Teenager fires shotgun and gets kick back in the face

This teenager wanted to try firing one of his friend's hunting shotguns, and underestimated the recoil of the 12 gauge weapon, getting knocked in the face and dropping the gun.

The teen had never fired a gun before, but had wanted to try on hearing about his friend's hunting enthusiasm. This took place in Waldorf near Washington DC, on 22 December 2006.