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Wedding ring saves antique shop owner's life
Band deflected bullet during armed robbery in Jackson, Miss.
The Associated Press
updated 5:57 a.m. PT, Mon., Dec. 3, 2007
JACKSON, Miss. - Donnie Register has a new reason to be thankful he's married police say his wedding band deflected a bullet and probably saved his life.
Two men walked into Register's shop at The Antique Market on Saturday and asked to see a coin collection, police Sgt. Jeffery Scott said.
When Register retrieved the collection, one of the men pulled a gun and demanded money. A shot was fired as Register threw up his left hand, and his wedding ring deflected the bullet, police said.
"The bullet managed to go through two of his fingers without severing the bone," said his wife, Darlene Register. "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."
She said she gives God all the credit.
Police were searching for the robbers, who Scott said "stole a substantial amount of cash."
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Sounds like the perps are known by the seller or they had cased the joint prior. Hopefully there is good video, but being a antique market who know's. I enjoy going to those markets but talk about blind spots and hidden corners, basically a tactical nightmare if you think about it.
