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Gun owners urged to stop storing firearms in ovens after overheated pistol fired five rounds
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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.

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Sep 09, 2024
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The remains of the gun, as posted by Chesterfield FD
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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