[Smokin' Joe]

See post 73.

[spunkets]

"The geometry of the described events simply does not work."

Sure it does. I'd guess the kid's elbows were resting on the table. That means either the thunbs come off, or the forearm rotates. The man's hand above the gun is not going to stop a 15 lb weight moving at 11.3 ft/sec, as the story shows. The gun's sight and other edges(ie. hammer) will cut him up as it pushes his hand out of the way.