Posted on 01/04/2007 8:20:09 PM PST by RDTF
St. Petersburg, Florida - Debbie Bingham says she was outside enjoying the neighborhood fireworks on New Year's Eve when she felt a sharp pain in her left shoulder.
Debbie Bingham, Shot in Shoulder: "I grabbed my shoulder and noticed I was bleeding. And then I pulled my blouse back and saw the big hole and realized that it was a gun shot." Someone had fired a gun into the air, and Bingham was struck by the falling bullet. Bingham says it would have been much worse, if not for her bra.
Debbie Bingham, Shot in Shoulder: "The bullet was halfway inside of my bra, and the other half right on the tip of my skin." Bingham believes the bra helped stopped the 45-caliber bullet. Police still don't know who fired the gun, but say it is against the law to shoot a gun into the air.
Debbie Bingham was taken to the hospital after the incident and needed five stitches. But she's just happy it wasn't worse and thankful for her bra.
Debbie Bingham, Shot in Shoulder: "It was a very cheap bra. it wasn't very expensive and I'd love to have a couple more of those bras."
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Why would I even click on this thread?
Send this one the Discovery Channel's "MYTH BUSTERS."
It is common knowledge in the Greater Miami area to stay indoors around midnight on New Year's Eve. There are even radio announcements about it. I guess it's time to extend the practice up the peninsula to St. Pete.
"I dreamed I got shot in my Maidenform bra!"
(Remember those old ads?)
I had a friend in HS who reloaded his .45 ammo. He accidently discharged his .45 into the glove compartment of his pickup. The bullet hit the door of the glove campartment and fell to the floorboard.
We gave him h3ll for re-loading abilities!!!
Surely there's a big bust coming. ;)
bwaaaahhhhha!
ping for your list if there ever was one.
wonder bra ping
Who knew a torpedo could stop a bullet?
"Bingham says it would have been much worse, if not for her bra."
We can conclude from the above that a mansière would have also been effective, yes?
Police still don't know who fired the gun, but say it is against the law to shoot a gun into the air.
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Even in St Petersburg Florida?
Yikes! That'll shoot your eye out! Now that's some torpedo technology. LOL
The torpedo raised a lot of periscopes.
I almost got poked by one of those. Luckily a bullet in my pocket saved me.
I know a lot of duck hunters that are calling BS on that
Don't you mean, "braaaahhhha!"? ;)
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