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Man shoots self with gun he was making says Police

A man was sent to the hospital after shooting himself with a gun he was currently making.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, on Sunday, 31-year old Michael Oneal of Morongo Valley, was in the process of making a homemade pipe shotgun, also known as a zip gun, when the gun went off, shooting himself in the leg unintentionally. Oneal was transported and treated at a local hospital.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind the public the manufacture of homemade weapons is not only against the law, but is also very dangerous.

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