I've seen this before ... except with moose AND squirrel.
Posted on 04/28/2013 6:12:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A man who tried to shoot a squirrel for dinner by taping a .40-caliber cartridge to a BB gun was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after the cartridge exploded, Gainesville police reported.
A sworn complaint was filed against William Daniel Lloyd, 31, for discharging a firearm in public and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, Officer Ben Tobias stated in a press item.
Officer Diana Mattern responded to a medical emergency call at 600 SE 12th Terrace and learned that Lloyd had taped the cartridge to the end of a BB gun to shoot a squirrel, Tobias said.
Lloyd fired the BB gun, causing the BB to strike the cartridge’s primer. The cartridge discharged and fragmented, striking Lloyd in the upper arm and lower leg.
He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On Friday morning residents at his listed address said Lloyd had been released from the hospital and was back at work.
A sworn complaint was filed in lieu of arrest because of Lloyd’s injuries.
The state Department of Corrections website shows that Lloyd served time in prison for 2009 offenses for grand theft and trafficking stolen property. He was released in November 2011.
Lloyd told police he was trying to shoot a squirrel with a Pumpmaster 760 BB gun. His girlfriend told police that Lloyd told her he was trying to shoot a squirrel for dinner, according to police.
Lloyd and others at the home bandaged his wounds but he continued bleeding.
“Lloyd stated he knew he had been hit, but did not know how badly,” an officer wrote in the report.
Lloyd told police he knew he was not allowed to possess ammunition and that he found cartridges while “scrapping” — looking for scrap metal.
A sworn complaint was filed against William Daniel Lloyd, 31, for discharging a firearm in public and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, Officer Ben Tobias stated in a press item.
Officer Diana Mattern responded to a medical emergency call at 600 SE 12th Terrace and learned that Lloyd had taped the cartridge to the end of a BB gun to shoot a squirrel, Tobias said.
Lloyd fired the BB gun, causing the BB to strike the cartridge's primer. The cartridge discharged and fragmented, striking Lloyd in the upper arm and lower leg.
He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On Friday morning residents at his listed address said Lloyd had been released from the hospital and was back at work.
A sworn complaint was filed in lieu of arrest because of Lloyd's injuries.
The state Department of Corrections website shows that Lloyd served prison time for 2009 offenses for grand theft and trafficking stolen property. He was released in November 2011.
Lloyd told police he was trying to shoot a squirrel with a Pumpmaster 760 BB gun.
His girlfriend told police that Lloyd told her he was trying to shoot a squirrel for dinner, according to police.
Lloyd and others at the home bandaged his wounds but he continued bleeding.
“Lloyd stated he knew he had been hit, but did not know how badly,” an officer wrote in the report.
Lloyd told police he knew he was not allowed to possess ammunition and that he found cartridges while “scrapping” -- looking for scrap metal.
He would have been a lot better off just trying to shoot it with the airgun. I have a model 760 and despite having a smooth bore it shoots pellets fairly well.
My first 760 bought around 35 years ago had a rifled barrel.
That takes a special type of stupid....
I've seen this before ... except with moose AND squirrel.
—a single unconfined cartridge is not very dangerous when detonated either by fire or hitting the primer—nor does the bullet have any real penetrating power—
That is what tweezers are for. I learned this hitting a black poweder percussion cap with a hammer as a kid. Put a nice chunk of copper in my shin. I was far more afraid of Mom than the hole in my leg.
Sounds like something the idiots on Duck Dynasty wuld try.
For the a non-construction oriented person, "scrapping" means stealing copper from construction sites.
I’m sorry but I don’t suffer fools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INDEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which is not in short supply in Floriduh...
According to the law, the squirrel had the right to claim Lloyd as a trophy and stash him with the other nuts.
Maybe it is a subtle sign that conservatives are moving into the journalism profession.
I swear I’ve seen this guy before. Isn’t he the guy who strapped a JATO rocket to a golf cart?
Florida Man strikes again...
I am a native Floridian. My family has been here since at least the 1700s. Florida North of Orlando is very conservative and the Western Panhandle has been described as the most conservative Congressional District in the nation.
Reminds me of the guy several years back who decided to grind black powder in a blender.
“Florida Man” stories contain the best “stupid” in America.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.