Men shoot themselves in tattoo attempt

[DaveM55]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080101/...6BsbCbJgus0NUE

CHAPARRAL, N.M. - Getting a tattoo can be a painful proposition, but usually it's just the needle you have to worry about. Two men trying to trace a loaded .357-caliber Magnum as a pattern for a tattoo accidentally shot themselves, the Otero County Sheriff's Department said Monday.

Robert Glasser and Joey Acosta, both 22, were treated at a hospital in El Paso, Texas, after the shooting Thursday evening in nearby Chaparral.

Authorities said Glasser was struck in the hand when the gun accidentally went off, and Acosta was hit in the left arm. Their injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said.

[bogey1]

i always said, tattoo parlors should be banned....the streets will be much safer..

[CoyoteJack]

Have to wonder why the firearm needed to be loaded for the tracing. There is no accounting for the stupid things people will do.

[Michele]

Shaking head, shaking head.

[Glocker]

I think you have to wander why they needed the actual. 357 gun to trace in the first place ...........it takes about 30 seconds to Google and Print a nice picture of a .357. I think there is probably more to the story than the two young-ens care to tell..............

[normanvin]

I think you have to wander why they needed the actual. 357 gun to trace in the first place ...........it takes about 30 seconds to Google and Print a nice picture of a .357. I think there is probably more to the story than the two young-ens care to tell..............

gotta get that realistic look. get the shading just right. get the sheen of the blueing.

plus a little blood spatter.

[Glocker]

gotta get that realistic look. get the shading just right. get the sheen of the blueing.

plus a little blood spatter.

Yup...guess your right