Joe Riggs NSFStomach gunshot wound gallery
Joe Riggs injury illustrates the critical importance of making certain your firearm is unloaded and pointed in a safe direction before you start cleaning.
TMZ has obtained graphic images of UFC Joe Riggs’ gunshot wound. Riggs shot himself accidentally last week while cleaning a handgun. The incident left his hand smoking, with a large entry wound on his thigh, and a smaller exit would in the hamstring.
Riggs hope to heal up over the coming months, and be ready to fight on the massive December card.
Firearms are machines, need to be cleaned and lubricated on a regular basis, all the more so if they are intended for home defense. It is critically important that you make certain the firearm is unloaded and pointed in a safe direction before you start cleaning.
If you fail to adhere to this vital precautions, the results can be far worse than what is shown in this gallery – it can fatal.