A Candidate for this years Darwin Award No comments yet

I don’t mean to make light of anyones death but sometimes you just got to wonder about people. I mean really, who uses a torch to try and unstick a loaded gun? Apparently this guy. I’m going to remove his name to protect his families privacy.

A Newaygo County (Michigan) man died trying to clean a muzzleloader he found near a dumpster. The accidental shooting happened Big Prairie Township.

Deputies say when they arrived they found the victim dead from a gunshot wound. After investigating police learned the man and his father used a torch to try and free a plug that was stuck in the weapon.

Once hot enough, the muzzleloader fired, hitting him in the abdomen. He died at the scene.

By the way, the Darwin Awards are “A Chronicle of Enterprising Demises. Honoring those who improve the species…by accidentally removing themselves from it!” Their website is The Darwin Awards.