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Man shoots self with pillow gun
upi ^ | Dec. 29, 2011

Posted on 01/01/2012 5:23:43 AM PST by JoeProBono

ORANGE CITY, Fla.- Authorities in Florida said a man who awoke to the sound of his dog barking grabbed a gun from beneath his pillow and accidentally shot himself in the arm.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said John Ebberts of 16th Street, near Orange City, told officers his dog woke him up by barking at 2:32 a.m. and he apparently accidentally hit the trigger while pulling his Bond Arms Snake Slayer .410 shotshell/.45 Colt derringer from beneath his pillow, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Thursday.

Ebberts shot himself in the left forearm with a .410 shotshell. He was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach by EVAC ambulance for treatment.


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To: Daffynition

LOL!


81 posted on 01/01/2012 12:26:09 PM PST by basil (It's time to rid the country of "gun free zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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To: JoeProBono
It's near impossible to tack a Marine to the mantle.


82 posted on 01/01/2012 12:47:04 PM PST by Daffynition (*Pray for whatever passes for America these days* Amen. ~ ScottinVA)
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To: Tupelo

Sorry, I was having visions.


83 posted on 01/01/2012 1:20:38 PM PST by Recon Dad (Gas & Petroleum Junkie)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

You’ll put your eye out!


84 posted on 01/01/2012 1:22:26 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.)
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To: snoringbear

Had a brain fart between seeing and posting.


85 posted on 01/01/2012 1:22:58 PM PST by Recon Dad (Gas & Petroleum Junkie)
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To: JoeProBono

I’ll bet if he had that one under his pillow he couldn’t have shot himself.


86 posted on 01/01/2012 1:24:56 PM PST by Recon Dad (Gas & Petroleum Junkie)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Yeah, it’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye..........

Oh wait, that was my BB gun (and a lot of other stuff /grin)


87 posted on 01/01/2012 1:32:24 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there)
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To: Tupelo
"...with a rifled barrel it is sold as a handgun...<.i>

Thank you, I appreciate the schooling.

88 posted on 01/01/2012 8:42:04 PM PST by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: Recon Dad

No worries, I have them daily. While sometimes embarrassing, they sure do feel good :)


89 posted on 01/02/2012 5:37:09 AM PST by snoringbear (Government is the Pimp,)
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To: expat1000

“I think these days people simply forget about wheelguns as a viable option for a small, light, convenient piece, especially 2-3” .38s”

I’m a wheelgun man. Pull the trigger and they go boom. Just old fashioned, I guess. I do have a few semiautos, but when one of my semiautos has a hang up, I don’t have the confidence in it like my ‘100%’ .38.


90 posted on 01/02/2012 9:30:03 AM PST by Matt Hatter
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