Doomsday Prepper Shoots Himself

[tradecraft]

I rate his prepping ability.....1.5 thumbs down!

[joash]

He means well, but he's all thumbs!

[Fishslayer]

What misfire? Sounds like it fired just like it was s'posed to!

[stitchnicklas]

[Press Check]

That was seriously gnarly. Thumb looks like ground beef now. Feel bad for the dude.

[sawchain]

Because this guy preps...he will be the one to repopulate the Earth.

Doh.

[aermotor]

friends don't let friends buy glocks

I WILL TAKE YOU INTO A DARK ALLEY AND FIGHT YOU!

btw. for all the stopping power 9mm vs. .45 internet master debaters - just look what a .22 LR to the thumb did to that guy, put him completely out of commission.

I don't think he did that with the .22

I rate his prepping ability.....1.5 thumbs down!

[Synergy]

he was in shock he did not faint like you think. Some of the toughest people can go into shock over something like that. And that sometimes can kill you even if the wound is not fatal

From the clip I just watched, that was staged. Been an Emt/Paramedic for 15 years! Isolated extremity injuries do not cause enough blood loss for a loss of consciousness. I have seen a guy rip the inside of his elbow open and lacerate his brachial artery. Spurting, pumping blood and he stayed conscious the whole time. I call Bravo Sierra!

[aermotor]

Errr it's not blood loss causing the shock.... (See previous EMTs long post as well) Dudes eyes rolled into his head. Pretty sure that was not staged. Guy lost it when he realized what he'd done and saw his shredded thumb.

[Synergy]

Errr it's not blood loss causing the shock.... (See previous EMTs long post as well) Dudes eyes rolled into his head. Pretty sure that was not staged. Guy lost it when he realized what he'd done and saw his shredded thumb.

His hand was already bandaged and medic was assisting him. Watch when he falls back, his neck is still flexed and his right arm still has motor control. He would have gone dead limp and his head would have slapped the sand! The visual trauma was gone! I could be wrong, in medicine there is always a 1% case. I say this case was for TV drama.

A non conventional real world test of "unconsciousness" is to take a persons hand and hold it above their face and let it drop. Unconscious with no motor control and the hand will hit the persons face. Natural tendency for a conscious human is to not hit their face. Their hand will always slide off to the side of their face. Someone who is conscious and faking will not cause themselves more pain.

I see this as a ploy to promote gun owners as incompetent fools that injure themselves and pass out in front of their children.

[only10x]

looks like the zombies have an easy meal there...

[arslin]

I bet he'll not do that again!

He can't... that finger is gone (or part there of). You can only blow a given finger off once.

[Synergy]

He can't... that finger is gone (or part there of). You can only blow a given finger off once.

Like a cat, he has 9 more to go!

[Rob454]

Call it what you will its still wrong to make fun of it or for the producers to portray gun owners as crazy off the wall idiots that will hurt themselves if they even touch a rifle. You guys may see this as entertainment, i see it as a slam to responsible gun ownership. As much as you guys make fun of the guy for faking it imagine what a non gun person or a anti gun person thinks.
I turned on the tv and i watched part of two episodes. The one in question was one of them the other was the people who had the morse code for talking. Maybe shock is not the right term but I have seen people lose it at the sight of a little blood. Did not have to be gushing or limbs cut off for some people to flip out.
After seeing a good portion of the shows i have absolutely no interest in watching anymore. From the outside they all look like crazy people. By watching it you guys are feeding the flames of the fire you are trying to put out.

[Shellshocker66]

Ok well from what you say he fainted then. Either way it doesn't sound like its uncommon ( given the circumstances listed by you and what happened to him on camera) so why make fun of the guy? I meant more like the holy crap i am bleeding and just got shot I can't believe this is happening to me shock. ( I guess more of the I got in a accident and so overwhelmed with the situation some people simply pass out. hell my buddy passed out at his wedding. I remember when I was a kid a buddy sliced the tip of his pinkie off and freaked out running around then finally sitting down thinking he is gonna die. . Not I just got my arm blown off and I am bleeding to death shock.

So I'm not really making fun of him as I was amused that he is like the typical guys I've encountered out in the field. Big strong guys and bragging how tough they are. I swear if I had $100 for every guy who told me how tough he was and then proceeded to pass out when I inserted an IV into them I would be rich!

He reminded me of such encounters and I was surprised they actually aired the event on TV. Usually you get the before, and then the after. I give them kudos for showing the whole deal, where you can tell he is about to go and then BAM he is out.

Do I feel bad he blew his own frikken thumb almost off? Yes! But I think it was a valuable lesson also. It reminds you to not be stupid when dealing with firearms. Which I'm glad he did before he actually ever got to a SHTF scenario. Just think what would of happened then? NO helicopter to come airlift you out, no ready IV pain medications, and basically your only option would be to continue amputating the rest of the digit and making sure you have a good amount of skin left to make a stump (which might include cutting some of the bone back) WITHOUT anesthesia.

I know a lot of folks think the show might put those of us who prep in a bad light, but I hope that particular part of the show helped some newer folks to realize that firearms are no laughing matter and accidents can happen at any time.