Guns are not f*ing toys! On the accidental youtuber shooting.

Ok so a couple days ago this happened...

A Minnesota woman killed her boyfriend Monday by shooting at a book he was holding over his chest, in an incredibly dumb YouTube stunt gone wrong.

19-year-old aspiring YouTube personality Monalisa Perez faces second-degree manslaughter charges for shooting her boyfriend, 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz, in the chest.

In terms of ridiculous social media stunt videos, you really can't get any more tragic. Ruiz was holding a large book up to his chest, which the couple thought would actually deflect a bullet fired from a monstrously powerful .50 caliber Desert Eagle handgun. The young couple was filming the clip in a desperate bid to gain more views on YouTube.

Ok... let me just get this out... Guns. Are. Not. Toys! A gun is a dangerous weapon that demands respect, the minute you don't respect it, you put someone in the hospital or the morgue with it. Like what happened here, the Desert Eagle .50 caliber Action Express is one of the most powerful handguns on the market. Let me put things into perspective.

On the high end (depends on loading, how heavy the bullet is, how much powder is packed into the case), the 9x19mm used by the military and most law enforcement organizations, hits with 617 joules of energy, that's more or less how much energy it hits with.

Dirty Harry's .44 magnum hits with 2078 joules at the high end. 

Then the .50AE, this thing hits at 2200 joules at the high end. Just to add more perspective, the standard NATO assault rifle round (used by the M-16, FNC, and the Sako) the 5.56x45 hits at 1843 joules at the high end.

The thing that really boggles the mind is that this wasn't some freak range accident, this was planned, planned all for Youtube fame. This is what happens when you blend narcissism with stupidity with a lack of respect for guns. I'm all for the 2nd Amendment, but with with great power (like 2200 goddamn joules) comes great responsibility. If you're going to wield something that powerful, you need to have the maturity and responsibility that it commands. Otherwise, you're just not ready for it.

As to the girlfriend... I'm going to say she's lucky she didn't get depraved heart murder for this. Thinking a book is going to stop a .50AE? How is that not reckless disregard/depraved heart?