Now comes another reason to stay put in the La-Z-Boy: A man sitting in his easy chair was shot in the head by his wife, but the sturdy recliner absorbed most of the bullet's force and left him virtually unscathed.But of course, no details on what kind of gun it was.
The couple had been arguing at home on Sunday evening, said Contra Costa County sheriff's Lt. Charles Skuce. Then Jan Kamp stood behind her seated husband and fired a gun at the back of his head, Skuce said.
Because she fired through the recliner, the bullet only slightly wounded Norman Kamp, 57, Skuce said.
Norman stood up from his chair, followed his wife into the kitchen and declared, "You shot me," according to authorities.
Jan Kamp fired a second shot at her husband, but missed, Skuce said. He retreated to a neighbor's house in the unincorporated Pacheco area of the county, where he called 911.
UPDATE: Important details here that paint an entirely different picture of what happened. Via Ride Fast & Shoot Straight. Wife was apparently on meds and alcohol that essentially meant she was messing with a gun while intoxicated. The shooting was negligent, not intentional.
UPDATE UPDATE: Several other bloggers have ranted about this incident from various points of view. The only reason it interested me is because the guy's chair allegedly slowed a bullet down enough that it didn't seriously hurt him, and I just wondered what kind of gun it was. According to the link in the first update, it was a .357 magnum.
