Twitch streamer Carl "SoaRCarl" Riemer accidentally fired a gun on a livestream and has since been suspended from Twitch, and removed from his esports team.

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While live on Wednesday, Riemer racked his handgun twice believing the magazine was empty and then fired at a monitor next to him. He followed up the mistake with an apology video discussing the situation and how it's affected him."I was clearly intoxicated. But, the fact of the matter is, whether I was sober or intoxicated, guns are not a toy. They are not to be messed with," Riemer said. "Even if I've had the gun for two years. You can still do something stupid like that. It went through a cup, bounced off the cup, and broke my $1000 f*****g monitor."The Twitch Community Guidelines rule that Riemer may have broken is a zero-tolerance violation that comes with an immediate indefinite suspension, "Brandishing lethal or harmful weapons, such as guns, knives, or explosives."The day after the stream occurred, the esports team SoaR Gaming that Riemer was a part of released a statement announcing his removal from the team."We do not condone the actions on livestream by Carl last night. He has been removed from the SoaR Gaming roster effective immediately," the announcement read. Riemer thanked SoaR Gaming in his video and agreed that they did the right thing removing him."SoaR has released me from the team, as they should. I just want to thank SoaR Gaming for just being a great team and great group of people. They did the right thing," he said.Riemer continued in his apology video about how he purchased this gun for self-protection and that what he did was the "polar opposite of the reason I purchased that firearm.""It's a stupid mistake that could have cost somebody their life. I could have went to the hospital. I could have hurt one of my animals," he continued.At this time, it's unknown whether his Twitch suspension will be permanent or not. Last year saw the ban of prolific streamers like Dr. Disrespect over an E3 violation and an Apex Legends cosplayer

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