You know the whole multiverse theory, that if there are an infinite number of universes there are an infinite number of possible realities? Perhaps that's how this guy allegedly managed to shoot himself in the back:

A Woodlawn man was in critical condition at a Nashville hospital Tuesday after apparently shooting himself in the back Monday night.

Rueben Tripp, 39, told Montgomery County deputies that he had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana before playing with a handgun at his Indian Mound Road home.

According to a police report, Tripp said “he was playing with the weapon and pulled the hammer back on the pistol. Reuben then laid the pistol on the couch and sat on the floor, bumping the pistol.”

What are the odds? Just think about it: There are so many idiots carelessly playing with guns that one of them actually managed to shoot himself in the back! Amazing!