Posted on 08/16/2007 3:52:16 AM PDT by csvset
He’s lucky he hit his foot and not the ground. A ricochet could have been a whole lot worse.
Mrs VS
Could be a 2d Amendment moment. lol
Probably didn’t lead the turtle enough. LOL
Never bring a gun to a turtle fight.
Police questioned other reptiles in the vicinity but they were not cooperating, saying nothing.
Snapping turtles are surprisingly fast.
LOL!
Probably had a rifle with a scope. Standing above the turtle, lined up the scope sight on said turtle, bullet hits 2-3” below aim point at a range of one foot (no pun intended).
Arresting him after shooting himself... Talk about adding insult to injury..
Why was he shooting it in the first place? Was it threatening him in some way?
Serves him right for A) trying to shoot a turtle (I like turtles) and B) being a big enough idiot to MISS.
WHAT AN IDIOT!
Well, Hell, I’m praying for the turtle, someone has to carry the gene pool forward!
Lol, I thought of that scene.
I'm guessing the turtle was eating his bait? Only a guess though.
Hooked turtle gives armed fishers shell
It’s basically a turtle versus man story – “and the turtle won,” said Sgt. J.J. DiLoreto, with the Massillon Police Department.
Police responded to a call that a firearm had been discharged shortly after 11 p.m. Friday on the Tuscarawas riverbank near the intersection of Earl Road and Lake Avenue.
“From what I understand, two guys where out fishing on Friday night ... just on the western side of the river,” DiLoreto said. “But instead of catching a fish, they caught a snapping turtle.
“So these two knuckleheads have this turtle hooked and I think they were planning to eat it,” DiLoreto continued. “Apparently he was taking a shot at the turtle and his foot got in the way. He shot himself in the foot.”
The discharged weapon was a 9mm handgun.
“I don’t know how bad his foot is, but I do know they took him to a hospital by private vehicle right away. ... At that close range and the bullet moving that fast, it had to have hurt like heck.”
DiLoreto said he is not sure if the turtle lived or not. “I can’t say with a 100 percent certainty – but I think the turtle got away,” he said.
The case is listed as a possible fourth-degree misdemeanor, which could mean up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine.
I was wondering if he was planning on eating it, but most people I know who eat them just chop their heads off.
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