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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:30 PM
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Hiker accidentally shoots himself in the rear
(08-31) 16:35 PDT Wenatchee, Wash. (AP) --

A hiker on Blewett Pass shot himself in the butt when he put a handgun in his back pocket. The Chelan County sheriff's office said the 52-year-old Snohomish man had moved his .40-caliber handgun from its holster to his back pocket Saturday to see if that position would be more comfortable.

The Wenatchee World reported the gun fired the bullet down his left buttock and left leg, coming to rest just above the knee. He was treated at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/08/31/national/a123042D30.DTL
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:33 PM
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1. "Blewett Pass"??
The Great Spaghetti Monster in the Sky must have been in a good mood that day. :P
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SheilaT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:35 PM
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2. This would be
amusing if it weren't so painful and pathetic.

Incidents like this make a strong case for various gun-safety laws, regulations, and training. At least he only injured himself and not anyone else.
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FirstTimeVoterAt37 Donating Member (380 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:40 PM
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3. At least he stuck the gun down the BACK of his pants
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:42 PM
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4. You know what position would be most comfortable?
If you left the fucking thing in your locked storage cabinet at home.
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one_voice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:44 PM
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5. When I first read...
the subject line for some reason I read "Hitler accidentally shoots himself in rear" I thought well that's a neat trick. :D
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Journeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:55 PM
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6. I'm going to hazard a guess. . .
A gun poked down his back pocket is not as comfortable as when it's holstered.
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