Albuquerque, New Mexico–It can be difficult to get your kids to pick up around the house – especially when they lack motivation. Personally, I use bribery or threats of electronics confiscation. Sammy Shannon has a special kind of motivation technique. First of all, this 71-year-old hellion takes no crap from no kids. When he asked his two grown sons to do some chores around the house, and got lip in return, Sammy turned to his motivator…a .38-caliber revolverRevolver reviews
. I get the feeling that when Sammy wants the oven cleaned, he wants it cleaned now! We all know there are two sides to every story, so let’s start with Sammy’s side. He told officers that he asked his sons, ages 22 and 29, to clean the stove. “They didn’t want to,” he said. “So, they got smart.”
He says the boys jumped him. “Both of them jumped on me, they knocked me down, got my arm all swolled up.” The boys, however, told officers they only jumped Sammy after he hit one of them, and both kept him pinned down until their mom told them to let him up. Either way, when Sammy got up off the floor, he went and got his gun. He fired. He admits to firing the gun, but says that he didn’t actually aim it at his sons and would never actually shoot them. The boys told officers they had no idea what or who Sammy was aiming at, they were too busy running. (I betcha that stove got cleaned, though).
Sammy Shannon is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is out on bond. He says he will still allow his sons to live in his home, on one condition…they gotta follow his rules! “I can’t feed you every day, every night, take you where you want to go, send you to college and you just come here, lay up and play video games all day,” he said. Next time, Sammy, it might be a good idea to reach for the scissors to cut the cord instead of reaching for your gun.
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8:56 am on July 3rd, 2009
lol hey bet they got they asses up ……… the man was probably fed up ……. 2 grown ass man in a house, do they even help with the bills?
9:51 am on July 3rd, 2009
Been in his shoes a few times (without the gun LOL)
I can fully understand his motivation.
Next time Sammy, just cut off the cable and food.
Lord forbid they have to cook for themselves.
10:26 am on July 3rd, 2009
Wow. How much trouble would I get into if I used this method on my 8 year old??
11:19 am on July 3rd, 2009
Using a gun to make his sons do chores? How about using it to get their grown asses out of the house!
12:43 pm on July 3rd, 2009
hmmmmm not such a bad idea.. I have a 9 year old and an oven that needs a cleaning…. Let me know how it works out…
4:05 pm on July 3rd, 2009
lol. Sounds like some spoiled boys to me. Dad def should leave the gun alone tho…and put on his oots.
4:21 pm on July 3rd, 2009
lol. Sounds like some spoiled boys to me. Dad def should leave the gun alone tho…and put on his boots.
6:13 pm on July 3rd, 2009
While the gun was certainly a bad idea, I can appreciate how a senior citizen might feel the need to protect himself when his lazy adult children continue to live off of him. I think some tough love is in order here. These young men need to move into their own place, perhaps as roommates, and begin to stand on their own.
On the one hand, he shares responsibility for enabling their behavior, but I’m sure he’s a bit terrified of them and their youth and strength. The gun was a bad idea, but I can understand it. The shooting was pure idiocy, but there you go.
9:33 am on July 4th, 2009
Sammy is my new hero! Grab the biggest stick you can find. They “got (his) arm all swolled up” for Christs sakes. And he didn’t shoot them, just got their attention, lol. My only disappointment with this story is that he is willing to let them come back.
4:18 pm on July 5th, 2009
Sounds like a tactic my great grandma woulda used. When she said jump your ass better jump and you wasn’t laying you lazy ass around while there was chores to be done. The beauty of it is, she got enough done with a switch so’s she was able to save the shotgun for those that would threaten her babies…. love you biddy grandma RIP
6:28 pm on July 5th, 2009
Sammy “Six Shooter” Shannon, you best sleep with one eye open….. just sayin’
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