Gun owners urged to stop storing firearms in ovens after overheated pistol fired five rounds
Happiness may be a warm gun, but this one couldn't take the heat.
The remains of the gun, as posted by Chesterfield FD
Firefighters in Chesterfield, Virginia, responded to a reported explosion only to find it caused by a gun left in an oven. The owner had forgotten to remove it before turning the appliance on.
"Please do not store guns or anything else in your oven," Chesterfield Fire and EMS said in a social media post…
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