Senior Aircraftman Liam Gadsby (pictured) had previously bragged to colleagues about his 'party trick' that allowed him to pull the trigger on a loaded pistol without the bullet being fired An RAF airman has been jailed after he shot a friend through the stomach whilst demonstrating a 'party trick' with a high-powered weapon during a tour of Afghanistan. Senior Aircraftman Liam Gadsby  was in the back of a Mastiff armoured personnel carrier at Camp Bastion when he fired the Glock pistol. The 23-year-old had previously bragged to shocked colleagues about a technique he had learned which allowed him to pull the trigger on a loaded pistol without the bullet being fired.
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Senior Aircraftman Liam Gadsby, 23, shot a colleague through the stomach
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His party trick allowed him to pull trigger of gun without bullet discharging
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But it backfired when he accidentally shot fellow serviceman Jay Johnson
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The bullet went through Air Serviceman Johnson's body and out his back
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Gadsby was yesterday jailed for three years and discharged from the RAF
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