Opinion ID: 1102114
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Heading: Abrams' Theory of the Case

Text: ¶ 4. According to Abrams, on December 30, 1994, he traveled to his mother's house to target practice [2] and sight the scope for the new Marlin. When he finished shooting the Marlin, he cycled a live round into the chamber and uncocked the hammer. [3] At approximately 5:30 p.m. he attempted to place the Marlin across the backseat of his pick-up when, as he sat on the driver's seat and swung the Marlin between the front seats, the rifle struck the chromed headrest post on the passenger seat hitting the closed hammer and causing the rifle to fire. He alleged the bump firing was due to the defective design of the Model 336 rifle. ¶ 5. Abrams testified that he tied a piece of wire around his leg to slow the bleeding. He started his manual transmission truck by pressing a clutch release button and drove to his mother's house nearby. He testified that he did not stop at his mother's house for help since no one was home but instead attempted to drive himself to the hospital.