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An East Texas man ended up in the hospital after he fired a gun at an armadillo and the bullet bounced off the animal’s back and hit the man in his face, according to news reports.
“His wife was in the house,” Rowe said. “He went outside and took his .38 revolver and shot three times at the armadillo.”
What drove the man to shoot at the critter? He told authorities he had seen the animal previously on the highway, which — for reasons unexplained — prompted him to draw his weapon and pull the trigger.
This is the second time this year that an armadillo shooting has gone awry.
In April, a Georgia man accidentally shot is mother-in-law when he fired a pistol at an armadillo, according to ABC affiliate WALB News. The bullet killed the animal, but it “also ricocheted off of it, hit a fence, went through the back door of his mother-in-law’s mobile home, through a recliner she was sitting in, and into her back,” according to WALB News.
originally posted by: CB328
I say the idiot got what he deserved. What is with conservatives in this country thinking every animal exists just for them to shoot it? And they wonder why people want gun control?!
originally posted by: Liquesence
a reply to: Answer
Quite likely. I mean, he *did* apparently fire three times, so 2-3 misses ricocheting off something else is likely.
But it's not as funny.
"That thar critter shot me back!"
In April, a Georgia man accidentally shot is mother-in-law when he fired a pistol at an armadillo, according to ABC affiliate WALB News. The bullet killed the animal, but it “also ricocheted off of it, hit a fence, went through the back door of his mother-in-law’s mobile home, through a recliner she was sitting in, and into her back,” according to WALB News.
originally posted by: alienjuggalo
"Accidentally" shot his mother in-law.. I call bs on that
originally posted by: alienjuggalo
a reply to: Liquesence
In April, a Georgia man accidentally shot is mother-in-law when he fired a pistol at an armadillo, according to ABC affiliate WALB News. The bullet killed the animal, but it “also ricocheted off of it, hit a fence, went through the back door of his mother-in-law’s mobile home, through a recliner she was sitting in, and into her back,” according to WALB News.
"Accidentally" shot his mother in-law.. I call bs on that