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A 54-year-old Charleston, W.V., man was distraught over his recent breakup, so he went to his ex-girlfriend’s house with a .380-caliber handgun, put it to his head, and threatened to shoot himself if she didn’t take him back. Eventually, she convinced him to put the gun down, but he then accidentally shot himself in the left hand and left foot. Police are not releasing the man’s name. (MS/West Virginia Gazette) ...That’s fine, but did she take him back?
Original Publication Date: 23 October 2011
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.

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