Man Shoots off Wart with Shotgun

[IncendiaryProduction]

Only in England

Bedeviled by a painful wart that no cream, ointment or doctor could cure, Sean Murphy reportedly decided to try a radical - and permanent - at-home procedure. His surgical tool: a 12-bore Beretta shotgun.

In a move that seems fitting of the Wild West, rather than modern England, the security guard fortified himself with a healthy dose of the local anaesthetic - in lager form, naturally - stretched out his left hand, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

Unfortunately for Murphy, the blast had collateral damage. According to The Telegraph, it blew off nearly the entire middle finger on his left hand, and left the 38-year-old facing possible prison time for illegal possession of a firearm.

With just a stump to show for his efforts, Murphy appeared in court earlier this week and was handed a suspended 16-week prison sentence and 100 hours of community service.

"I'm happy with that," Murphy reportedly said of his sentence.

"I know I could have gone to jail for up to 15 years for a firearms offence. My solicitor did a very good job."

Defending the at-home surgery, Murphy's lawyer, Richard Haigh, told the Telegraph that Murphy had been "a victim of his own stupidity when domestic pressures got to him."

Despite all the trouble he caused, Murphy stood by his decision, telling the Yorkshire Post: "The best thing is that the wart has gone. It was giving me a lot of trouble."

The treatment was administered in March, and he has since lost his job.

According to a report, the blemish was on the joint closest to the tip of his middle finger, and was causing the digit to bend unnaturally.

Murphy, who told the court he found gun under a hedge, reportedly fortified himself with several pints of beer, stretched out his left hand, and aimed the gun's barrel.

Murphy told the Telegraph that the beer wasn't to blame for his shot taking off more of his finger than he intended. He places blame on the weapon's recoil.

Despite the inherent risk of using a gun when a scalpel would do, Murphy told the Yorkshire Post he was surprised by his disfigurement.

"I didn't expect to lose my finger as well when I shot it but the gun recoiled and that was it. The wart was gone and so was most of my finger. There was nothing left, so no chance to re-attach it."

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I like how he blames shooting off his finger on the recoil, when recoil comes after the shot.

[Genocide]

The guy is clearly not of average or even sub-par intelligence.

But at least the wart is gone. RIGHT?

[Steff]

You just had to quote the whole fucking article, right?

[sharingankakashi13]

Really, a shotgun?

He couldn't just use a knife, or other sharp object?

He had to blow his finger off with a fucking firearm.

[IncendiaryProduction]

At 6/16/11 01:05 PM, Asalraalaikum wrote: You just had to quote the whole fucking article, right?

I had to give the full story. Giving half the truth is still lying.

[Dean]

At 6/16/11 01:04 PM, Rummy0 wrote: Bullshit guns do not exist in England.

DS Andy Wainwright: You do know there are more guns in the country than there are in the city.
DS Andy Cartwright: Everyone and their mums is packin' round here!
Nicholas Angel: Like who?
DS Andy Wainwright: Farmers.
Nicholas Angel: Who else?
DS Andy Cartwright: Farmers' mums.

[yurgenburgen]

At 6/16/11 01:01 PM, IncendiaryProduction wrote: the security guard fortified himself with a healthy dose of the local anaesthetic - in lager form, naturally - stretched out his left hand, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

He is clearly a genius.

But seriously, what a fucking idiot.

[Nerdonk]

At 6/16/11 01:06 PM, sharingankakashi13 wrote: Really, a shotgun?

He couldn't just use a knife, or other sharp object?

He had to blow his finger off with a fucking firearm.

Exactly. If you're going to violently excise a wart, why wouldn't you do it with something slightly less life-threatening? Why would you immediately look at a shotgun and be like "THAT." Maybe he used a knife first and they can't tell because he lost his finger.

[kiljoy96]

Human race, fuck yeah!

[SuspiciousPenguin]

Reading this story made me happy!

[IncendiaryProduction]

At 6/16/11 01:21 PM, yurgenburgen wrote: He is clearly a genius.

But seriously, what a fucking idiot.

His lawyer claimed he was "A victim of his own stupidity."

[Makakaov]

At 6/16/11 01:01 PM, IncendiaryProduction wrote: I like how he blames shooting off his finger on the recoil, when recoil comes after the shot.

