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Apparently this guys neighbor was cleaning his gun when he accidentally discharged it.

 

 

For some context my neighbor was clearing his gun after he came back from the range to put it away. What he didn't realize that there was a bullet in the chamber and the gun discharged. It was able to pass through his front door, my front door and through my computer. A police report was already filed and everything is resolved. Just thought id post it here since I will miss my gaming machine. Also my head was about a foot away from the computer.

 

EDIT:So I was contacted by AMD's PR department. Apparently they are willing to replace (read:upgrade) everything that was damaged in the event. I am thankful that they are being amazing in my situation. Honestly I am taking my near death experience worse than expected. Here's a list of what they are giving me.

 

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http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1oyh1t/the_bullet_that_killed_my_beautiful_machine/ccwwlcd

http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1pr02n/update_the_revival_of_the_shrine_killed_by_a/

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cool story

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Which begs the question, which little shit didn't clear the damn gun before cleaning it? This is Gun Safety 101, not to mention common fucking sense. I know common sense is becoming rarer and rarer, but still.

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wow that is quite the good deed from AMD. I respect them a lot more now and I already had respect for AMD.

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Good guy AMD

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How does a gun "Accidentally" discharge into the computer? But good guy AMD :)

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but........ why is amd interfering in this? was that guy from Amd?  

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Which begs the question, which little shit didn't clear the damn gun before cleaning it? This is Gun Safety 101, not to mention common fucking sense. I know common sense is becoming rarer and rarer, but still. 

The most dangerous weapon is an unloaded gun

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i think that kid will always buy AMD after what happened and got free things

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Which begs the question, which little shit didn't clear the damn gun before cleaning it? This is Gun Safety 101, not to mention common fucking sense. I know common sense is becoming rarer and rarer, but still. 

 

As someone who regularly shoots I can't fathom how idiotic so many people are when it comes to handling their firearms.

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they obviously wanted to get some PR while getting rid of the remaining 7000 series cards :3 

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I learned how to make sure a weapon isn't loaded when I was 6.

Or it jammed and he thought the magazine was empty.

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but........ why is amd interfering in this? was that guy from Amd?  

probably had AMD components in the last build and it was an excuse for them to ditch some old stuff and get free PR

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Sometimes, I sit back and think why some people are just this retarded. It just doesn't make sense... *facepalm*

 

I mean, really. My brother took me to the gun range and taught me gun safety when I was 10. 

 

  1. Take the mag out
  2. Empty chamber
  3. Check if there is a round in the chamber by looking through the side of the gun, pointing the gun away from anyone
  4. Put on the safety
  5. Clean the damn gun without accidentally shooting the gun

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Yeah, I have to say, it was pretty stupid to not know how to check if your gun is loaded. Well, at least he got his PC back.

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this doesn't even sound like AMD doing a PR stunt.

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Which begs the question, which little shit didn't clear the damn gun before cleaning it? This is Gun Safety 101, not to mention common fucking sense. I know common sense is becoming rarer and rarer, but still. Even rednecks ain't that stupid.

 

This is inevitable in any given area where the number of guns in circulation exceed the number of intelligent people.

 

Anyway, it was cool of AMD, and I hope the shock wears off. I hope you never forgive that slime though.

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Sometimes, I sit back and think why some people are just this retarded. It just doesn't make sense... *facepalm*

 

I mean, really. My brother took me to the gun range and taught me gun safety when I was 10. 

 

  1. Take the mag out
  2. Empty chamber
  3. Check if there is a round in the chamber by looking through the side of the gun, pointing the gun away from anyone
  4. Put on the safety
  5. Clean the damn gun without accidentally shooting the gun

 

Pretty sure putting on the safety is the first thing you do, not the fourth...

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Gun discharge while some f*cktard is cleaning it and dont check the chamber/mag

 

Another day in "Land of freedom"...

 

Hope he had some AMD component in that rig and not Intel and Nvidia :P

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The most dangerous weapon is an unloaded gun

I think what you meant to say was that "The most dangerous weapon is stupidity" 

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Pretty sure putting on the safety is the first thing you do, not the fourth...

Most guns should already be on the safe position. But it should be the first step though.

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Anyone living near me owns a gun they could fire in my direction? (please don't)

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Wow pretty nice that AMD is giving the person free stuff. Maybe they had a lot of stock on these parts and decided to give some away to this person.

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