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The unnamed man from Michigan, USA, reportedly fired the gun at his head while attempting to show his girlfriend that the weapon was not a danger to them or her three children.

His girlfriend told police that her 36-year-old boyfriend had been drinking throughout the day before the incident on Sunday evening.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police stated that the man had three guns, and put two to his head to show they weren't a threat when they weren't loaded, but the third one fired a bullet, killing him.

Undersheriff Michael McCabe told Oakland Press: "The situation is pretty unique, as I have never heard of anyone testing out the safety of a gun by pointing at their head and pulling the trigger."

The man's death was ruled a suicide.