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sitting on a gun

2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Ananova :

24-stone man dies after sitting

on hidden gun

A 24-stone Florida man died after sitting on a gun

he'd hidden under a seat cushion.

Police say Clinton H Williams' weight pushing on

the handgun made it go off at his home in Largo.

He was shot in the thigh and was taken to Bayfront

Medical Centre where he later died.

The St Petersburg Times says a bullet severed the

39-year-old's femoral artery, which is the main

artery of the thigh.

Detective Joe Coyle said: "The way the gun was

situated, the gun just went off underneath. It was

just a freak accident."

He says Mr Williams was an apparent fan of guns

and had two handguns and six or seven rifles in the

apartment.

Story filed: 20:37 Wednesday 20th February 2002

Submitted on 02/20/02

Submitted by: C J
Reference: 20:37 Wednesday 20th February

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Silverhill said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Hiding a pistol in the seat -- and then forgetting about it & sitting on it? LOL! Hand the man a Darwin.


Pilchard said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
what can i say?


R&B said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Gun accident.


Gregory said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Anyone who keeps a loaded gun without a trigger lock or safety on it under a cushion and kills himself sitting on it qualifies in my book. Lucky a small child didn't find it and kill himself. I believe 1 stone=14 lbs, so he would be 300+ pounds, for whatever that is worth.


Teela said:
Maybe Toss: Too Common


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