Gun Control

Man feels fine after being shot in head by nailgun
Wed Jun 11, 4:32 AM ET

A suburban Kansas City man accidentally fired a 2.5-inch nail into the top of his head, but says he now feels fine after a doctor used a claw hammer to remove it. The mishap occurred Friday while George Chandler, of Shawnee, and a friend were working on a backyard project.
The nail gun hose became tangled, causing the powerful tool to fire once. Chandler said Monday he told his friend he didn't know where the nail went, but he felt a sting on the top of his head.
Soon they discovered that the nail was driven into Chandler's skull, so they called an ambulance. He was rushed to a hospital, where a doctor used a common claw hammer to remove the nail, Chandler said.
Chandler said he feels "very lucky, very, very lucky" to have escaped serious injury.



I’ll just let that sink in for a moment.

Upon reading this, I could not help but think “Wow. Men really DO have thick skulls.” How can the occasion of one’s head piercing – by a NAIL – induce only a “sting?” Good grief.

Perhaps even more disturbing, however, is the thought of the doctor using a HAMMER to remove the nail. That doctor is clearly a man. There is no way that a woman – upon seeing a nail imbedded in a man’s skull – would think “Oh – can someone get me a hammer?”

The scariest part of this entire piece is – of course – that it is evidence of the sort of people that run around using dangerous air tools. Does the thought of thick-headed men - who “accidentally” fire off nails into people’s heads – working on your home concern you? It should. It should concern you that they may be in your neighborhood. Consider: Some tools have pretty serious range, and some can cut big things (like trees) which can then fall unto other things… or people. Forget this “gun control movement.” We need to focus on the “handyman control movement.” Let our voices be heard – above the whine of the air compressor!