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Key Quote: According to police 57-year-old David Walls had been drinking when he tried to shoot down some bees flying above him using a .22 caliber revolver loaded with buckshot. Walls ended up shooting himself in the left hand causing soft tissue damage.
(Thanks to DavCat and Matt Filar)
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How come he didn't use a bee-bee gun?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | April 29, 2008 at 07:44 AM
*SNORK* at Meanie!
Were the bees in a cone shape? He could have just waited 24 hours -- they would have moved on.
Posted by: Cat R | April 29, 2008 at 07:49 AM
BRILLIANT!
Posted by: Siouxie | April 29, 2008 at 08:07 AM
Yeah, not very smart that. Everyone know you're not supposed to use buckshot to kill bees. You're supposed to use beeshot, fer cryin' out loud!
Posted by: Shark Tooth John | April 29, 2008 at 08:12 AM
Sooooo..buckshot kills bucks, right??
*hairflip*
Posted by: Siouxie | April 29, 2008 at 08:17 AM
Update the sidebar already!
Posted by: oneblanksp | April 29, 2008 at 08:45 AM
Blair Man’s Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound Alcohol Related
Well, duh.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 29, 2008 at 09:12 AM
*SNORK* @ Meanie! Very good sir.
Posted by: ellie | April 29, 2008 at 09:53 AM
Walls ended up shooting himself in the left hand causing soft tissue damage.
I wonder he'll break out in hives?
Posted by: ellie | April 29, 2008 at 09:55 AM
Oh, bother!
Posted by: Winnie the Pooh | April 29, 2008 at 09:56 AM
What a dope. I mean, .22 caliber? You need at least a .357 for that big a swarm.
Posted by: padraig | April 29, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Hmmm someone forgot to check their AP stylebook.
Not all shot is buckshot. Saying someone shot buckshot out of a .22 is like saying you floated the Titanic in your bathtub.
Posted by: Joben | April 29, 2008 at 11:20 AM
I'd love to see one of those ".22 buckshot" rounds myself.
Especially since the smallest buckshot pellet - #4 buck - runs about .24 caliber.
Posted by: Wes S. | April 29, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Tnx, Joben & Wes S. ... now I don't need to say whut y'all said ...
*stoopid unprofessional ignoramusi reporter wannabees ... *
Posted by: OtheU(manity) | April 29, 2008 at 04:39 PM
What soft tissue was in his left hand when he performed this stunt?
Posted by: vladias | April 29, 2008 at 06:43 PM