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  1. February 20th, 2008, 12:37 PM #1
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    Default DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    Who would have thought DVDs doubled as protection from gunfire?

    He was walking out of the Waffle House when a bullet from a fight hit him

    WALTERBORO, S.C. - A South Carolina man is thankful for a DVD that ended up taking a bullet for him.

    Colleton County Fire and Rescue Director Barry McRoy said he was leaving a Waffle House restaurant in Walterboro on Saturday morning when two men ran in fighting over a gun.


    Police say a bullet hit one of the struggling men, shattered a window and then hit McRoy.

    The bullet hit a DVD McRoy was carrying in his pocket. He suffered a bruise but didn't realize he had been shot. As he told a police officer what happened he noticed a bullet hole in his jacket, the shattered DVD case and a piece of the bullet.

    "I was saved by a DVD," McRoy said. "How lucky can you get?"


    One man was arrested on assault and battery and gun charges.


    The DVD was nicked. The DVD — a gift from an employee who had recorded a TV show about fire extinguishers.

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  2. February 20th, 2008, 12:49 PM #2
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    The DVD was nicked. The DVD — a gift from an employee who had recorded a TV show about fire extinguishers.

    I hope the show comes on again
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  3. February 20th, 2008, 01:18 PM #3
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    LOL, yeah I'm sure he was pissed

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  4. February 20th, 2008, 01:27 PM #4
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    But was it HD or Blue Ray?;-)
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  5. February 20th, 2008, 03:10 PM #5
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    It was prolly wolf ammo.
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  6. February 20th, 2008, 04:34 PM #6
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    Cant say I am surprised... if you read it, it hit someone, shattered a window, THEN hit his DVD. That round was losing mad momentum by then (compared to muzzle velocity) I wonder if the entire bullet was even intact by then? Regardless, very lucky guy.
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  7. February 20th, 2008, 07:29 PM #7
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    Quote Originally Posted by mikepro8 View Post
    Cant say I am surprised... if you read it, it hit someone, shattered a window, THEN hit his DVD. That round was losing mad momentum by then (compared to muzzle velocity) I wonder if the entire bullet was even intact by then? Regardless, very lucky guy.
    I don't want to get hit by any projectile flying towards me from a firearm regardless of momentum or the size of the project.
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    He's lucky that bullet was slowed down by other objects before it hit him.
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    Quote Originally Posted by DaveM55 View Post
    He's lucky that bullet was slowed down by other objects before it hit him.
    Yep. that was my point.... I really wouldnt want to get hit by it either, but I am not surprised that something small like a DVD stopped the round from hitting him.
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  10. February 20th, 2008, 10:41 PM #10
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    Default Re: DVD in firefighter’s coat pocket blocks a bullet

    Good thing it wasn't a Michael Moore dvd...
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