WA State man accidently shoots self in testicles

[GunDog]

So much for safeguarding the family jewels.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/95276669.html

[jonni]

looks like he was a little nuts

[winnre]

Must be sadly tiny if you hit the eggs and miss the sausage.

[bruceflinch]

Darwin wins again!
It was legal for him to carry the pistol in his waistband. Just not smart enough to use a holster.

[robcoe]

So much for safeguarding the family jewels.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/95276669.html

Natural selection in action.

[winnre]

Makes me wonder about the classes needed for CCW in WA. Is his instructor doing a facepalm about now?

[goodlookin1]

Wish we knew what gun he had....and the reason it went off. Sad day for him, indeed!

But what the heck was it doing point in that direction anyways?

[BlackViper]

Somebody did this up in Vallejo a couple months back too. He was "uncooperative" with police at the hospital about how he got shot.

[kajvid]

Wish we knew what gun he had....and the reason it went off.

It went off because the the trigger was somehow pulled. Negligent, not accidental.

[manuelcardenas77]

LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- A man was shot in the testicles Sunday afternoon after a gun in his waistband accidentally discharged, police said.

The man was shopping at the Lowe's hardware store in Lynnwood around 12:30 p.m. when the gun went off, said Shannon Sessions with Lynnwood police.

Medics were called and the man was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, but the extent of his injuries is not known.

No one else was injured, and the man appeared to be shopping alone, Sessions said.

Sessions said it was legal for the man to be carrying the gun and it's unlikely he'll face any charges.

[Cyc Wid It]

Poor or nonexistent holster perhaps?

[yellowfin]

Must have hit the decocker.

[Fot]

Somebody had too!

[winnre]

It went off because the the trigger was somehow pulled. Negligent, not accidental.

Hmmm I wonder what was looped through the trigger guard.

[Vacaville]

Guess the gun went off half-cocked.

Wait - maybe it was a cap and ball revolver?