This guy is firmly in the running for Genius of the Year®, Criminal Mastermind of the Year™ AND honorable mention in the Darwin Awards! A man gets into a dispute over some stereo speakers. So, the genius decides that the right way to handle the situation is to kidnap the person he is having the problem with. So, it appears he gathered up a couple of fellow geniuses to help him out with the crime of the century. He sticks a gun into the waistband of his pants.
Which promptly discharged, sending a bullet into his left testicle.
This is not the end of the story, however. Nope, it actually gets better. The pain of the indignity he just visited on his family jewels causes him to flinch.
Which cause the gun to discharge yet again. This time the bullet, mercifully, misses the, um, original target area. But, not wanting to be a complete waste, the bullet lodges in the man's left calf.
When the shooting ended, the 23-year-old man managed to walk himself into the hospital for treatment, police said. He and his two accomplices, ages 18 and 20, were arrested for aggravated attempted kidnapping and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
You know, you don't often get a trifecta from one story all at the same time!
This is actually a fairly common event. Too many people watch the bad guys do this in the movies and forget that “it is the movies.”
I know, this one’s funnier than usual, though. It was the whole trifecta thingee.
But I am intensely uncomfortable even with inside the waistband holsters because of stories like this!
Buy small well designed lightweight guns and don’t put a round in the chamber. It’s good insurance and provides a positive level of peace of mind. And, don’t worry, you can see trouble coming in plenty of time to get ready.