A Guy Shot Himself In The Head Playing Russian Roulette During A Wedding Toast . . . And There's Video

I've only given one WEDDING TOAST in my life, and it was a complete disaster. But I'm feeling a whole lot better about it after hearing THIS . . .

--Recently, a group of unidentified men got up to give a toast at a wedding reception in Astrakhan, Russia (--in the southern part of the country). And what better way to give a Russian wedding toast than with a little on-camera Russian roulette?

--After they walked up to the head table, the first guy pulled out a GUN and pointed it at his head. The wedding MC was standing next to him, and grabbed his arm to prevent him from doing something stupid.

--But the guy put the barrel of the gun to his temple anyway, uncocked it with his thumb to make a loud clicking sound, and made it seem like he pulled the trigger.

--We can only assume he was trying to illustrate the point that getting married is a little like playing Russian roulette.

--Anyway, the gun didn't go off because the guy? didn't even pull the trigger. And according to him, it wasn't loaded. Or so he thought.

--Because then he handed the gun to the second guy in the group, and that guy DID pull the trigger. This time, the gun WENT OFF, and fired a rubber bullet into the guy's skull. (!!!)

--He was rushed to the hospital, and is expected to survive. But his doctors say he's suffered serious brain damage, and it's unlikely he'll ever walk again.

--Meanwhile, the first guy was arrested because the gun belonged to him. He says, quote, "I wanted to perform my party trick. I expected lots of applause after I did it, and never guessed someone would repeat it."