Men making gun tattoo shoot selves - The Santa Fe New Mexican

Men making gun tattoo shoot selves

The Associated Press |
Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007 -

CHAPARRAL, N.M. — Two Southern New Mexico men are recovering after accidentally shooting themselves while trying to trace a loaded .357-caliber Magnum as a pattern for a tattoo.

The Otero County Sheriff's Department identified the men as Robert Glasser and Joey Acosta. Both are 22.

The Sheriff's Department says deputies responded to the shooting in Chaparral on Thursday evening, but Glasser and Acosta were already on their way to a hospital in nearby El Paso.

Authorities say Glasser was struck in the hand when the gun accidentally went off. Acosta was hit in the left arm. The injuries were not life-threatening.

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