Bullet went off loose in a handbag?

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aarondhgraham

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I read this article and have tried to conjure a scenario where this could happen.

I guess this falls under the statement,,,
Anything is possible.

It reminds me of the time I accidentally shot a rifle into my bedroom wall,,,
I told my parents that a rifle bullet fell off of my shelf onto my slot car track,,,
And then when I pressed the controller trigger the electricity ignited the cartridge. :o

Aarond

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We should outlaw purses. It's for the children.
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Spats,,,
You slay me. :D

I've been trying to come up with a scenario,,,
Perhaps she had a 9-volt battery loose in her purse.

My father set his jacket pocket on fire like that,,,
His keychain shorted out the terminals,,,
The battery got real hot real fast,,,
Carharts aren't flameproof.

Aarond

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aarondgraham, like you, I've been puzzling over how the bullet could have gone off in her purse. The only two scenarios that I could come up with were: (a) she had some sort of battery in her purse; or (b) she was using the purse as a Louisville Slugger.
 
Rimfire or centerfire cartridge?,,,

I would like to know if it were a rimfire or centerfire cartridge,,,
In my wild imagination I could see a rimfire getting crushed or something.

Oh well,,,
We'll probably never know.

Aarond

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When I read that article, my first thought was that she had a gun in her purse without a carry permit and just hid the gun after the accidental discharge.
 
When I read that article, my first thought was that she had a gun in her purse without a carry permit and just hid the gun after the accidental discharge.
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From the article:

"Something must of [sic] hit the primer of one of the bullets," Bentley said. "The bullet stayed in the purse, but its casing put a hole in the purse and caused a minor leg wound."

I have no idea what would have ignited the primer, but the end result sounds consistent with spontaneous combustion of a loose round, rather than a negligent discharge from a concealed handgun.
 
As many times as Ive carried center fire rounds in My pants pocket,Never thought of it being a way of getting a sex change operation.Belive I'll change my means of ammo transport.:D
 
Bullet went off loose in a handbag?

Goat droppings! Perhaps a round could discharge such as in a fire, but without a barrel and some sort receiver to allow it to develop some velocity there is no way it would ever escape the purse let alone penetrate her leg. This sort of topic has been done to death and has been thoroughly debunked. Anyone who has the slightest understanding of firearms and physics understands why this is impossible.
 
Hello NickySantoro,,,

Did you miss this?

"Something must of hit the primer of one of the bullets," Bentley said. "The bullet stayed in the purse, but its casing put a hole in the purse and caused a minor leg wound."
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While the round could go off, it would be the case, not the slug that went anywhere and even then, it is likely not to go far or with enough energy to penetrate tissue and likely would not have left the purse.
 
I've never known a bullet to ignite or detonate under any circumstances. But then I don't use incendiary, tracer, or explosive bullets. ;)

Actually sounds reasonably plausible as described, cartridges loose in a purse with probably an assortment of other metal objects and getting shaken or struck in just the wrong way.

What struck me most about the news article was the woman allegedly didn't know she had cartridges in her purse. How does that happen? The Ammo Fairy visited during the night?
 
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Since the day after I received my drivers license (nearing 30 years ago) I have had loose ammo rolling around in some nook or cranny of my pickup. Never has one gone off.

I promise, I could go out to my truck right now and find at least a 12 ga, .22 LR, and a .30-06 round in the glove box, the seat cover pockets, or under the seat, yet none EVER detonate!

This story smells like the fish market at Pike's Place in Seattle!
 
It would be feasable with a rimfire. A kid I knew, found a single 22 cartridge in his pocket jacket while walking to school. Knowing he would get in trouble if he took it to school he just tossed it into the road. It exploded when it hit the pavement. No one was injured. This was back in 1980 by the way.

The article clearly said that the bullet stayed in the purse and the case hit her in the leg causing a minor injury. That is just as I would expect it to happen.
 
I've had loose ammo in my pants pockets, jacket pockets and back packs... fallen on them more than a few times too. I've never had a detonation of a loose round (not even .22lr). I've also got some loose ammo rolling around my truck too - 12 gauge, 20gauge, .22lr, .223/5.56, .308, .45acp and probably a few .44mags too. So far no discharges from those.

Something isn't right in this story.

Of course now like Spats said they might start pursuing a ban on purses... after all purses can kill people now too!
 
There was a story in the news a few weeks back about a guy lifting weights in his garage. He set some weights down on a 22 that had fallen on the floor detonating it causing a minor injury from the bullet. Since the case was trapped under the weight it allowed the bullet to move.

A rimfire bullet can and will discharge much easier than a centerfire. It is not all that uncommon. If you have never heard of such a thing before, you have now.
 
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