Not a ML but still VERY stupid.
This just happened about a week ago to one of the gun shop owners. He and his son run the place and are friends of mine. One day las week a moron brings in some old (according to the owner) Spanish POS of a 32 cal auto pistol. Tells the owners son (who is running the counter) that he doesn't know what to do with it since he has tried for a couple days to get it to fire. Says it doesn't work. He hands it across the counter to the son, who grabs it by the barrel, cause said moron is bringing it around in line with spn's midsection.
No one has a finger on the trigger, but there is some kind of bar safety on this thing (according to son) that is somehow pressed as the transfer is taking place.
At this point, you guessed it, moron brought it in loaded and a round in chamber.
Well, NOW it decides to work and proceeds to blow a 32 cal hole into son's left hand and really mess up his palm with buzzle flash. Went through a couple bones and bounced through a couple display cases.
The owner hears the shot and comes from the back room with gun drawn and sees his son with a VERY bloody hand at his waist (gut) and almost fired to kill said moron, who at this time is probably thinking about changing his pants. His son stopped him in time, lucky for moron.
The cops said "you should have gone ahead, no one would have pressed charges". 011 was called but was responding too slowly and son could feel himself going into shock from blood loss and told his dad, he needed to drive him to the hospital. They told moron in not nice words he had to leave since they had to close up shop. Moron started to grab the gun and got a gun pointed at him again and was told again to LEAVE. The police will be wanting that gun.
Son is recovering fairly well, but movement in hand remains to be seen.
This in NOT my son by the way, in case you're wondering.