A guy in Modesto, California suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder while exercising. Here is where the story gets interesting. The bullet was NOT in a gun of any kind, but rather on the floor. He actually had live ammo on the floor where he was lifting dumbbells. I think you probably know where this is going. He said he "accidentally" dropped a dumbbell on a bullet causing it to fire and hit him in the shoulder. This idiot was dumb enough to be exercising where live ammunition was and should have seen this coming. It sounds hard to believe, but cops said it is possible that it could have happened!

Submitted on 04/18/2012

Submitted by: Philip Siegfried
Reference: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/04/13/national/a064023D75.DTL April 18, 2012

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Yep, this is a new one as far as gun-related incidents go. But since a gun wasn't actually involved I think this is definitely unique enough for consideration. What sort of maroon leaves live ammunition just lying around like that? Thanks, Philip!

Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
The sort of maroon who shouldn't be trusted with a water pistol. Thanks, Philip!

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