Another MOST CLUELESS AWARD (or maybe just MOST PITIFUL)

[Dee]

Man charged with felony after he accidentally shot himself in the foot (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/070215/koddities/shot_in_foot)

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - Sheboygan County prosecutors hope to add imprisonment to injury. They charged a 31-year-old man Monday with being a felon in possession of a firearm after he shot himself in the foot Friday.

Patrick R. Hupf Jr. was cleaning the trigger of a .22-caliber rifle when it fired and hit him in the right foot, according to a criminal complaint. Hupf said the gun belonged to his father, the complaint said. Hupf's father told police that his son forgot to check the chamber before cleaning the gun. He called 911 and had Hupf take to the hospital, police said.

Hupf faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000

[aabram]

..... and the moral of the story.... ALWAYS CHECK THE GUN BEFORE YOU CLEAN IT :p

So the poor guy, not only did he shoot himself in the foot, and has to endure the pain, but did they really need to add insult to injury as WELL????? :eek: So glad I don't own a gun :)

[Eva]

I almost feel sorry for him.
Almost... :D

Eva

[Amy in Vermont]

Too bad being really stupid isn't a criminal offense...

[gisli]

Too bad being really stupid isn't a criminal offense...


Hey!!!!!! I heard that.

[DaveM]

WALHALLA, S.C. - A Walhalla man might have had a good reason for not responding to officers who surrounded his home: He was asleep in a recliner when the SWAT team found him after a four-hour standoff, authorities said.

"He did not know we were there until we put our hands on him," Oconee County Sheriff's Capt. Steve Jenkins said.

The 26-year-old had run his mother from their home Tuesday night by firing several shots, deputies said.

Officers surrounding the home first heard breaking glass and other noise, but then heard nothing from the man, despite making calls on a telephone they were able to get into the house and talking to him over a patrol car's loudspeaker, authorities said.

A second SWAT team went around the back of the house after about four hours and saw him asleep in a chair, Jenkins said.

Officers entered stealthily and woke the man up to arrest him. He's been charged with discharging a firearm into a residence, but could face additional charges, Jenkins said.

No one was injured, but the home had bullet holes in the walls and ceiling, he said. Deputies said they recovered about 15 guns in the house.

(can we safely assume that alcohol was involved here?)

[Dee]

I almost feel sorry for him.
Almost... :D

Eva

I almost did too Eva as I was reading it, but probably the laughing that was going on would not indicate that. :p