Following the tragic shooting incident in Colorado, USA, that left 12 people dead, needless to say that people are a little bit jumpy when it comes to shots being fired in movie theatres.

So, when police in Nevada received a call saying that shots had been heard during a showing of ‘The Bourne Legacy,’ they obviously took the matter rather seriously, dispatching several units.

As it turned out, there had only been one round fired and just the one injury. A 56-year-old man was adjusting his clothing to get comfortable when his handgun fell to the floor, causing it to discharge a single round, directly into his own buttocks. Ouch! What a bummer!

The man, with watering eyes and through clenched teeth, managed to utter an apology to other nearby movie-goers, then limped out of the theatre and down to the local hospital, where he was treated for his injury.

Police later confirmed that the man has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm and that there was no panic in the theatre and no other persons were injured.

Of course, it does beg the question… If this man holds such a licence, surely he must have at least a modicum of knowledge concerning firearms? Why, in a darkened movie theatre would he feel the need to have a round chambered and the safety catch off? It sounds very much like this man shot himself in the brains.