NC: Man shoots wife with toilet-paper wad

[seamusTX]

In Reidsville, North Carolina (middle of nowhere), a man shot his wife with a black-powder weapon loaded with a wad of toilet paper after she came home late. She was treated and released. He is charged with felony assault.

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Man age 38. Wife age 55. Grrr.

- Jim

[lowonair]

i take it he probably shot spitwads as a child.

[Excaliber]

Gotta give the guy credit for not claiming that the gun went off accidentally while he was cleaning it like so many folks in similar situations do.

[karder]

Marriage counseling? When the relationship erodes to the point that you're loading a pistol with toilet paper to make a point, it is probably time to call it quits.

[seamusTX]

Or maybe drug/alcohol counseling. I'm jus' sayin'.

- Jim

[seniorshooteress]

Church bingo lasted longer than expected and she forgot to bring home his happy meal? (at least it was just a toilet paper wad and not a real bullet-guess he was trying to tell her something?)

[WildBill]

In Reidsville, North Carolina (middle of nowhere), a man shot his wife with a black-powder weapon loaded with a wad of toilet paper after she came home late. She was treated and released. He is charged with felony assault. - Jim

I wonder if she posted his $1000 bond. It seems a bit low for felony assault.

[seamusTX]

I dunno. If the guy has a clean record and a job and owns a house, he is likely to show up for trial. That's the only permissible purpose of a bond.

- Jim

[Oldgringo]

At the risk of upsetting delicate sensibilities, was the toilet paper new or......

[lowonair]

At the risk of upsetting delicate sensibilities, was the toilet paper new or......

[WildBill]

At the risk of upsetting delicate sensibilities, was the toilet paper new or......

If it were not "new" it could be considered assault with a bioweapon of mass destruction.