Cops: Ohio Felon Cleaning Handgun Shoots Downstairs Neighbor

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11. 'Safe' and perhaps less embarassing excuse

Better reason than "I was practicing my quick draw" or "my wife told me to make sure the gun was unloaded so I pulled the trigger to prove it to her" or as noted "I was going to commit suicide and missed".

Back at a county I worked for a deputy accidentally shot themselves. On two different occasions. I moved so I don't know if they ever made it to the third time.