always does.
It looked unloaded.
Then, for some reason, I pulled the trigger.
When I got to the ER, I had a swollen face, metal-foil confetti in my hair and a faint odor of gun smoke.
Toy manufacturers need to be aware that toys meant for little kids could fall into the hands of WaPo reporters, with dangerous results. Farenthold’s misadventure ended in a scratched cornea.
At least he is now familiar with gun safety Rule #1: Always Put on Safety Goggles Before Looking Down the Barrel and Pulling the Trigger.
Unsurprisingly, Farenthold feels qualified to hold forth on the topic of gun ownership. Even less surprisingly, he cluelessly refers to the AR-15 as an “assault weapon.”
If Farenthold’s reporting ever brings him to your favorite gun range, be prepared to evacuate the premises quickly in the event that he actually attempts to handle a firearm.
WaPo firearms expert David A. Farenthold. |
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