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| Man Convicted Of Shooting Self In Groin |
| 2010-05-11 |
| Prosecutors Say They Will Request Probation BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -- A Colorado man who claimed he was trying to defend himself from a mugger when he shot himself in the groin was convicted of illegal discharge of a firearm. "Owwwwowwwwwowwww!" "Is that your pee-pee?" "Owwww... Yeah. Don't step on it, okay?" Investigators said there was no evidence to substantiate David Leroy Blurton's self-defense claim, and jurors convicted the 50-year-old on Wednesday. The shooting happened at the parking of a grocery store in Dillon, Colo., on May 2009. Prosecutors said Blurton had been drinking. Jurors also convicted Blurton of "prohibited use of a weapon -- drunk with a gun" and reckless endangerment. Prosecutors said they will request that Blurton be sentenced to probation. Blurton maintained that someone hit him in the back of the head and he was trying to defend himself. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #8 It's a sad day for America when you can't shoot yer own self in the nuts without the gumint getting involved. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-05-11 22:36 |
| #7 The guy blows his wang off and the cops show up and write him a ticket. Brilliant. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-05-11 20:35 |
| #6 GROAN. Deacon, that's not as painful as the gunshot, but..... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-05-11 19:12 |
| #5 Did a Napoleon and blew his Bonaparte ey? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-05-11 19:06 |
| #4 For some reason, it reminds me of the story of a young man who decided to siphon gasoline from an RV, but chose the wrong tank. The police arrived at the call of the RV owner, to find the thief curled up in the fetal position, covered with his own vomit. An illustration of the event just showed the RV owner and a cop laughing. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-11 14:12 |
| #3 as long as he dont bring his guns to town no more |
| Posted by: 746 2010-05-11 11:12 |
| #2 I second that ED wonder if they charged that DEA agent quite a few years back for shooting himself in the foot while teaching a class about firearms. |
| Posted by: chris 2010-05-11 01:03 |
| #1 I think he's been punished enough. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-05-11 00:42 |