Broward man shoots car to put it out of misery

[karyn]

from tbo

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) -- A man with car trouble is in trouble after shooting his 1994 Chrysler LeBaron.

John McGivney, 64, pumped five rounds from a .380-caliber semiautomatic into the hood, Broward County sheriff's deputies said Tuesday.

When the property manager at his apartment complex asked what he was doing, McGivney said, "I'm putting my car out of its misery." He tucked his gun in a pocket and went back inside.

Deputies responding to a report of gunshots Friday ordered McGivney to come out of his apartment and arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of discharging a firearm in public. He posted $100 bail Saturday.

McGivney said the car has been giving him trouble for years and has "outlived its usefulness." He called the shooting "dumb" and worries he will be evicted. But he doesn't regret it.

"I think every guy in the universe has wanted to do it," McGivney told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday. "It was worth every damn minute in that jail."

[killerkat]

that's is fuckin AWEsome!!...

sometime it's sooo theriputic to just shott the fuck outta some thing with a big gun..........

[karyn]

i know i would like to.

[Sour Girl]

I'd rather take a baseball bat to mine

[keiko]

Leave it to a guy in Florida to shoot his car...
I am SOOO glad I moved.
K