Handyman tip #1: A gun is not a power tool
Ronald Long, of Deepwater in the US decided that using his gun was a good way of making a hole through the wall, which he needed to do in order to instal a satellite TV system at his home. He fired his gun from the inside of his home after several unsuccessful efforts to punch a hole through the exterior wall using other means.
Unfortunately, his wife, Patsy, was outside at the time. She was pronounced dead early on Saturday evening after being shot in the chest with a .22-caliber handgun.
The local sheriff’s department said a person involved in such a case normally would be charged with manslaughter, but that was up to the prosecutor.
“Once we complete a diagram of the incident, we will be submitting everything to the prosecuting attorney and let him decide if he wants to press criminal charges,”
the sheriff’s spokesman said.
Even if he escapes jail for killing his wife, Long is clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed, and should never be trusted with anything remotely dangerous, like power tools, let alone a gun!
March 28th, 2008 at 8:41 am
I see a whole new marketing campaign here - the High Velocity Multi-Tool. I can image WalMart moving the gun section from sporting goods to the hardware area. This guy should be up for a Darwin Award!
March 28th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Geeze what does he use for cleaning the drains - a chainsaw?!
March 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Please tell me that Deepwater is not in Texas! LOL. Texans are having trouble with our image since we sent the prez to the whitehouse.
March 28th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Fantastic. His wife likely could receive an unlucky Darwin Award.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Wow. I don’t know if I should laugh or feel sad.
March 29th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I have a good friend in the highway patrol here in Mo, and I couldn’t believe this when he told me. How dumb can one person be?
It looks like he will not get off without some time in the pen.
March 29th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
This is the most horrible “crap” that I have heard.
March 29th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
God thats horrible! What a dumb!
March 29th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
My God!!
I’m gobsmacked!
March 29th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Quite sad that this kind of thing would happen. -_-
March 30th, 2008 at 2:21 am
Oh great - now MY hubby is wondering where we might need a hole in the wall….. quick. Hide the guns!
March 30th, 2008 at 2:57 am
It makes you wonder what some people are thinking! How do you get from I need a hole to run some cable to make a hole with a gun! Enjoyed your blog!
March 30th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Wow. I guess my ex-coworkers AREN’T the dullest knives around. This guy maybe should spend some quality time in a rubber room.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Just to give a unbelievable update on the story… They are NOT going to prosecute this idiot! The county prosecutor decided that his was not negligant and he will not have to face charges or go to jail for killing his wife. That is totally amazing!