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Men Shoot Themselves While Tracing Gun For Tattoo Design
KOAT & Associated Press ^
| December 31, 2007
| AP
Posted on 01/02/2008 9:22:02 AM PST by andyk
CHAPARRAL, N.M. -- Two southern New Mexico men are recovering after accidentally shooting themselves while trying to trace a loaded .357-caliber Magnum as a pattern for a tattoo.
The Otero County Sheriff's Department identified the men as Robert Glasser and Joey Acosta. Both are 22.
The sheriff's department said deputies responded to the shooting in Chaparral on Thursday evening, but Glasser and Acosta were already on their way to a hospital in nearby El Paso, Texas.
Authorities say Glasser was struck in the hand when the gun accidentally went off. Acosta was hit in the left arm. The injuries were not life-threatening.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: banglist; quickdraw; tards
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:22:04 AM PST
by
andyk
To: andyk
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:25:26 AM PST
by
Jim Hill
To: Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:27:13 AM PST
by
OSHA
(Liberals will lick the boot on their necks if they think the other boot is on yours and mine.)
To: andyk
A couple of questions:
1. Was it the same bullet that injured them both, or were they dumb enough to re-try?
2. Why did they use a LOADED gun?
3. Has anyone considered nominating these guys for a Darwin Awards Honorable Mention (honorable mentions are given to those who should be covered by the Darwin Awards but are still alive)?
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:27:22 AM PST
by
arderkrag
(Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
To: andyk; Titan Magroyne
*Ping* The Year’s first nominees for the Darwin Award?
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:28:17 AM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: arderkrag
Being a New Mexico resident, I do not find this surprising, in the least.
To: andyk
LOL The idiot should trace the flash burn on himself and have it added to the tattoo for a reminder of how stupid he is.
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:29:34 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: arderkrag
2. Why did they use a LOADED gun?
They were going for realism, man.
Who’d want a tatto of an empty gun?
To: andyk
One can’t help but wonder if it was going to be tattooed to look like he had a gun in his waistband...
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:30:13 AM PST
by
null and void
(Don't taunt the tiger...)
To: andyk
Tracing can be dangerous to your health.
10
posted on
01/02/2008 9:31:22 AM PST
by
Between the Lines
(I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
To: andyk
Home made tattoo? Was beer involved in the transaction somewhere?
11
posted on
01/02/2008 9:31:51 AM PST
by
Lee N. Field
("Dispensationalism -- threat or menace?")
To: andyk
That is so stupid, and on so many levels that it makes you wonder whether Darwin really was wrong.
12
posted on
01/02/2008 9:31:51 AM PST
by
andy58-in-nh
(Kill the terrorists, secure the borders, and give me back my freedom.)
To: null and void
13
posted on
01/02/2008 9:32:09 AM PST
by
andyk
(Go Redskins!)
To: Jim Hill
Gold and Silver in the Dumb@$$ Olympics.
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:32:21 AM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: andyk
It takes a special kind of stupid to...
1) Use a loaded gun.
2) Use a loaded/COCKED gun.
3) Get a tattoo! </ ducking for cover> :)
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:32:28 AM PST
by
MarineBrat
(My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
To: andyk
To: IncPen; BartMan1
To: andyk
I wonder how the tat turned out....
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:33:06 AM PST
by
dashing doofus
(Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
To: andyk
*shrug* With proper bullet placement he could well be eligible for a full Darwin Award...
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:33:48 AM PST
by
null and void
(Don't taunt the tiger...)
To: TheThirdRuffian
Knowing Chaparral the bullet probably passed through one hand, one arm and three double wides.
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posted on
01/02/2008 9:33:59 AM PST
by
csmusaret
(Mnimum wage today; maximum wage tomorrow. It's the Socialist way.)
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