Stories like this are examples of why ALL nail guns should be banned
 

Handyman Nailed with His Own Nail Gun

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian handyman admitted he was stupid to shoot himself in the head with a nail gun in a misguided prank that left him with a nail lodged in his brain.

Brad Shorten, a father of three from Victoria state, was enjoying a few beers with friends after working on his house when they began joking about industrial accidents.

Shorten, 33, picked up a nail gun that he thought was empty, pointed it at his head and pulled the trigger.

He later said he had turned off the gun's compressor and taken out its nail cartridge but did not realize there was still enough pressure in the gun to fire a nail.

"My mates and I were talking about construction site accidents and taking your eye out with a nail gun, and I foolishly put the gun to my head and pulled the trigger," Shorten told the Sunday Herald Sun newspaper.

"I did a very stupid thing," he said.

The bizarre mishap left him with a 1.25-inch nail counter-sunk through his skull just behind his temple.

Royal Melbourne Hospital neurosurgeons removed the nail in a delicate four-hour operation even though Shorten, who was expected to make a full recovery, had offered to take the nail out with a pair of pliers.

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Too bad he already spawned 3 little idiots.

It's a good sign he offered to take it out himself lol :)

yeah lol.. you know it's going to be a good story when it starts with "was enjoying a few beers with friends "

Fucking retards, dont ban guns just ban the retards

some people are truly amazing

Some people should not drink or use tools at all! :1orglaugh

Mandatory sterilization for all idiots like this, so they can't procreate.






Sell more nail guns.

fuckin' dumbass! nailguns shouldn't be banned, but they should screen buyers. :winkwink: ya gotta have an iq over 80 is the first requirement.

Most nail guns have 2 safeties on them. One on the trigger that needs to be pressed to pull it and a switch where the nail shoots out that must be pressed against whatever it is you're nailing in order to fire the nail.

This guy really fucked up if he was able to pop one into his skull.

What a dumbass!! :1orglaugh

Well said!

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