Man shoots self with pillow gun

upi ^ | Dec. 29, 2011

[JoeProBono]

ORANGE CITY, Fla.- Authorities in Florida said a man who awoke to the sound of his dog barking grabbed a gun from beneath his pillow and accidentally shot himself in the arm.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said John Ebberts of 16th Street, near Orange City, told officers his dog woke him up by barking at 2:32 a.m. and he apparently accidentally hit the trigger while pulling his Bond Arms Snake Slayer .410 shotshell/.45 Colt derringer from beneath his pillow, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Thursday.

Ebberts shot himself in the left forearm with a .410 shotshell. He was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach by EVAC ambulance for treatment.

[basil]

Best idea I’ve heard in a while! Do you know where I can git me one o’ them seal guys?

[Tupelo]

“Is that considered legal?”

It is considered legal if the barrel is rifled. Shotguns have no rifling and any thing with a barrel length under 19 inches is verboten. But with a rifled barrel it is sold as a handgun and viola, a damn good home defense weapon. If you know how to use it.

[Tupelo]

Long Colt

[mosesdapoet]

Re Ur Derringer pix...that thing has one hell of a kick

[central_va]

Firing a .45 cal derringer must be nasty.

[JoeProBono]

[Gaffer]

That’s what I’d call an AOW......even though it is older than dirt....

[Gaffer]

There’s an accident waiting to happen.

[JoeProBono]

[ChildOfThe60s]

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[Mycroft Holmes]

Firing a .45 cal derringer must be nasty.

It's a short range weapon. Think of it as a power knife.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Here's some real home defense for you...........

http://www.catapultkits.com/10201

[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

[Chode]

bet that left a mark...

[SLB]

Be careful, you will shoot your eye out with that thing.

[JoeProBono]

[Little Ray]

Lesson: When grabbing a weapon, don’t put your finger through the trigger guard or on the trigger until you’re ready to shoot.

I hope he’s okay.