The following news story appeared in our local paper a couple of weeks ago.
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A man was arrested Tuesday after police believe he shot himself with a handgun and later pawned the firearm.
Randy Steinke was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Tuesday morning after seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to his right hand at Memorial Hospital, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department blotter.
Though the man originally claimed his mother accidentally shot him in the hand, police said he was holding the .32 caliber handgun when the firearm discharged.
Police later recovered the gun at a pawn shop.
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Yes, Randy, it was a handgun, but that doesn't mean it's meant to shoot that particular body part. (In the interests of full disclosure, I borrowed the handgun bit from the old comedy team of Proctor and Bergman.)
As an aside, I wonder what felony he was convicted of, and how could he have gotten a gun in the first place with a record? ;)
Take care.
DAL357
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