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Handgun "prank."

2012 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

An honorable mention and potential DA contender: --------

TEEN SHOT WITH 'UNLOADED' GUN - A St. Albans teenager shot himself in the face with a gun he thought was unloaded.

Tony Michael Lawson Jr., 18, was at a friend's house when his friend showed him a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, according to Mike Matthews, of the St. Albans Police Department.

Matthews said Lawson opened the cylinder of the revolver and dumped the cartridges out into his hand, but apparently didn't count them.

Lawson then closed the cylinder, put the muzzle of the gun under his chin and pulled the trigger, the report says.

The gun didn't go off, so Lawson put the gun to the side of his head and pulled the trigger again, Matthews said.

Again, the gun didn't fire, so Lawson pulled the trigger a third time.

This time, the gun went off, and the bullet went into Lawson's right cheek and came out the other side of his face.

He was taken to CAMC General Hospital, his condition is unknown.

Submitted on 02/28/2012

Submitted by: Steve Allison
Reference: Hur Herald - 28 Feb, 2012 http://hurherald.com/cgi-bin/db_scripts/articles?Action=user_view&db=artic

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>> Moderator Scores <<

James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Obviously this wasn't Russian Roulette. While handgun accidents are so common they're practically an automatic toss these days, this one stands out because our esteemed victim kept on going! Sounds like it's probably a superficial wound, but even if he lives, he's bound for a DA at some point! Thanks, Steve!


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
I have to disagree. There's nothing about this that says 'Darwin' to me, and the fact the gun didn't go off the first two times probably convinced the guy the gun *wasn't* loaded. (Poor logic with a revolver, but still...) Thanks, Steve!


Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
As James indicated, handgun accidents are extremely commonplace. I just don't see this as unique enough from all the other gun related stories we get. Thanks just the same, Steve.


Shadow said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
i will have to side with Candi and Bruce, while his logic was faulty it is a far too common event. Thanks and submit again!


Tracy said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Unfortunately, this is too common - thanks for your submission though


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