Man accidentally kills himself with shotgun whilst trying to damage car.

[A380]

From today’s Standard. The headline isn’t quite right; apparently the subject threatened the occupants of a car with a shotgun. When they made off he tried to smash the windscreen with the butt of the gun, which went off, killing him.

Tragedy for his family. But what is the hive mind view on such instant ‘karma’?

 

[marshall]

Read about this, sure, wry smile was raised.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I find it hard to have sympathy for anyone that carries a shotgun around in public, never mind someone so stupid as to start banging it off hard surfaces whilst the barrel is pointing at their own face.

 

[8ball]

Remember gun safety, folks.

 

[Pickman's model]

I find it hard to have sympathy for anyone that carries a shotgun around in public, never mind someone so stupid as to start banging it off hard surfaces whilst the barrel is pointing at their own face.

Yeh an object lesson. As any fule kno an automatic centre punch will take care of car windows without the danger of killing yourself

 

[8ball]

Promising future career in heart surgery, too.

 

[JimW]

What sort of cartridge load would still have the force to kill after a ricochet? Must have shot himself direct you'd think, not that I'm any expert.

 

[gosub]

Duck season only started last week, he was probably out of practise

 

[editor]

Can't raise much of a fuck for anyone that wanders around in public wielding a shotgun.

 

[maomao]

What sort of cartridge load would still have the force to kill after a ricochet? Must have shot himself direct you'd think, not that I'm any expert.

The headline and first paragraph don't agree with the account a couple of paragraphs down. Does seem more likely that it went off while he was trying to smash the window holding the gun by its muzzle.

 

[Spymaster]

If the reporting's right and he killed himself after threatening or seeking to treaten or kill other people with a loaded gun. Good. Fuck him.

 

[Part 2]

I don't think bullets are known for their bouncing properties

 

[Spymaster]

What sort of cartridge load would still have the force to kill after a ricochet?

A slug or buckshot could easily kill off a ricochet at close range but I don't think that's what's happened here. Silly cunt's probably shot himself whilst try to to copy what he's seen in films and smash the windscreen with the stock.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

'Reports of suspicious activity'

When The Bill is right, it's right.

 

[maomao]

I don't think bullets are known for their bouncing properties

Shotguns don't fire bullets.

 

[Part 2]

Shotguns don't fire bullets.

Tell that to the 56 year old lady of Venner Rd

 

[maomao]

Tell that to the 56 year old lady of Venner Rd

Given her rather shoddy telling of the story I'm not convinced she was telling the truth about her age. May be tough to track down.

 

[Pickman's model]

A slug or buckshot could easily kill off a ricochet at close range but I don't think that's what's happened here. Silly cunt's probably shot himself whilst try to to copy what he's seen in films and smash the windscreen with the stock.

Yeh that's what's happened and he'd be with us still if only he'd used an appropriate implement (or unloaded the gun)

 

[Smokeandsteam]

In times like these we need more good news stories like this. Warms the heart.

 

[not-bono-ever]

its a bit retro using a shotgun. i blame brexit

 

[pesh]

Fucking hipsta

 

[dessiato]

Shotguns don't fire bullets.

They can be made to.

 

[A380]

They can be made to.

Please don't you try...

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

Darwin Award truly deserved for this one.

 

[existentialist]

Darwin Award truly deserved for this one.

Only when it's been confirmed there are no progeny.

 

[likesfish]

your not breaking a car window with the butt of a sawn off

 

[NoXion]

your not breaking a car window with the butt of a sawn off

Isn't striking someone with the butt of a weapon a legitimate CQB move? Does this not apply to shotguns, or have I been playing too many videogames?

 

[pesh]

If faces were made out of toughened safety glass they'd probably rethink that

 

[mauvais]

If faces were made out of toughened safety glass they'd probably rethink that

Pedantry perhaps but windscreens aren't toughened, they're laminated, and very strong.

Other windows on cars are tempered for safety which makes them break into lots of pieces.

 

[Dogsauce]

You pop windows with the end of an old spark plug, any run-of-the-mill car stereo thief knows that. If you get caught with one in your pocket they will do you for ‘going equipped’.