Men Shot With .357 as They Traced It for Tattoo Pattern

[emshighway]

CHAPARRAL, N.M. — Getting a tattoo can be a painful proposition, but usually it's just the needle you have to worry about.

Two men trying to trace a loaded .357-caliber Magnum as a pattern for a tattoo accidentally shot themselves, the Otero County Sheriff's Department said Monday.

Robert Glasser and Joey Acosta, both 22, were treated at a hospital in El Paso, Texas, after the shooting Thursday evening in nearby Chaparral.

Authorities said Glasser was struck in the hand when the gun accidentally went off, and Acosta was hit in the left arm. Their injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319338,00.html

This has to be a 2008 Darwin Award Winner

[cancidas]

what did they do to make the gun "accidentally" go off? i've yet to see that happen once!

[emshighway]

Tracin' the trigger Dog!!!!

[nwafan20]

My question is why was it loaded in the first place if they were only tracing it for a tattoo?

[emshighway]

But it's got to be authentic!!!! Who would put an empty gun on themselves?? :roll:

[cancidas]

Tracin' the trigger Dog!!!!

But it's got to be authentic!!!! Who would put an empty gun on themselves?? :roll:

you're starting to sound like you're dealt with this kind of situation before.

[emshighway]

Flashbacks of the good ol' days.

Remember, I did time in the SOBX, actually twice :evil:

[Mellyrose]

Wow, idiots.

[flyboy 28]

Darwin candidates? :P

[lijk604]

Darwin candidates? :P

I hate to ruin anyone's party here, but Darwin Awards are only given to those who ELIMINATE themselves from the human gene pool. Just injuring themselves isn't enough.

[emshighway]

Darwin candidates? :P

I hate to ruin anyone's party here, but Darwin Awards are only given to those who ELIMINATE themselves from the human gene pool. Just injuring themselves isn't enough.

They will do that when they get back from the hospital. Gottta finish the ink!!!