From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
"I'll tell you the truth," a criminal complaint quotes an apparently inebriated Keith Walendowski. "I got pissed because my lawn mower wouldn't start, so I got my shotgun and shot it.
"I can do that. It's my lawn mower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want," Walendowski told police.
Well, no. Anyway, even if shooting your lawnmower is legal in your area, its certainly not recommended.
Dick Wagner of Wagner's Garden Mart, 6075 N. Green Bay Ave., said shooting the mower didn't help Walendowski's odds of getting it repaired."Anything not factory recommended would void the warranty," he said.
Yep, it sure will, Dick.
Man charged with shooting lawn mower [JS Online] (Thanks, Erik!)
Who hasn't shot an appliance for malfunctioning? By applying the same method my water heater now doubles as an irrigation system.
]]>And yet, people say that rednecks all live in the South.
]]>LOL.
I could imagine a customer now
"Can you tell me how to fix my push mower?"
"Umm what's wrong with it?"
"It wouldn't start so I shot it."
"...[click]"
]]>Exactly. The article said "it's illegal to own a sawed-off shotgun," which is incorrect.
]]>Semantics. He didn't get a NFA tax stamp, therefore what he did was illegal. It's more accurate to say short barreled shotguns are not BANNED in Wisconsin, just subject to the NFA.
]]>Anyways; no, contrary to popular opinion (moreover, this article), it's NOT illegal to own a Short-Barreled Shotgun in Wisconsin, and most other states in the country. To own one, you have to comply with the National Firearms Act of 1934, which involves paying a $200 tax and waiting a few months for the ATF to approve your paperwork for one. This guy obviously didn't follow the NFA, and was charged for possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun.
]]>@stinerman: Meh the weapon was legal since you don't need a permit for one in that state, just sawing it off was illegal
]]>Seeing as owning the weapon was illegal to begin with, I don't think Mr. Scalia had much to do with this.
And the ruling didn't say everyone was entitled to a gun, but I'm willing to bet you already knew that.
]]>I suppose this is one time when Ben and Co. will permit us to blame the consumer without risking getting banned, eh? Unless you consider the lawnmower the victim.
Cheers!
]]>@SuperJdynamite: That's odd, considering the man who attempted to assassinate Reagan was found not guilty due to insanity.
]]>Ever since Reagan decided that mentally unstable people shouldn't be regulated by big government they can pretty much do whatever they want.
]]>But I think he lived in Iowa
]]>Psych evaluation plz
]]>geek squad just found their new exucutive VP of dl'ing your porn
]]>/Glen Campbell'd
]]>Sounds like the start of another lawsuit. One which will result in yet another warning sticker to be placed on all new lawnmowers: "Warning: Shooting this lawnmower will void its warranty." They'll place it next to the sticker that says, "Do not use this lawnmower as a hedge clipper."
]]>You try starting a lawn mower in Texas during a summer heatwave. After about the 25th pull, you'd be grabbing your shotgun, too!
@xwildebeestx: Shop Smart. Shop S-Mart.
/Bruce Cambpell'd
]]>but did we really need to the Dick lawnmower expert ?
looks fake and stupid
Well, at least someone took it 'very seriously' :D
And yes, this means the end of his gun ownership - never mind the mental aspect - possession of a restricted weapon (a sawed-off shotgun) without the appropriate ATF stamp is a federal felony offense.
]]>Come on! I mean even Elvis got to shoot his own televisions. This guy did nothing wrong.
]]>"Yes, Pete, it is. In fact , it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land."
]]>Small world. Dick Wagner charged me $17.70 for this lawnmower part yesterday ([www.mowpart.com]). Yeah, that's right - less than $8 bucks online. A-hole.
I was going to complain to Consumerist, but I knew nobody would give a shit. I should have just shot my lawnmover like they do on the South side.
]]>/Wayne Campbell'd
]]>in every state i meant to say
]]>Hopefully that's the end of gun ownership for this guy. I imagine gun ownership by the mentally unstable is prohibited
]]>Well, maybe not everything, but all about lawnmower shooting, at least...
"Some clown in Sacramento was dragged into court. He
shot his lawnmower It disobeyed, it wouldn't start.
Might makes right, it's the American way. They
fined him $60 and sent him on his way
You know, some people don't take no shit.
Maybe if they did they'd have half a brain left."
Looks like a reasonable, responsible consumer to me. If I was looking for a babysitter, I'd trust him on his picture alone.
]]>And it's not illegal to saw off a shotgun per se, I think as long as the barrel is at least 18 inches. But that's irrelevant.
]]>CLASSY!
]]>Good grief! This guy sounds like a ticking time bomb! Thank God he took his anger out on a lawnmower, now they can toss him in the looney bin kthxbai
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