Unlucky at 80

80 year old Ralph Needs of Groveport, Ohio had a lousy week starting on Sunday September 20th. That was the day he was the victim of a house invasion. Poor Ralph was tied up and beaten which broke his nose. Also his computer, credit cards, and pick up truck were all stolen. Now after such a disturbing event his son took him for a self defense lesson on gun use four days later. Unfortunately, while loading a 9 mm gun, Ralph's son accidentally shot Ralph in the hand. No charges will be filed as the shooting was an accident. On the bright side, the computer was recovered and one arrest was made for theft. No one has been charged for the assault yet.
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Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 02, 2009
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you don't suppose the son was showing his dad how the safety works? 😉

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/02/09 at 10:53 PM

I'm having trouble getting a mental picture to form of how one shoots someone else in the hand while loading a gun. Was the fool chambering a round too? Dha!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/03/09 at 12:09 AM

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