Georgia man loses leg after firing rifle at lawnmower packed with explosives

The Telegraph ^ | 03-26-2016 | Robert Tait,

[NRx]

The three friends no doubt thought shooting at an old lawnmower would be a fun way of exercising America’s gun ownership rights.

But packing it with Tannerite explosive beforehand turned out to be a serious mistake when the target exploded in a dangerous hail of flying metal that hit one of the men, causing horrific injuries that cost him his leg.

This footage shows the moment when 23-year-old David Presley is struck by debris from the machine after firing at it with a high-powered rifle at close range.

Mr Presley and his two accomplices in Walton County in the southern state of Georgia packed the lawnmower with 3ib of Tannerite - a binary explosive designed to make a loudly combusting target for firearms practice - before shooting at it from just 14 yards away.

“It went terribly bad from there,” he admitted ruefully afterwards.

[Daffynition]

Based on his priors, he should have called a lawn maintenance company to do his yard work

[trebb]

Must be a really bad shot if he had to use his “high powered rifle” from withing 45’ to be able to hit a lawnmower...proof positive that some folks are too stupid to handle guns/explosives/lawnmowers

[calljack]

private reply sent

[mad_as_he$$]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3kJ6SU3ycs

[catnipman]

“Who was holding his beer?”

Bubba.

[catnipman]

“If I see anyone drinking and handling firearms, I’m outta there.”

Ditto.

And same with folks not wearing hearing protection. I figure it they don’t have enough sense to wear hearing protection, they don’t have enough sense to be wielding a firearm.

[Yaelle]

That is HILARIOUS

[Oztrich Boy]

Inquiring minds want to know. Was he legless before he did this?