Ontario hunter arrested after accidently shooting himself in the ass - Polidicks

[url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/ontario-hunter-charged-after-shooting-self-in-buttock-1.2424004?cmp=fbtl[/url] [quote]A 21-year-old Owen Sound man is recovering from his injuries after accidentally shooting himself in his buttock while hunting near the Township of Georgian Bluffs. The man was charged with using a firearm carelessly to hunt under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. [/quote]

I suppose you can say that his decision came back to bite him in the ass. :v:

How do you even

well hindsight [I]is[/I] 20/20

[QUOTE=aznz888;42851732]well hindsight [I]is[/I] 20/20[/QUOTE] More like 'hiney' sight harharharaharaharahar

The article says he hung the gun on the tree he was in and it went off, it sounds like an accidental discharge, not a negligent one, why is he being charged?

I half-expected this to be about Rob Ford. Try harder to get into the Darwin Awards next time, buddy. Shooting yourself in the ass is a good start, but think bigger! Ambition, man!

[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;42851730]How do you even[/QUOTE] Practicing his new gun slinging moves probably.

Must feel like a real pain in the arse.

[QUOTE=DaCommie1;42851825]The article says he hung the gun on the tree he was in and it went off, it sounds like an accidental discharge, not a negligent one, why is he being charged?[/QUOTE] Maybe he hung it up by the trigger. :v:

[QUOTE=snapshot32;42851790]More like 'hiney' sight harharharaharaharahar[/QUOTE] [img]http://facepunch.com/image.php?u=475067&dateline=1375456212[/img]

It always amazes me when stuff like this happens. Like.. come on, accidentally shooting yourself in the ass, really?

[QUOTE=DaCommie1;42851825]The article says he hung the gun on the tree he was in and it went off, it sounds like an accidental discharge, not a negligent one, why is he being charged?[/QUOTE] Because if the thing was loaded and had a round chambered, that's pretty negligent.

[QUOTE=archangel125;42852723]Because if the thing was loaded and had a round chambered, that's pretty negligent.[/QUOTE] He wanted it ready for the deer, so it wouldn't make any noise chambering the round, though admittedly I did think "Why didn't he just open the bolt first?" when I read this.

Pointing a loaded, chambered weapon at yourself with the safety off seems pretty negligent to me.

They arrested him to save him from himself

[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;42851730]How do you even[/QUOTE] Probably was in Toon Town where his prey bent the gun to aim at himself for comedic effect. Very common occurrence.

[QUOTE=snapshot32;42851790]More like 'hiney' sight harharharaharaharahar[/QUOTE] [img]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-golfclap.gif[/img]

[QUOTE=snapshot32;42851790]More like 'hiney' sight harharharaharaharahar[/QUOTE] Have some respect, it probably does not feel nice to be the butt of jokes on the internet.

[QUOTE=catbarf;42855475]Pointing a loaded, chambered weapon at yourself with the safety off seems pretty negligent to me.[/QUOTE] Some firearms can discharge even with the safety on and without the trigger being pulled.

[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;42856168]Some firearms can discharge even with the safety on and without the trigger being pulled.[/QUOTE] Which is why you never point a gun at yourself or anybody else.

[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;42856168]Some firearms can discharge even with the safety on and without the trigger being pulled.[/QUOTE]That's why I don't believe in those fucking trigger block safeties, those are bullshit. Unless it's physically preventing the hammer or firing pin from striking the primer, it's not a real safety in my book. All of that aside, if you're leaning a loaded weapon against something (or hanging it by it's sling for some reason) have the bolt open, safety on, and no round in the chamber. I am fucking obsessive about firearm safety so stories like this make me wring my hands in anguish.

Isn't that pretty much definition of adding insult to the injury?