Life Have you ever been shot?

**Rain Man** · 11-28-2012, 12:36 PM

The thread about the Minnesota guy makes me curious.

In the movies, we see guys take multiple shots and they're still limping around returning fire, and in the next scene they're fine again.

In real life, I know one guy who shot himself in the foot while climbing a fence, and he said that it really, really hurt and he expressed skepticism about the movie people limping around returning fire. However, he wasn't in a fight for his life, so it's possible that his adrenaline wasn't running on overdrive.

So has anyone here been shot? And how did you feel in the first five minutes? First five hours? Next day? I recognize that the outcome may be different if you're shot in different parts of the body, so please note the location of the gunshot if you have a story to tell. Caliber too, if known.

I made the poll multiple choice for those of you who have been shot multiple times.

For the record, I got shot by an arrow once, but it just grazed me. Other than a scrape, I had no problem and could have easily mounted a counterattack had I chosen to do so.

View Poll Results: Have you ever been shot?
Yes, in the head. If you're going to get shot, do it right.	5	5.68%
Yes, in the torso or other areas with major organs. Center of mass, baby!	4	4.55%
Yes, but it was just a flesh wound. My assailant had bad aim.	10	11.36%
Yes, but I just got grazed, and then the bullet went BEZOW! as it ricocheted off the canyon wall.	9	10.23%
No, I'm pretty good about staying in my foxhole.	66	75.00%
I'm not telling, because I'm a proponent of gun story control.	6	6.82%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll

11-28-2012, 12:36 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3408491 VARSITY	Have you ever been shot? The thread about the Minnesota guy makes me curious. In the movies, we see guys take multiple shots and they're still limping around returning fire, and in the next scene they're fine again. In real life, I know one guy who shot himself in the foot while climbing a fence, and he said that it really, really hurt and he expressed skepticism about the movie people limping around returning fire. However, he wasn't in a fight for his life, so it's possible that his adrenaline wasn't running on overdrive. So has anyone here been shot? And how did you feel in the first five minutes? First five hours? Next day? I recognize that the outcome may be different if you're shot in different parts of the body, so please note the location of the gunshot if you have a story to tell. Caliber too, if known. I made the poll multiple choice for those of you who have been shot multiple times. For the record, I got shot by an arrow once, but it just grazed me. Other than a scrape, I had no problem and could have easily mounted a counterattack had I chosen to do so.
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