Fun With Guns: Felony Friends Edition
A guys says that his friend accidentally shot him in the head.
But, that ain’t all his friend did.
The victim with his family
An Upstate man said he is thanking his lucky stars that he’s still alive after being accidentally shot in the head by a friend, who never even called 911.
Michael Burdette said John Philip Thompson accidentally shot him in the head while he was showing Burdette his handgun, but then only gave him a towel while he lay bleeding.
Yeah, walk it off dude.
After “a while” the friend finally called the guy’s wife to come help him.
And in the understatement of the year —
When Spartanburg County deputies arrived, they arrested Thompson on a charge possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
Burdette said he believes that is the reason Thompson did not want to call for help.
Ya think?
Thanks to Brian for the heads up.
If you lie down with felons you get up with…or don’t get up with…a gunshot wound to the head?
Not all felons, of course, because too many of ’em didn’t do the crime for which they were convicted–they just “fit the profile” and some DA like Ken Anderson “built a case” to suit the local jury pool. But the real professional criminal…sure, he’ll be delighted to have you show him your handgun and then “accidentally” shoot you with it and not call 911.
On the other hand if you lie down with Elephants, you don’t get up because they’ve stolen your bank account, your land, your job, your house, your kids’ school, the town library and park, and they’ll sit on you to squeeze out the last drop of blood while telling you it’s for your own good.
1Michael Burdette, are you dumber than a sack of hair? Are you totally out of your pea-sized mind? Are you smoking the drapes? This is how you live you life, the kind of friends you pick? Your mamma must be so proud! And, yes, inquiring minds do want to know so we can keep a wide circle around you wherever you are.
2Another responsible gun owner, of the felon variety. Mr. Thompson obviously has read
3“How to Win Friends and Influence Idiots”.
Well now they both get to go on to bigger and better things.
I guess I shouldn’t point out that felons can’t legally possess firearms.
4Could be gun nuts can’t remember the number for 911. If it was 1911,as in Colt’s 1911 semi-auto pistol-the longtime favorite of the U S military,the call would be a slam dunk. Same with gun re;ated statistics. Just list them as calibers and NRA members would be whizzes with numbers.
5It never fails, when the story goes, “so and so was showing so and so his gun,” you can predict the rest.
6Thankfully Mr. Burdette wasn’t shot somewhere that would cause any appreciable damage. Dang, he could have lost a kneecap.
7Rubymay-less chance of a riccochet off the kneecap. Bouncing slugs off his head should be considered reckless endangerment.
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