MAN DIDN'T KNOW HE'D SHOT HIMSELF FOR THREE DAYS

A Deltona, Florida, man shot himself while cleaning a handgun but did not discover the bullet hole in his arm until three days later when he changed shirts. Michael Blevins, 37, told deputies that on Thursday he was cleaning a .22 caliber pistol, holding the gun against his chest so his dog wouldn’t jump up near it. But as Blevins stood up he felt a sharp pain, causing his back to give out, and he fell face down. Blevins said he heard a loud gunshot and then he hit his face against the edge of a glass coffee table. He did not feel any pain from the gunshot, possibly because of the medicine he takes for an old back injury, and only felt pain above his left eyebrow that got cut when he hit the table. Blevins said he was wearing a black, long-sleeve shirt so he did not notice the injury on his left arm as he went about his normal routine for the next two days. It was not until the third day on Saturday when Blevins changed into a light brown shirt, which revealed the blood stains. Then he noticed an entrance and exit wound on his arm that was barely bleeding at the time because the wound had cauterized.
* And gals … he’s single!
* Three days to change his shirt, much less take a shower. Come on, man, this is Florida, not France!
* By the way, Mr. Blevins, you might want to start wearing white shirts from now on.
* I like how he says he was holding the gun against his chest to keep the dog away from it. Oh sure, so this was a gun safety thing.
* Sure, he could put the dog in another room, but we’re not dealing with an Einstein here.
* Meanwhile the dog’s thinking, “Hey, don’t drag me into this mess.”
* If you’re buying a gift for the guy he could use a new pain threshold.
* So he heard the gun shot and felt a sharp pain but he couldn’t put the two together?
* Hey, if you can’t connect the dots at least connect the bullet holes.
* I would repeat again to you people to empty your guns before you clean them, but you’re clearly not listening. So good luck – you’re on your own.