Too much vidya games I see?

[IncendiaryProduction]

At 6/16/11 01:30 PM, Makakaov wrote:

At 6/16/11 01:01 PM, IncendiaryProduction wrote: I like how he blames shooting off his finger on the recoil, when recoil comes after the shot.

Too much vidya games I see?

He probably jerked the trigger. Or maybe he was just drunk.

[Lumber-Jax12]

England seems like a shitty country.

You blow off your finger and go to jail for it? What is this the USSR?

[Sensationalism]

I hope he gets a zit and blows off his face!

[JeremyLokken]

In England, you can't own a gun, ...the gun owns you?

[Makakaov]

At 6/16/11 01:31 PM, IncendiaryProduction wrote:

At 6/16/11 01:30 PM, Makakaov wrote:

At 6/16/11 01:01 PM, IncendiaryProduction wrote: I like how he blames shooting off his finger on the recoil, when recoil comes after the shot.

Too much vidya games I see?

He probably jerked the trigger. Or maybe he was just drunk.

I was talking about you to be clear.

It's not easy to shoot from a shotgun with one hand, aiming at target literaly in your reach. Additionaly to that, when you just hold the gun by it's handle, it's very hard to pull the trigger without moving the gun itself. Hell, in some guns it's even hard to do that when holding the gun in both hands.
Also, between the moment the powder explodes, and the moment the bullet/pellets come out, the gun starts to move, especialy if you don't hold it properly, and one hand shotgun shooting is not a proper grip. The gun could've moved a little, just enough to hit the finger I guess.

I'm not weapons expert, but what I wrote above seems obvious to me.

[Gerbil]

I wanna make a CSI joke, and I'm sure there is one, but I just cant be bothered to do it

[Idiot-Finder]

Despite the inherent risk of using a gun when a scalpel would do, Murphy told the Yorkshire Post he was surprised by his disfigurement.

Wait what?

Well at least he has no regrets since the wart is gone.

[Delik]

At 6/16/11 01:36 PM, Sensationalism wrote: I hope he gets a zit and blows off his face!

I hope he survives too. Love to hear his dumbass make an excuse for that shit.

[cuzzaa8]

I'm yet to try this.... lol

[Comrade]

Hey guys, let's all give him a hand.

Eh? Eh?

[WeHaveFreshCookies]

Well... That was certainly stupid of him. I'd like to know how he got his hand on a shotgun and ammo for it though. He's not a criminal or anything. He's a security guard. Why did he not get himself a sharp knife and just cut it off?

[CharltonChinchilla]

What a lad.

[FuckSandwich]

Yeah, the UK has way more drunks than the US.

[WeHaveFreshCookies]

At 6/16/11 02:13 PM, FuckSandwich wrote: Yeah, the UK has way more drunks than the US.

More drinkers. We (or at least the Scots) can put down a LOT of booze, without getting drunk. So we drink more, but we don't get drunk more.

[Pride]

Damn, it looks like this genius just found the cure for warts (even genital warts). Who would have the guessed the solution to getting rid of unsightly warts would be as simple as firing a shotgun at your hand? GOSH.

Happiness is just one recoil away- This message was brought to you by Dr. Shotgun

[Genocide]

At 6/16/11 02:06 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Hey guys, let's all give him a hand.

Eh? Eh?

Nope, i'm giving this guy the finger.

GET IT? AHAHAHAHA.

fuck you

[Delik]

At 6/16/11 02:15 PM, WeHaveFreshCookies wrote:

At 6/16/11 02:13 PM, FuckSandwich wrote: Yeah, the UK has way more drunks than the US.

More drinkers. We (or at least the Scots) can put down a LOT of booze, without getting drunk. So we drink more, but we don't get drunk more.

My Scottish ancestry is a perfect example of why I hit a .25 blood alcohol before I feel reasonably drunk. Breathalizers are awesome unless they belong to the cops. Then they blow. Or you blow into them. One of those.

[IncendiaryProduction]

At 6/16/11 02:07 PM, WeHaveFreshCookies wrote: I'd like to know how he got his hand on a shotgun and ammo for it though.

He CLAIMED he found it under a hedge.