Bulletproof armadillo puts Texas man in hospital after shot bounces off hard shell

A Texan man who tried to shoot an armadillo has found himself in hospital after his bullet bounced off the animal and hit him in the face.

Police in Cass County said the unnamed man spotted the small animal “on his property” at around 3am local time on Thursday and decided to kill it.
“His wife was in the house. He went outside and took his .38 revolver and shot three times at the armadillo,” Sheriff Larry Rowe said.
Its hard shell deflected at least one of the bullets, which ricocheted off struck the man's jaw. The man was airlifted to a nearby hospital in the city of Texarkana, where his jaw had to be wired shut, according to police. It was unclear whether the armadillo survived the encounter and its whereabouts remains a mystery.
“We didn't find the armadillo,” the Sherrif Rowe said.
It is not the first time an armadillo has exacted revenge on would-be killers in the US.


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bulletproof-armadillo-puts-texas-man-in-hospital-after-shot-bounces-off-hard-shell-10432102.html

Tee hee, you would think they would learn to use AP rounds........

they shoot armadillos as pests....the armadillos are infested with TB.....

Not so big a guy now, hope he remembers that pain for the rest his life. After all, he was happy to hurt an innocent creature for no good reason.

victorismyhero wrote:Tee hee, you would think they would learn to use AP rounds........

they shoot armadillos as pests....the armadillos are infested with TB.....

There have also been a few cases of leprosy from armadillos in Texas and Florida. Best thing to do is trap them and roll them away down a hill

captainJane wrote:Not so big a guy now, hope he remembers that pain for the rest his life. After all, he was happy to hurt an innocent creature for no good reason.

I suppose you would welcome disease ridden rats into your house?

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"I just told him to put the gun down or one of us was gonna get hurt." #karmadillo

yeah well we all know ricky gervais is an idiot....