http://www.gunssavelife.com/?p=1979

 

PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WTSP) — A teenager is recovering after police say he shot himself in the penis and testicle while cleaning a gun he just bought. It happened Thursday morning at a home on the 200 block of Verada Street in Port St. Lucie.

 

Police say 18-year-old Michael Smeriglio first lied to police saying someone shot him while he was walking down the street. After being questioned by police he admitted to accidentally doing it himself. Doctors say the bullet went through his penis, his left testicle and then lodged itself in his thigh. Smeriglio told police he bought the gun last month at a party.

 

The above link has some additional commentary which suggests that the 18 year old was carrying the firearm without a holster and managed to shoot himself.

 

These types of stories don't really help the pro-gun cause and are likely to increase the viewpoint that there should be some type of demonstration of firearm competency prior to being able to complete the purchase of a firearm

 

I thought the minimum age for buying a handgun was 21? Have I misunderstood?

 

TheWombat

 

 

I thought the minimum age for buying a handgun was 21? Have I misunderstood?

 

TheWombat

 

My guess would be that if it was purchased at a party, it wasn't a legal transfer to begin with. That was most likely the basis for originally saying someone else shot him.

Hope it was only a .22.

I thought the minimum age for buying a handgun was 21? Have I misunderstood?

 

I'm sure this was an illegal purchase from the word go. Bought it at a party? Give me a break. When he gets out of the hospital, he should go straight to jail, do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Cleaning it? Come on, he was practicing his gangsta draw and triggered it. Least he still has one useful testicle! Maybe he can save it in a jar!

isnt that the second case of glock rooster this summer

Cleaning it? Come on, he was practicing his gangsta draw and triggered it. Least Unfortunately he still has one useful testicle! Maybe he can save it in a jar!

Fixed it

Ken

No more partying for him!!

Drug dealer, illegally purchased gun, stupid as hell.

 

Too bad he didn't do the job correctly.

It could be a legal purchase. I'm not sure of Fl laws. Remember, federal law states an FFL can't transfer a handgun to anyone under 21. However, federal law doesn't require purchases go through an FFL. If FL law doesn't require an FFL, a Face to Face transaction is fine.

Though in this case, as the thread title suggests, it is Darwin in action, and this kid certainly isn't the epitome of society. However, even if he bought it at some party, it doesn't mean it was an illegal purchase. I mean, if he had no criminal record, and was not prohibited already, which he likely isn't, it was probably completely legal on his end. Now, of course the seller could have sold it illegally.

 

Florida and federal law only require you to be 18 to purchase a handgun in a in-state face to face purchase from a non-FFL. You are only required to be 21 when purchasing from a FFL (for a handgun that is).

 

Someone please correct me if I am mistaken.

http://www.huffingto..._n_1880348.html

 

This one takes the cake. Just plain dumb.

Darwin knows what he doing with this kid. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll wrap a rubber band around the other one and save us all some precious air.

 

As far as transfering a handgun in Florida, you can be 18 to do a F2F sale, with photo ID. I think there might be one more requirement, but its been so long since I've looked at the law there.

 

But I'm with every one else thinking it was an illegal transfer in the first place. There are just to many dodgy things going on here.