Hasn't This Guy Been Punished Enough!!!

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – A Colorado man who claimed he was trying to defend himself from a mugger when he shot himself in the groin has been convicted of illegal discharge of a firearm. Investigators said there was no evidence to substantiate David Leroy Blurton's self-defense claim and jurors convicted the 50-year-old on Wednesday. The shooting happened at the parking lot of a grocery store in Dillon, Colo., on May 2009. Prosecutors say Blurton had been drinking. Jurors also convicted Blurton of "prohibited use of a weapon — drunk with a gun" and reckless endangerment. Prosecutors said they will request that Blurton be sentenced to probation. Blurton maintained that someone hit him in the back of the head and he was trying to defend himself.

While I’m definitely not advocating playing firearms while drunk and David probably got what he deserved (from the jury at least), didn’t they feel at least a little bad for this guy. He shot himself in the groin for goodness sake. I would figure that’s probably the worst punishment for screwing around with a gun while drunk ever, don’t you think?

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