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gvf · December 27, 2006, 01:00 PM

In the reverse of Phxdog's harrowing story, years ago a friend was critically wounded by a BG's .22 when he opened his apartment door to a knock in mid-day and found the BG with a small gun demanding money. He gave it up, and said as the BG ran away he heard a "pop". He went back inside and just stood there for a bit "feeling odd" and spacey. Only when he felt a liquid on his abdomen did he look down and notice he was bleeding from the guts. THEN he called 911 and began to go out. He was eventually OK after many, many months, the emergency operation to remove part of his intestines etc..

So, in this case a critical wound didn't register and while no one could prove it, the "undramatic" nature of the weapon and sound of the shot may have been a large part of the reason.

December 27, 2006, 01:00 PM	#24
gvf Junior member Join Date: July 30, 2006 Posts: 1,226	more... In the reverse of Phxdog's harrowing story, years ago a friend was critically wounded by a BG's .22 when he opened his apartment door to a knock in mid-day and found the BG with a small gun demanding money. He gave it up, and said as the BG ran away he heard a "pop". He went back inside and just stood there for a bit "feeling odd" and spacey. Only when he felt a liquid on his abdomen did he look down and notice he was bleeding from the guts. THEN he called 911 and began to go out. He was eventually OK after many, many months, the emergency operation to remove part of his intestines etc.. So, in this case a critical wound didn't register and while no one could prove it, the "undramatic" nature of the weapon and sound of the shot may have been a large part of the reason.