Dumb excuses

There's a trial in the news this week. A man is accused of shooting his friend 3 times with a .357 mangum.
He admits to the shooting, but claims he didn't know the gun was loaded.

EXCUSE ME? If that excuse was good for anything, doesn't it kinda run out of steam after the first shot? or is it like: "After the first shot I was pretty sure it was empty, and I'll tell ya I was really surprised when it went off the 3rd time I pulled the trigger!"

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