Md. hunter shot in the face
Natural Resources Police say an Elkton man was shot in the face when his muzzleloader rifle malfunctioned and shot him in the face while he was hunting in Kent County.
Forty-seven-year-old Larry Bollinger was taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where he was in critical but stable condition.
Police say Bollinger was hunting with friends about 8:45 a.m. Friday when he was shot. He was able to get to his ATV and drive to a nearby farmhouse and call 911.
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The Associated Press
| January 8, 2011; 10:37 AM ET
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Posted by: oriolesfan2323 | January 8, 2011 11:46 AM | Report abuse
or, more likely, karma.
Posted by: ohboy6 | January 8, 2011 12:58 PM | Report abuse
Hmm, at a minimum he was violating several basic safety rules, like DO NOT PUT ANY PART OF YOUR BODY OVER THE MUZZLE. That rifle didn't just randomly "go off", that doesn't happen. He left it primed and something hit the trigger or the trigger had been modified to the point where it had become unstable. Fortunately he's in good shape and will live to learn from his mistake.
Posted by: 4x4path95 | January 8, 2011 2:20 PM | Report abuse
Indeed: fast-acting karma.
Posted by: williamhuxtan | January 8, 2011 8:56 PM | Report abuse
Dick Cheney is in town?
Posted by: BEEPEE | January 9, 2011 11:08 AM | Report abuse
Lol. Karma!
Posted by: Special_One40 | January 9, 2011 2:42 PM | Report abuse
Lol. Karma!
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How did the rifle malfunction? It fired just as it was designed to. That is not a malfunction. That was most likely negligence.