A couple of weeks ago, 29 year old Nicholas J. Ellingford, was playing Roy Rogers in the checkout line of his local supermarket.  He was trying to show off his

Nick has a Glock 9mm and tried to “show it off to a buddy,” according to the Lincoln City Police Department.

The cool part comes next.

Ellingford mistakenly pulled the trigger as he stuffed the piece back into his pants, police said. A bullet tore through the gunslinger’s groin and exited his thigh, just barely missing the man’s femoral artery.

You know, when Nick shows off, he really knows how to do it.

He was airlifted to Portland and is expected to make a full recovery.  Well, maybe not “full,” you know.

The police said he did not have a concealed handgun license and could face criminal charges for his reckless behavior.

Thanks to Fenway Fran for the heads up.