It seems that some people are just desperate to be listed in The Darwin Awards.

This weeks "'tard of the week" story (something that human nature will, no doubt, allow me to continue regularly) goes to Shannon D. Austin from Salina, Kansas.

From Kansascity.com:

"SALINA, Kan: A 36-year-old Salina man survived shooting himself in the head after pulling the trigger of a gun he thought was empty."

And goes on to explain:

"The shooting occurred when Austin's neighbor, Michael Urich, stopped by to tell him he had been in a fight at a local bar, police said. Austin fired the revolver — which he thought did not contain any bullets — several times in the air in a show of support for Urich."

He then turned the gun to his own head, with the expected (albeit dissapointing) results.

And the punchline of the article?

"Austin was treated at a local hospital, where police ticketed him for shooting a firearm within city limits."

LOL! Only in America...Full story here.







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