Police urge holster use after man shoots his own penis

[drpepper67]

As Chandler residents Joshua Seto, 27, and his fiancée, Cara Christopher, walked over to a Fry's Food Store for refreshments, he tried securing her pink handgun in the front waistband of his pants.

The gun fired, striking Seto's penis and continuing through his left thigh. The bleeding started immediately and was heavy, according to police dispatch recordings released Sunday.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2011/08/07/20110807cr-penisshot0811.html

Be careful out there people...

[brewens]

1. His doing that if it's before he was able to have kids? Maybe not a bad thing. n/t

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

3. If it's before he had kids, this is definitely a Darwin Award candidate.

[gravity556]

18. Never point your pistol at your gun, gentlemen... NT

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

2. He's lucky... alot of major arteries inside the thigh area.

[izquierdista]

4. Might have been safer in his hatband

Not much going on in that area.

[lonestarnot]

5. Fully developed observation!

[LiberalEsto]

6. For his gun or his penis? nt

[petronius]

11. I wonder if those penis sheath gourds come in kevlar

:shrug:

[drpepper67]

12. I didn't think of that, but either would work.

And that's pretty funny....

[slackmaster]

7. Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools

My dad taught me never to carry a handgun without a proper holster.

[MemeSmith]

14. Not just in a holster....

What was it doing with a round in the chamber, if it was just being carried? Was she preparing for some impromptu quick draw event?

Furthermore, how did it get triggered? Did he allow his index finger to slip inside the trigger guard, while was handling it? Sloppy.

Too much screen time. Not enough range time.

[oneshooter]

15. My SIG 220 is always loaded, ie a live round in the chamber with the hammer de cocked properly. n/

[RamboLiberal]

16. To each his own but most safely carry with a round chambered

If I need the gun I don't want that extra step of racking the slide.

[RC]

8. That had to have hurt.

Does he still have his girl friend? Does she have her gun back?

[ileus]

9. Kydex or leather OWB for me....lots of people like IWB, either way proper holster is required.

[RamboLiberal]

10. Here's what police are stressing - DUH

In the wake the accident, police are warning armed residents to use holsters, not waistbands.

The movies and TV shows, like Sons of Anarchy, that show tough guys with guns shoved into their jeans are not realistic, Chandler Police Detective Seth Tyler said Sunday.

The cops and robbers of the silver screen most likely use rubber weapons, which weigh far less than the real things, Tyler said.

"Whenever you handle a firearm, whether you are a novice or experienced, always treat firearms as though they are loaded," said Tyler, a spokesman for the department. "If you are going to carry a handgun on your person, use a holster, not your waistband."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-08-08-gun-holsters-man-shoots-penis_n.htm

[onehandle]

13. Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. nt

[NewMoonTherian]

17. Yes, but the trick is to not pick the low-hanging fruit.

I... whoops.

[onehandle]

20. I don't think the guy picked his target. nt

[Endangered Specie]

19. With a PINK handgun, no less.

[guardian]

21. I blame Hollywood

You can't turn on the TV or watch a movie without one of the characters sticking a weapon in the waistband of their trousers. And more often than not it is the 'cool' protagonist doing it.

[Kennah]

22. Coulda been worse had he shot another man's penis

"I shot another man's penis in my pajamas. How another man's penis got in my pajamas, I'll never know."