The Brazilian woman's husband was cleaning his harpoon gun Monday night when it accidentally went off. The spear hit her in the jaw and mouth, before lodging in her spine. Miraculously, she survived. Doctors say if the spear had hit 1 cm to one side, she would have died. If all goes well, she will be discharged within a week and is expected to recover fully.
Just last month, another man in Brazil was cleaning his harpoon when it misfired and hit him in the left eye and skull. He also survived.
Whoa now. Let's not go crazy regulating harpoons, okay? The National Pointy Things Association won't stand for the oppression of our rights as citizens of the world.