Irish Gangster Shoots Self With "Unloaded" Glock

[TxD]

"Gardai have put the shooting down to misadventure."

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Monday March 23 2009

A WELL-known criminal who is a central figure in Limerick's ongoing feud was in a critical condition on a life support machine last night after he accidentally shot himself.

Feared gangster Philip Collopy (29) from St Mary's Park, Limerick is in the city's Mid-Western Regional Hospital where he has been since he shot himself in the head on Saturday morning.

The career criminal shot himself with a glock handgun at close range in a house at St Munchin's Street, St Mary's Park. He had been inspecting the gun and removed the loaded magazine from it while handling it. However, he failed to realise a bullet was still in the chamber before he discharged the weapon while it was pointed at his head.

A youth alerted members of the armed Regional Support Unit who were on patrol in the estate and told them that an ambulance was needed for the wounded man.

A glock handgun and three magazines were recovered from the scene. Eight bullets were recovered from the magazine which Collopy removed from the gun before he shot himself.

Gardai have put the shooting down to misadventure. Officers are investigating the source of the firearm. It will be forensically examined to see if it was used in any of the feud-related shootings in the city.

Collopy's younger brother, Damien was in the house at the time and was treated for shock.

Brothers, Ray and Kieran travelled back from Spain to be at their brother's bedside.

- Barry Duggan

[Liberty]

A WELL-known criminal who is a central figure in Limerick's ongoing feud was in a critical condition on a life support machine last night after he accidentally shot himself.

A problem that resolved itself.

I thought handguns were pretty much illegal in Ireland?

[Biga9999]

I feel sorry for his family, but that is one less criminal on the street.

[ninemm]

Perhaps you should have put "Unloaded" in quotes in the title.

[Biga9999]

I thought the same thing.

Perhaps you should have put "Unloaded" in quotes in the title.

[pedalman]

There ain't no such thing as an unloaded Glock. The 4 Rules say so.

[tarkus]

A WELL-known criminal who is a central figure in Limerick's ongoing feud was in a critical condition on a life support machine last night after he accidentally shot himself.

A problem that resolved itself.

Except for the taxpayer money going to pay for his life support.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

"The career criminal shot himself with a glock handgun at close range"

Has anyone ever shot themselves at long range?

Loaded guns are always respected.

It's the unloaded guns that sneak up on you.

[KD5NRH]

Has anyone ever shot themselves at long range?

Only the ones who annoyed the Clintons.

[camjr]

A WELL-known criminal who is a central figure in Limerick's ongoing feud was in a critical condition on a life support machine last night after he accidentally shot himself.

A problem that resolved itself.

I thought handguns were pretty much illegal in Ireland?

They are illegal. Atty Gen Eric Holder just announced he's going to hold a press conference to say the Glock must have come from a gun show in the USA, and he's investigating how it ended up in Ireland instead of finding it's way into the hands of the Mexican drug cartels

Cheers!