Man shot after loaded gun in stove explodes

[Marilyn. 340]

Antoine Boutte used to keep a loaded gun at the bottom of his gas stove

That is, until he forgot it was there early Saturday and he and another man decided to cook some food, Fulton County police said

Boutte fired up the stove at his College Park home around 3:30 a.m. Saturday -- heating up the .40 caliber Smith & Wesson along with it, a police report said.

While the food was cooking, the weapon’s magazine started to melt in the gun well, the police report said.

This caused the spring – and bullets – to come out of the magazine.

The bullets started going off like popcorn.

Boutte’s friend, Christopher Henderson, opened the stove “to see what was happening,” the police report said.

That’s when part of a bullet casing flew out of the stove, hitting Henderson in the stomach, police said.

Boutte and another friend, Lisa Wells, took Henderson to Southern Regional Hospital. He was treated for his injuries, which police said were non life-threatening.

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/man-shot-after-loaded-563722.html?cxtype=rss_news

Why on earth would you keep a loaded gun there??

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Well that's just all kinds of crazy.

[john & jean 37]

Mythbusters did this last week...

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

Why on earth would you keep a loaded gun there??

Ennui, rank stupidity, a mistaken belief that in order to "eat lead" you have to cook it first.

[Nagishkaw 510]

[Ban Hammer 12,837]

Why on earth would you keep a loaded gun there??

maybe the gun was "hot"

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I had a loaded gun explode in my pants.

[Nagishkaw 510]

:o :o :o

[Susita 175]

O man what am I gonna do I guess I have to find another storage place for my weapons

[SuperDuper! 230]

I had a loaded gun explode in my pants.

Were you getting a lap dance?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Were you getting a lap dance?

[slim 1,514]

Why on earth would you keep a loaded gun there??

It's a great place to hide a gun.

Mythbusters did this last week...

Very cool episode.

maybe the gun was "hot"

College Park does have a log of "hot" guns but it seems this was his because

O man what am I gonna do I guess I have to find another storage place for my weapons

How about on top of the cabinets? You can also mount a magnet under your cabinets and hang the gun there. Behind the door, in the freezer, under the napkins... there are a million places to hide your gun.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It's a great place to hide a gun.

As evidenced by the events described in the article, clearly it isn't.

[Susita 175]

How about on top of the cabinets? You can also mount a magnet under your cabinets and hang the gun there. Behind the door, in the freezer, under the napkins... there are a million places to hide your gun.

You are a man full of good ideas. I like the whole magnet mounting idea