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Handyman tip #1: A gun is not a power tool

Posted by Ian in bogans & dickheads, weird shit on March 27th, 2008

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!

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14 Responses to “Handyman tip #1: A gun is not a power tool”

  1. Comment by dale

    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!

  2. Comment by Jayne

    Geeze what does he use for cleaning the drains - a chainsaw?!

  3. Comment by CyberCelt

    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.

  4. Comment by Colin Campbell

    Fantastic. His wife likely could receive an unlucky Darwin Award.

  5. Comment by Jillian

    Wow. I don’t know if I should laugh or feel sad.

  6. Comment by new zealand accommadation

    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.

  7. Comment by Tips Supremo

    This is the most horrible “crap” that I have heard.

  8. Comment by Tj @ BareFly.com

    God thats horrible! What a dumb!

  9. Comment by Bettina

    My God!!

    I’m gobsmacked!

  10. Comment by Deimos Tel`Arin

    Quite sad that this kind of thing would happen. -_-

  11. Comment by Petra

    Oh great - now MY hubby is wondering where we might need a hole in the wall….. quick. Hide the guns!

  12. Comment by Steve

    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!

  13. Comment by Kelly

    Wow. I guess my ex-coworkers AREN’T the dullest knives around. This guy maybe should spend some quality time in a rubber room.

  14. Comment by Real Estate Forms

    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!