shot in the leg...!!!!

[Termlab 10+ year member]

so i went to a friends house to have a few choice beverages and clean my guns. well turns out that the 9mm pistol i took was a favorite to one of those long time friends that i dont get to see to often. somewhere in the night, while him holding the gun and explaining to me that he also wanted one, the gun was loaded (put a bullet in the chamber) without me knowing.

normally i would have checked the gun for being loaded as soon as it was handed to me. but in this case, it was a close friend and his word was taken. but, i should have checked anyway. several sayings can walk hand and hand with this. "better safe than sorry". "you can never be too careful". well, turns out, despite the miscommunication from myself and said friend, as soon as the gun was passed to me, a bullet passed through my leg. with the confusion that followed ( a loud bang in your face/ears tends to do this) we were not sure how the trigger got pulled. i'm certain of a few things however:

1) i should have checked the gun

2) i shouldnt have had the clip near, around the gun and passing it to my friends

3) i now have to face some stupid criminal charge...

4) it could happen to anybody. please be careful with your firearms... i never thought this could happen to me previous to this. i was usually to careful for it.

5) even though you might trust somebody with your life (or your leg) accidents can still happen...

i dunno, just felt like sharing my experience with you all

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[XtrmAudioCncpts 10+ year member]

**** sorry to hear that i hope you get better soon

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

ouch so sorry to hear..... so it was ur gun and it went through your leg? why the charges

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

because alcohol was present and we were drinking SOME. not enough to inhibit our functions... not enough to impair judgements or that sort of thing. just enough that it looked odd that this was all thrown together in one night...

well, its just a misdemeanor crime, but a crime none the less.

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

How bad's your leg?

 

[XtrmAudioCncpts 10+ year member]

did it burn like they say it does?

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

not tooooo bad lol. it is more painful now however vs. the actual bullet. but i cant move it just yet. it went through the top half of my leg. but missed the any major nerves, didnt hit bone, and didnt hit any connecting tissues (ligaments, tendons). just hit the muscle. so the muscle is going to take a while to heal.

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

yea how bads you leg, that sucks, did the bullet go all the way through? I wouldnt want to have a bullet taken out of me, bet that shit hurts more than being shot, cause you arent in as much shock. What charges exactlly?

Mike

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

ouch so sorry to hear..... so it was ur gun and it went through your leg? why the charges

what could you get charged for...didnt you shoot yourself...or at least take the blame for it so your friend doesnt get charges pressed against him...unless you feel that he was at fault, which it doesnt seem like he was.

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

i dont remember exactly what charge it is, i was drugged up by the time the sherrif got down to the hospital to explain it to me. my friends could tell me, but the are all working right now. court is on tuesday next week //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif not looking forward to that. yea, the bullet went all the way through, hit the floor. blood everywhere... something i'm sure most would expect. still got small fragments however, they said it would do more harm than good however to take those out via surgery... oh well, i'm not gonna argue.

 

[Termlab 10+ year member]

posession of a firearm while "intoxicated" i guess... something stupid, they were also saying that i tried to do it on purpose. but most people trying to harm themselves with a firearm dont shoot at thier leg. my guess would be the head, but, cant tell them anything once they've made up thier minds.

 

[playa1 10+ year member]

what gun?

 

[nissanrider06 10+ year member]

hey could of been worse. howd they find out u were drinking? and did u call an ambulence or drive there?

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

OUCH!!! sorry about your leg,

 

hope it gets better soon

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

I'm pretty sure that you can fight those charges dude. That is if you have a decent Judge.