Heroic BlackBerry Stops Bullet, Saves Woman
Further proof that gadgets are not a luxury as much as they are a life-saving necessity.
Last month we heard about a man using his iPhone and camera to aid his survival while he was trapped under rubble in Haiti. While his gadgets definitely saved his life, his common sense played a huge part in the story.
This week a woman escaped a nasty gunshot wound thanks to her BlackBerry and this time, it was definitely her phone that saved her. Gottabemobile reports that an Ohio woman had a lucky escape at a restaurant when a gun went off at a busy restaurant.
According to Gottabemobile, another diner was putting on his coat when his gun accidentally went off. Instead of hitting the woman in the leg, the bullet hit her BlackBerry. The bullet did not penetrate the BlackBerry, although it did tear a hole in the woman's jeans. It's not immediately clear if the woman knew the man who owned the gun.
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I call mythbusters for this, unless it was a .22, most bullets will go straight through a cell phone
It happened nearby my place, the gun owner was the boyfriend. Happy V day, BANG! lol
BlackBerry saves. What I want to know is why was there a guy that had a loaded gun in his coat pocket?
Here's the local article on it,
http://www.daytondailynews.com/new [...] 43968.html
i can totally see this as Rim's next ad campaign.
My question: Why did he have a worthless 22 incapable of piercing even a blackberry?
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Guess it gives new meaning to the term "crackberry", get it? (god that joke sucks)
It was only a .32 caliber according to that article.
Crap, I'm in Ohio.
[looks left]
[looks right]
[goes to buy a blackberry]
BlackBerry saves. What I want to know is why was there a guy that had a loaded gun in his coat pocket?
That is the million dollar question.
technology saves us
That is the million dollar question.
If you lived in dayton you would understand...
Concealed carry anyone? It IS legal after all.
Sounds like something right out of a Hollywood movie.
How do you know that the phone wasn't the target? Maybe he just got sick of hearing her ringtone and yapping.
I'm thinking the same thing. I bet he knew her, and she kept talking on the damn thing, so when when they were about to leave and she put her phone in her pocket.. OOPS.. gun goes off.
Another Reason why Rednecks are back for your health
My questions are: Why did he have it in his coat pocket (I could have sworn concealed fire arms need to be in some kind of holster) and why was the safety off? ....o and did she break up with him?
at least the black berry has some use
Didn't you guys see that recentish Tomshardware chip "shoot out"
You'd be surprised at what bullets those chips stopped! LOL
I highly doubt this story. how did the gun go off????!! it doesn't have a mind of its own, sounds like Hollywood to me! hell even if you drop a gun it wont go off like that!
My question: Why did he have a worthless 22 incapable of piercing even a blackberry?
...Maybe he's James Bond.
it could have ricocheted off the ground and glanced her leg...even a direct shot from a 22 will go right through...
a strong bb gun might go thru lol
I don't see how this could be even be possible considering the fact it takes alot of force to pull the trigger.
He would have felt something "tugging" while putting on his coat and realized something isn't right.
Biggest thing is why isn't the safety enabled and not in the hostler?
Things don't add up.
...Maybe he's James Bond.
Fail. Bond uses a .32 Walther PPK
Fail. Bond uses a .32 Walther PPK
Well this gun was a .32 but they didn't say what kind, so he might be James Bond. Although I doubt it, Bond doesn't miss his mark and his guns don't go off prematurely.
OK, so he had a gun in his pocket. I don't agree with it, but a lot of Americans I guess like to keep one on them. MY QUESTION: Why did he keep it in his pocket, loaded, cocked and ready to fire??? I mean was he really expecting to have to shoot someone at the diner?
OK, so he had a gun in his pocket. I don't agree with it, but a lot of Americans I guess like to keep one on them. MY QUESTION: Why did he keep it in his pocket, loaded, cocked and ready to fire??? I mean was he really expecting to have to shoot someone at the diner?
exactly my point too.... sometimes this "self protection" crap gets too thin with some whackos