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Guy Reaches For Wallet, Ends Up Shooting Himself In The Butt

by Tom Kludt

12.30.13 | 3:40 pm

Home improvement shopping can cost an arm, a leg and, evidently, a healthy posterior.

A 32-year-old Michigan man was at a Home Depot store last week when he tried to reach for his wallet. Instead, he ended up discharging his .40 caliber glock and suffering minor injuries in his buttocks.

No one else in the Brighton, Mich. store was injured. Police said no citations were issued and it’s unlikely that charges will be filed.

(Image via Shutterstock / Wanchai Orsuk)

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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