Man’s Wedding Ring Deflects Robber’s Potentially Lethal Bullet
Posted December 3, 2007 12:00 pm.
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Donnie Register is a happily married man, who will likely always proudly display his wedding ring. Especially after what happened to him this weekend. The Jackson, Mississippi man was in his antique store on Saturday when two men walked in and asked to see a sample of his rare coin collection.
When Donnie took it out, one of the patrons pulled a gun and demanded Register’s register be emptied. When the owner didn’t move fast enough, the gunman opened fire, aiming at the businessman’s head. In a reflex reaction, Register threw up his left hand – the one with his wedding ring on it.
In an incredible coincidence you wouldn’t believe in a fictional script, the bullet hit the ring and deflected the projectile. He was hurt – but still very much alive. “The bullet managed to go through two of his fingers without severing the bone,” wife Darlene Register explains. “A part of the bullet broke off and is in his middle finger. The other part is in his neck, lodged in the muscle tissue. But it’s not life-threatening.”
Cops are still looking for the culprits, who got away with a lot of cash. But the one thing they didn’t manage to take was the most precious of all – Register’s life.
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