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April 26, 2009
Rock ~ Bullet ~ Hammer
George Fath moved to his mobile home in rural Steuben County two months ago. The previous owners left a lot of trash in the yard, so Fath was cleaning up Thursday afternoon. That's when he found a 22 caliber bullet in the yard. He didn't want his three young boys to get hurt from the bullet, so Fath decided to dispose of it.
"My hammer was outside so I took the bullet and put it on a rock and smacked it with the hammer," Fath said.
Fath wasn't expecting the bullet to fire.
"It went off and went into my belly and knocked me on my butt," Fath said.
Fath said he thought he was shot in the stomach. His wife called 911. According to the police report the bullet didn't actually hit Fath.
"Fath was not bleeding, and it did not appear that Fath was struck with the bullet. Fath suffered a minor abrasion to the area of his stomach," police records read.
But, Fath told NewsChannel 15 the bullet did go in his stomach and doctors removed it at the hospital.
"I smacked the bullet and fell down and blood came pouring out," Fath said. "I was hitting it to smash it. I didn't expect it to go bang."
Fath said he'll never hit a bullet with a hammer again.
"I wasn't thinking about it. It was the dumbest thing I ever did in my life. I suggest nobody do it," Fath said.
Police agree. Steuben County Sheriff Rick Lewis said no one should ever hit a bullet with anything.
"The round can go anywhere. It could hit the person striking it with a hammer, a neighbor, a child in the yard. There's just no controlling where the bullet will go," Lewis said.
A bullet doesn't have to be in a gun to fire.
"Anytime you get pressure [to the end of the bullet] to cause it to explode, it will fire," Lewis said.
If someone finds a bullet, don't throw it in the trash either.
"Call local law enforcement and we can take car of it," Lewis said.
Wild Thing's comment......
Oh GREAT, now the government will be after our hammers too!
LOL
Posted by Wild Thing at April 26, 2009 04:50 AM
Comments
Maybe you can get to keep your hammer if you register it, buy an insurance policy and take a hammer handling class where you can purchase a license if you pass. Of course you will have to pay to attend the class.
Bob A.
Posted by: Bob A at April 26, 2009 10:06 AM
Nobody is this stupid...are they? Well they voted for obama, so yes I guess they are.
But it sounds like a piece to start banning Ammo. Because as they said, a bullet can go off and it doesn't 'even have to be in a gun'... Another Bart Simpson moment.
Posted by: Mark at April 26, 2009 10:42 AM
It's hard to believe there are people that stupid out there.
Posted by: BobF at April 26, 2009 11:09 AM
Maybe George ought to just stick to hammering his thumb.
Posted by: TomR at April 26, 2009 11:22 AM
George Fath, sharp as a marble!!! How much did ACORN pay him to do that?
Posted by: Jack at April 26, 2009 03:27 PM
Love all your comments, thank you so much.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 26, 2009 05:33 PM
