The Gainesville Sun via democommie
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.
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.
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.
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 told police he knew he was not allowed to possess ammunition and that he found cartridges while “scrapping” — looking for scrap metal.
This is from April.
ReplyDeleteYeah, so?
DeleteI don't see how this is relevant to your obsession, and it was a while ago.
DeleteWhich obsession, the one that says lawful gun owners and their first cousins the criminals often so stupid shit with guns.
DeleteThis isn't actually a gun accident. It's someone being stupid with an explosive. And no, this man is in no way a cousin of mine.
DeleteOh, but Greg! Don't you know! They've discovered that even if your tin foil hat blocks the mind rays that would otherwise turn you into a psycho killer, those rays still cause genetic mutations that devolve you into a lower form of life--it happens to all gun owners, lawful or not. We're all "Homo neanderthalensis gunnus" and our continued existence, as a species, is at the pleasure of the "Homo sapiens sapiens" who are much more evolved and therefore have the right to do whatever they want with us.
DeleteSo he took a BB gun, which isn't considered a firearm, and taped a bullet on the end, turning it into a firearm. And thereby leading to his prosecution. Not sure he can be considered a gun owner all the BB gun did was strike the primer.
ReplyDeleteAnd then he confessed to knowing he wasn't supposed to possess ammunition.
Yeah, but he found one round in a scrap heap.
DeleteThen knowing the consequences, he should have left it there.
DeleteThis makes the Minnesota guy look like a genius.
ReplyDeleteFelons aren't often known for their decision making skills.
DeleteFunny, that's what I often think about you lawful gun owners.
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