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Journeyman

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2. I hit my brother on the side of the face with a rock from a slingshot . . .

Reply to Robb (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:39 PM

Jan 2013

Came close to his eye but did no lasting damage.

I still cringe in horror whenever I remember it, and it's been 50 years. It was so damn close and it could have done so much damage.

I can't imagine what someone like Eric must go through. And to think, he has 50 or more years to live with the memory.

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Man who accidentally shot, killed brother: ‘I relive it every day’ [View all] Robb Jan 2013 OP

K&R nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #1

I hit my brother on the side of the face with a rock from a slingshot . . . Journeyman Jan 2013 #2

"demonstrating firearm techniques" = louis-t Jan 2013 #3

It's aways that one forgotten bullet left in the chamber rightsideout Jan 2013 #4

blew a whole in the freezer once that way.... oldhippydude Jan 2013 #6

Wow! rightsideout Jan 2013 #8

does seem to be the case Phentex Jan 2013 #9

What a horrible thing to have to live with Marrah_G Jan 2013 #5

I can relate rightsideout Jan 2013 #7

First thing I was ever taught about guns: never aim one at anything you don't intend to destroy Downtown Hound Jan 2013 #10