…. way to make the rest of us look bad.

Some jackass decides to play a prank on his friend. He wanted to wake his friend up by shooting him in the chest with his air gun. But instead, the jackass used a .22 rifle and killed his friend. Story here, but here’s the meat of it:

Manchester police told WCAX-TV that the two friends were staying at another friend’s home Thursday. Police say 23-year-old Nicholas Bell of Manchester was hoping to play a prank on his friend and wake him up with an air gun.

But authorities say Bell ended up firing a shot from a loaded [.22] rifle into the chest of 24-year-old Jeffrey Charbonneau of Manchester, and he died.

There’s so much wrong in this, I don’t even know where to begin. Carelessness, rules violations, and the simple irresponsibility of it all.

It also demonstrates that even “wimpy” .22 LR is still enough to kill a person. No it’s not my first choice, but I’m not volunteering to be shot by it either.