While most gun owners would agree safely storing your firearm when not in use is part of being a responsible gun owner, there are readiness diehards in homes, hopefully without children, who insist on keeping guns in a drawer by their nightstand, under the sofa or even simply sitting on a coffee table should the Crips, Bloods or that Venezuelan gang wreaking havoc in Aurora, Colorado, should attempt a dynamic entry in their home while they’re in the middle of watching Sunday Night Football.
But one Chesterfield, Virginia, resident decided to keep their ready-to-rock semi-auto handgun close to what was likely one of their favorite rooms—the kitchen—when they stored it in an oven…and then forgot it was there and turned the oven on.
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