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| Man accidentally shoots himself in testicles | ||
| 2010-06-02 | ||
| Well, I...certainly hope it was an accident. A man accidentally shot himself in the testicles at Lowe's Home Improvement store in Lynnwood Sunday afternoon, police said. Lynwood Police. How may we help you? Some guy did...what? The man's handgun, which was in the waistband of his pants, went off at about 12:30 p.m. -- an apparent "accidental discharge," according to Shannon Sessions, a Lynnwood police spokeswoman. "It made a loud noise and scared a lot of people in the store," Sessions said. "I believe he shot himself in the testicles and he also had some injuries to his leg and foot. He was obviously in shock." BANG! What the hell was that? AAAAAAAHHHHH! AAAAAAHHHHHH! I shot myself in the testicles! Oh, my. It appears that someone has shot themself in the testicles... Nobody else was hurt and no one appeared to be with the man, she said. Ummmmm...yeah. I'm outta here, man. Lemme know how you make out. Police and fire responded, and the man was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle before police had a chance to interview him extensively. Excuse me, sir. Like to ask you some questions? AAAAAHHH! AAAAAAHHHH! Maybe later... Sessions had no further details about the man. We don't think he'll be too hard to find though. Lynnwood police are continuing to investigate but "at this point it does look like it's accidental," Sessions said. That just a hunch, Muldoon? A manager at Lowe's said store personnel are not commenting on the incident. I mean...whadda ya want us to say?
That's just nuts. The long and the short of it ... | ||
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #28 If you want to carry a gun in your pocket the single-action North American mini-revolver is a good choice. My daughter had one of these, she complained that after you shoot a couple of rounds it's too hot to hold, Got a .380 and is very happy with the gun, sold the pea shooter. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-06-02 23:35 |
| #27 Happiness Is a warm gun. Bang bang shoot shoot |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-06-02 19:46 |
| #26 Not unlike "accidently unleashing" a round from an AK as did his brother the Gazan. |
| Posted by: Steven 2010-06-02 18:05 |
| #25 Man, I remember the first time I shot myself. Embarrassing. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-06-02 14:22 |
| #24 If you want to carry a gun in your pocket the single-action North American mini-revolver is a good choice. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2010-06-02 14:06 |
| #23 Technically the Darwin Awards are for those who remove themselves from the gene pool through their own stupidity and thereby raise the average IQ of h. sapiens. While death is the customary mechanism, I would say this qualifies. |
| Posted by: Chunky Shinesing9794 2010-06-02 13:55 |
| #22 It's not an Accidental Discharge it's a Negligent Discharge. Accidental would be the gun going off on its own. This dummy caused this. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2010-06-02 12:24 |
| #21 This Lowes is just a few blocks from my house. But I was out-of-town at the time. They don't mention what he was shopping for. What kind of idiot goes shopping with a loaded pistol in their waistband? Takes balls - so he probably won't be doing it anytime soon. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-06-02 12:21 |
| #20 The Butler will now be calling him His Nubbs. |
| Posted by: Big Hupavick1995 2010-06-02 12:08 |
| #19 He must have been nuts. Now he hasn't them. |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-06-02 10:55 |
#18 Many of these people have had extensive firearms training. Some are police officers. A local sheriff had a "baby" Glock in his pants pocket. He got it tangled up in his car keys and the firearm discharged. Safety, training, good equipment and a knowledge of the weapon you are carrying are the watchwords. Shoving an unholstered gun in your pocket violates all three of safety, training, and good equipment. Equipment -- a holster that covers the trigger is a minimum requirement. Safety -- not using such a holster AND putting your keys in the same pocket. Training -- doing it anyway. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2010-06-02 09:59 |
| #17 Gives a completely new meaning to the phrase "ball ammunition." |
| Posted by: Mike 2010-06-02 09:54 |
| #16 |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-06-02 09:27 |
| #15 Ouch! I know a lot of folks who have had an accidental discharge (No pun intended). Many of these people have had extensive firearms training. Some are police officers. A local sheriff had a "baby" Glock in his pants pocket. He got it tangled up in his car keys and the firearm discharged. Safety, training, good equipment and a knowledge of the weapon you are carrying are the watchwords. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-06-02 09:07 |
| #14 Should he be allowed to apply for a Darwin Award? Darwin Awards are only won posthumously, JFM. Not to worry though. I'm sure he'll get another shot at it. |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-06-02 08:56 |
| #13 The man's handgun, which was in the waistband of his pants... Why does one walk around, particularly in and around businesses, with a loaded handgun simply in the waistband? Didn't have a PIN for the ATM? In the strange terminology play of 'pre-boarding', we may have a case of 'pre-justice'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-06-02 08:39 |
| #12 Ah, the old "accidental discharge" in the pants excuse. |
| Posted by: Spot 2010-06-02 08:06 |
| #11 Occasionally a story comes along that just cries out for inclusion despite the fact that it's not WOT related. Suggesting that the president was judged by a 'higher power' during his speech at Lincoln, for skipping his duties at Arlington, certainly merits inclusion. Certainly more so than what is so obviously a gang-banger demonstrating Darwinism (imho). And before the comments come slinging, this was NOT a white guy that left his holster at home. If it were, the local press and the AP would be using it on their anti-gun bent. But that's fine. I'm ranting. It's not the first time and it likely won't be the last (for reasons obvious to me). |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2010-06-02 07:41 |
| #10 Yep, this posting was a LOT more justified than the one I tried posting Occasionally a story comes along that just cries out for inclusion despite the fact that it's not WOT related. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-06-02 06:51 |
| #9 There's always the plastic surgery option. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-06-02 06:49 |
| #8 He needs to grow a pair. |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-06-02 06:32 |
| #7 Depends if has kids or not. Several former Darwin Award nominees had kids so we shouldn't consider it as a criteria. |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-06-02 06:32 |
| #6 Sympathy meter broken , lol-a-meter 10 . |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-06-02 06:15 |
| #5 Depends if has kids or not. I'm betting he doesn't given his cavalier attitude towards guns, which is proably a thing of the past now. Now if his nuts get a vote, they might have something else to say. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-02 05:33 |
| #4 A question for Ranburgers: Should he be allowed to apply for a Darwin Award? |
| Posted by: JFM 2010-06-02 05:16 |
| #3 Someone should tell him that The Home Depot is having a 50% off sale on ball cocks. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-02 01:44 |
| #2 Yep, this posting was a LOT more justified than the one I tried posting about Bama's 'thunderous interruption' during his little family-trip deviation from his duties at Arlington. Oh wait...sorry 'god'...(snark)
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| Posted by: logi_cal 2010-06-02 00:45 |
| #1 Yessir, condition one, cocked and |
| Posted by: KBK 2010-06-02 00:24 |