Man accidentally shoots self while bowling, police say

[warrior1]

http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/Palm-Beach-County-News/man-accidentally-shoots-self-while-bowling-police-say/-/8815578/20151982/-/wu8efa/-/index.html?source=WPBF

Because, "Hey only real men shoot the hell out of the pins." "Bowling balls are for wimps".

JUPITER, Fla. —Witnesses at a Jupiter bowling alley said they thought it was a firecracker at first, but it turned out to be a gunshot.

A man accidentally shot himself in the leg while bowling at Jupiter Lanes about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Witnesses said the man had been carrying a gun in the pocket of his shorts.



"The guy just stepped up to bowl," Jim Miller said. "I think he hit his leg on his back swing."

Added fellow witness Mike Martin: "The ball hit him in the leg, which triggered the revolver."

[boston bean]

1. The only question that remains is was he playing

Ten Pin, CandlePin, or DuckPin?

[dipsydoodle]

4. Could've been cricket if he was bowling.

[Renew Deal]

2. Strike!

[gopiscrap]

3. What an idiot

hope he gets cited for reckless endangerment!!!

[Scuba]

5. If only the bowling ball had had a gun.

[gopiscrap]

15. Ha Ha

actually on a serious note....it's not funny, too many of these toting asshats don't give a whit about the safety of others. Some one could have been killed.

[kestrel91316]

21. But the jackass only hurt himself, so I'm going to laugh at him

all day long and well into the night.

Serves him right. I hope it hurt.

[CatWoman]

48. rofl

i was about to say that

[malaise]

32. He the fugging gun nut could have shot someone else

[Shankapotomus]

6. All of a sudden

the President's bowling doesn't look so bad. At least he didn't shoot himself.

[MineralMan]

7. Pure Slapstick Comedy!

"Hey, honey...where's my pistol? I'm going bowling with the guys."

[bowens43]

8. Now that is funny!!

Sometimes the gun fetishists get what they deserve.

[NightWatcher]

9. And Florida retakes the trophy for craziest state in the nation

Thank you

[upaloopa]

10. How does a gun go off by hitting it with a ball ?

This why I don't ever want to be around a gunner carrying a gun and why we need laws to make it the business owners choice to allow guns in their establishment. I would only do business where I knew there were no guns like I can with smokers.
My right to life liberty and the persuit of happiness trumps some gunners right to shoot his gun off in a public place.
Also you should lose the right to carry a gun if you can't prevent it from going off accidentally.

[marions ghost]

45. As this concealed carry thing spreads

I am going to ask businesses if they allow guns or not. If they do, I will not go there.

[upaloopa]

47. Good idea. How do you know if the person carrying a gun

is a good guy with a gun or a bad guy with a gun.

[baldguy]

11. Why was he carrying a gun?

Did he thing the bowling pins were going to attack him?

[mikeysnot]

16. Delusions of Big Lebowski?

NSFW - you have been warned.

[NBachers]

12. Another premature gun ejaculation

[Blue_Tires]

13. LOL WHUT

Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click."

[truebluegreen]

14. Yet another responsible gun owner!

[geek tragedy]

17. Walter Sobchak. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Ah yes...another day another gun goes off

[lpbk2713]

19. But ... but ... doesn't everyone carry a revolver while bowling?

OMFG

[jberryhill]

23. Well, you don't expect him to carry a rocket launcher do you?

Although for bowling, I typically use a taser and a dagger as sidearms.

[Bay Boy]

40. I have a hunch that it wasn't...

a revolver.

Going back to the article I see they say it was a revolver. That is weird.

[Bake]

41. He shoulda had it in the other pocket

That way, the ball wouldn't have hit it ...

Bake

[sarisataka]

43. No, they only have 6 rounds

I really suck at bowling, I need hi-cap

[onehandle]

20. Just another average gun culture day. nt

[CBGLuthier]

22. Yet another example of something gun "experts" say can not happen.

I am starting to think that either A, these guns are not made very well or B gun experts are full of shit or maybe C, both.

[alcibiades_mystery]

24. When gunners shoot themselves in the dick, I throw a party

Unfortunately, their silly little hobby usually results in far worse consequences for innocent bystanders and children.

[frylock]

25. Florida Man

[liberal N proud]

26. Too funny, gun packing bowlers

[el_bryanto]

27. Man accidentally shoots himself while trying to shoot himself.

When reached for comment later, the man stated "Gol Darn it. I was fixing to blow my brains out with my '45 but darn'd if I didn't forget I had my '22 in my other hand. Course the gunshot roused the neighbors, and I weren't able to shoot myself like I was planning."

Bryant

[Marrah_G]

28. Another responsible gun owner!!!!!!!!!!!!

[boston bean]

29. He does have a spare

leg, that is...

[otohara]

30. A Gun, Shorts & Bowling Ball

put two of them on one side while bowling and BANG.

Ha, ha, ha,

[RC]

31. A revolver and he had a cartage in the chamber under the hammer?

Why?

[MineralMan]

33. You never know when you're going to need to shoot something.

A guy's gotta have a round chambered and ready for his bowling ball to fire at any time.

[RC]

38. Doesn't work that way.

When the hammer goes back, the cylinder advances one round. When the hammer falls, the newly spent round stays under the hammer till the next hammer action. Doesn't matter whether you have to cock it first or just pull the trigger.

[MineralMan]

39. Yes. However, on some revolvers, it's possible to

put the hammer in the cocked position with a live round in the chamber. Then, the revolver is ready to fire when the trigger is pulled, without the need to rotate the cylinder to bring a round into firing position.

Given the story, it appears that the pistol in the man's pocket may have been a single-action revolver or even a double-action revolver, in either case with the hammer at full cock. It's lucky that was the only cock involved, I think.

[Javaman]

35. He wanted to make sure he got the spare.

[NickB79]

44. Because he didn't want to sacrifice ammo capacity, probably

Put your hammer on an empty chamber, and your gun "only" holds 5 rounds instead of 6. And we all know that that one round is all that stands between you and getting your brains eaten by a zombie.

[Javaman]

34. morons with guns. nt

[Purplehazed]

36. An armed bowler on every lane!

But seriously, This guy should be charged with the most severe endangerment charge that there is. If he was drunk and driving with passengers, there would be more collective outrage.

[lastlib]

37. Damn--aren't there other ways to get the 7-10 split??

[Fire Walk With Me]

42. It takes a good man with a bowling ball and a gun to stop a bad man with a bowling ball

and a gun.

[TeamPooka]

46. fraking beautiful.