Now you would suspect that a gun club would be a safe place to be.

And, damn, you would think wrong.

As many as 10 people were injured when a St. Charles man accidentally fired his gun at an Elburn-area gun club, police said.

In the clubhouse, the man was about to put away his 12-gauge shotgun, police said. Thinking he had placed a snap cap – a device that preserves the firing pin during storage – into the gun the man actually loaded a live round, police said.

He then pulled the trigger while the shotgun was aimed at the floor, discharging the gun. The fired ammunition ricocheted up and hit several people in the clubhouse, police said.

Now, I have heard of people who are such bad shots that they can’t hit the side of a barn – even from inside the barn – but this is the first time I’ve heard of a guy who can’t even hit the floor.

Thanks to UmptyDump and Scotty in Illinois for the heads up.