Pistol under pillow shoots sleeping man

Washington Times ^ | apr. 3 | unknown

[dogbrain]

A man in Granite Falls, Wash., who slept with a pistol beneath his pillow woke up one morning last week to find the gun had gone off and shot him.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Saturday that the man, who was not identified, went to bed Thursday night with a loaded .22-caliber revolved tucked under his pistol. Sometime during the night, the gun discharged and shot him in the chest, but he apparently didn't realize he was wounded until he awoke early Friday.

[dogbrain]

Hey don't feel too bad.
My Mom used to like Jerry Springer until I convinced her it wasn't real.
Of course now, she likes "Dr. Phil".

I tell ya, you can't make your parents listen!

[B4Ranch]

"I doubt that even the Warren Commission could get to the bottom of this."

If the Warren Commission ever got a hold of this, the bullet would travel from one end of the pillow to the other end make a 180 degree travel line before exiting a striking the victim in the leg.

[dogbrain]

Yes, guns and SUV's ARE, in fact, genetically linked.
I believe it was the S. Koreans who discovered this since Daewoo makes automobiles AND guns.

In So. CA, nothing goes together better than driving and shooting.

[dogbrain]

sorry, forgot my sarcasm tag.

(besides, I don't know how to make it...)

[EGPWS]

I believe it was the S. Koreans who discovered this since Daewoo makes automobiles AND guns.

And I believe it was the Americans that discovered that the true victim in this case is the poor innocent pillow! LoL's

[dogbrain]

That pillow was in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

Truly a fascinating story.
What's gonna come out first, the book or the movie?

[EGPWS]

What's gonna come out first, the book or the movie?

Only true "Pillow Talk" will enlighten us as to what will come first!

[Condor51]

"This shows the weakness of a .22 caliber round; I'd laugh if a guy pointed a weak-ass .22 or .38 Special pistol at me. If you want to intimidate a burglar or anyone who wants to mess with you, get a .357 Magnum, .45 ACP or anything more powerful than 9x19mm NATO."

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Hmmm, I think you might suffer from caliber envy.

JUST KIDDING!!!

[B4Ranch]

None was needed.
.
.
/sarcasm

[Shooter 2.5]

Free Republic's infamous .22 Long Rifle Revolver.

I remember that thread. The discussion morphed into the equally famous .45 Automatic Revolver.

[WhiteyAppleseed]

Didn't Dick Clarke use some of those when he testified?

[ought-six]

"Moral: Don't bring a .22 to a knife fight."

A .22 is not an ideal self-defense round, but it has, at times, done the job. It depends on which round is employed. A .22 WMR can be deadly. A hyper-velocity .22 LR round (such as a CCI Stinger) has been known to get a perpetrator's serious attention, as well. I would not want to use a .22 for self-defense, but if I had to use one, I'd opt for a .22 WMR (preferably), or if I didn't have that, a .22 CCI Stinger. Best self-defense weapon in the world is a 12-gauge pump shotgun with 00-buck.

[ought-six]

Yup, I do love the Ruger Mini-14. That is one fun rifle, and the 5.56mm rounds can be deadly (I prefer 5.56mm bullets of no less than 55-grain, and I've found that the 62-grain and 63-grain are real stoppers).

[Condor51]

"This shows the pathetic stopping power of .38 special"

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Excuse me but do you know that different loads are available for every caliber? Are you aware that cops & feds are legally prohibited from using anything but 'ball ammo' (NO hollow points or 'hot' loads).

Also, I have a .38 Colt Detective Special & back in the mid '70's I used to shoot 158 grain Super Vels in it. And I'll tell you what, you wouldn't laugh long if shot with one. When I took it to an indoor range, it sounded like a frickin cannon - everyone would come to see what the heck I was firing. I got tipped to the 'benefits' of the Super Vel by a Chicago PD undercover Narc. And yes he was 'breaking the law' but his life depended on his ammo.

Also, do you know that the first practical revolver, the Colt Patterson wasn't made until 1837. Do you know that the Colt Single Action Army (aka Peacemaker) wasn't even made until 1873 & Colt's 1st DA the Lightening wasn't made until 1877. Do you know that in the 'old west', the most popular caliber was actually the .44-40, not the 45 Colt. However, a .45 caliber SAA could fire the shorter .44-40, but not vise-versa.

Which BTW, reminds me of poor ole Lester Moore who's buried in Boot Hill in Tombstone, AZ:

Les Moore
HERE LIES
Lester Moore
Four slugs
From A .44
No Les
No More

BTW, until he 'died' in 1876 Wild Bill Hickok still used .36 caliber 1851 Navy Colts - cap & ball revolvers. Oh and for what it's worth, the Winchester was NEVER chambered in .45 Colt, but mostly 44-40.

[Shooter 2.5]

Friday, HBO is going to repeat all three of the previous "Deadwood" shows starting with the premier. If you can get past the very, very bad language, it's an unbelievably authentic show.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Sorry.... I couldn't resist ;-).

[AnAmericanMother]

:-) It may have been a groaner, but it's still funny.

:-D

[Shooter 2.5]

I just found out that the Webley-Fosbery was chambered in only two calibers. 455 Webley and .38 Colt Auto.

That would mean if you had the smaller caliber, the Webley Fosbery would be a .38 Colt Auto Semi-Automatic Revolver.

Someone call Fenstein's office and warn her of these deadly assault revolvers.

[VadeRetro]

Holy crap!! If .22 caliber is so weak, then why do the liberally biased media always have stories about people getting killed by a .22 caliber pistol? Why are there even .22LR rifles?

A .22 long rifle (not .22 short) to the head up close can cause wicked brain damage. With enough energy to penetrate in but not out, it tends to bounce around on the inside of the skull. The Mafia has sometimes shown a fondness for this sort of "hit" because a .22 is easily silenced.

A .22 to the body is not likely to be very effective, although Spider Sabich died in about 25 minutes after a single shot through the aorta from Claudine Longet.

[VadeRetro]

Because some of us enjoy putting 10 rounds through the same hole at 100 yards.

When I fire ten times and leave one hole, that's the story I use too. ;)