A Hollywood man accidentally shot himself in the buttocks with his .38 caliber handgun, police said.
The man, in his 20s, was cleaning his firearm when it fell to the floor and discharged, Hollywood Police Lt. Derik Alexander said Monday.
via Hollywood: Man cleaning gun accidentally shot in the buttocks – Sun Sentinel.
I am going to go on a limb here, but trigger was invaded by finger and the guy decided to do a small-of-the-ass Mexican carry like they do in the TV. That is unless the guy is a contortionist for Cirque du Soleil and was cleaning his LOADED gun while hanging from the living room curtains doing topsy-turvy Egyptian yoga.
Get a frigging holster….
I’m with you. He likely booger hooked it and was ashamed to admit it.
Agreed. But I’m inclined to think draw rather than holstering.
I always thought Mexican was in the front waistband. Which is why I always recommended Mexican carry, but only while wearing a Speedo.
Not BS, just idiocy (OK… and BS):
1) Cleaning your firearm WHILE it is loaded?
2) normally one cleans a firearm in front, on a table, this makes it hard to fall “behind” (sorry of the bad pun) putting it in a position to shoot in the reported area.
3) A handgun in Hollywood California – and it wasn’t “illegal”? uhm…
sounds suspiciously like some mook playing with his gun, not cleaning it. Anyway, having been shot in the buttocks (I was, honest), he won’t do this again. Damn that smarts, and really leaves a mark. At least I had someone else shoot me 🙂