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November 2nd, 2007, 03:10 PM
paramedic70002

OK which one of you is in this Wichita news article?

http://www.kansas.com/news/updates/story/215961.html

Man twirls gun, shoots himself
BY STAN FINGER
The Wichita Eagle

It looks so easy on those old movies and television shows, but an 18-year-old man found out the hard way that twirling a revolver may not be a smart thing to do.

Police said the gun went off as the man was twirling it in his south Wichita apartment early Thursday morning, and the bullet struck him in the leg. He was taken to Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph Campus for treatment, and later transferred to Via Christi's St. Francis campus for surgery.

The incident was reported at 12:40 a.m. in the 2500 block of West 31st Street South.
November 2nd, 2007, 03:31 PM
jamz

Smart, he has not.
November 2nd, 2007, 04:25 PM
aus71383

That's supposed to be a single action revolver...hammer down on an empty chamber. My guess is this guy tried it with a double action...its good for the human race though.

Austin
November 2nd, 2007, 04:31 PM
P7fanatic

Dummbbb. Guy lucky it didn't take out his right eye.:nono:
He probably doesn't know the difference between a single action and a double action.
November 2nd, 2007, 05:09 PM
sisco

Don't suppose it was a Glock?
November 2nd, 2007, 05:16 PM
eww

I at one time lived near there, 2526 W.31st. Hope he recovers.
November 2nd, 2007, 05:19 PM
PcMakr

Quote:

Originally Posted by eww

I at one time lived near there, 2526 W.31st. Hope he recovers.

How long ago? I used to live near 1300 W. 31st.
November 2nd, 2007, 05:30 PM
Scott

Article by Stan Finger?:22a:

:rofl:
November 2nd, 2007, 11:12 PM
eww

How long ago? I used to live near 1300 W. 31st.

1980
November 3rd, 2007, 10:32 PM
PcMakr

Quote:

Originally Posted by eww

How long ago? I used to live near 1300 W. 31st.

1980

I moved away from there in 1974.
November 3rd, 2007, 11:11 PM
ccw9mm

Quote:

Police said the gun went off as the man was twirling it ...

Actually, the man fired the gun as he twirled it. The gun didn't "go off." Subtly so, but this newspaper write-up is yet another slanted view of the evilness of guns (however lightly made), instead of being about the stupidity of the handler.
November 5th, 2007, 06:58 PM
Zundfolge

Quote:

Originally Posted by paramedic70002

The incident was reported at 12:40 a.m. in the 2500 block of West 31st Street South.

Ah, now it makes perfect sense.
(I guess you'd have to have lived in Wichita to understand that)
November 6th, 2007, 04:09 PM
1911NM

Somehow this reminds me of the kid who played Russian Roulette with a semi-auto. :nutkick: