Florida Man Accidentally Shoots Himself, Doesn’t Notice Until 2 Days Later

A man holds a 357 Magnum revolver by firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson in an arms shop in Kaufbeuren, Germany, 01 December 2015. Photo by: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
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A 37-year-old Florida man only noticed he’d been shot while cleaning his revolver two days later when he changed from a black shirt to a brown one and noticed a blood stain from his wound.

Reuters reported the bullet pierced Michael Blevins’ skin and muscle before exiting his body while he was cleaning the gun in his living room on Thursday.

The Deltona, Florida man loaded the gun while resting it on his chest so his dog wouldn’t jump on it, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Blevins told police he fell when his back gave out due to an old injury, struck his head on a table, and accidentally fired the weapon. Between the pain medication he takes for the injury and bumping his head, he was likely distracted from feeling the gunshot, the police report said.

He was treated at a local hospital on Saturday, where staff reported the incident to law enforcement.

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  1. Avatar for henk henk says:

    Apparently the dude doesn’t shower often.

  2. Responsible gun owner example. I’m just happy it was himself and not the dog.

  3. Stumbling around, hopped up on pain killers, nursing an old back injury and packin’ heat! What could go wrong?

  4. FL + Guns + Pain Meds = Hat Trick of Derp. Bravo, sir! :laughing:

  5. Is there any chance that we could just let the gun nuts have their toys, and eventually they would just Darwin themselves?

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