I recently came across a soldier's account of being shot in the chest, point blank, due to disregard for the rules of firearms safety. Paralyzed, he lives to tell his story to remind gun owners that you've ALWAYS got to follow the Four Rules.
Click here to read the whole story: Carteach0: Glen's story.... a cautionary tale for shooters.
Here are a few quotes from the story to whet your appetite:
Click here to read the whole story: Carteach0: Glen's story.... a cautionary tale for shooters.
Here are a few quotes from the story to whet your appetite:
I flat-lined 4 times that day. The first time was when I was shot the shock wave caused my heart to stop for about 30 seconds. That is a scary feeling, I was conscious and I could feel that there was a very strange and scary still feeling in my chest. (You don't normally notice when your heart is beating in your chest, but when it is not you SURE AS HELL DO.)
This was all caused by a fellow soldier who was being stupid and playing with his personal handgun. The pic of clothing that you see is my uniform top.
The bullet was a Speer Gold dot 9mm that was fired from a Glock model 17.
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The impact did not push me back from the firearm more than about half an inch.
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My observation is that the Speer Gold Dot 9mm round is pretty effective for causing internal damage but when it mushrooms as seen in the picture the edges fold back so only the round inner is hitting the internal organs. As for "knockdown" it does not have very much power.
A few days after I woke up I realized that I had two ways that I could go from there. I could either lay there and waste away from depression or I could get up and keep going. I have a phrase that I live by now. "Never say quit, never say die."
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