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 #110716  by Kuntryboy816
 
Apparently those who are not properly educated on firearm safety and use....

It's a sad turn of events for these two... he's gone, she's lost her mate and going to lose her kids while she's incarcerated, the poor kids will grow up without their father, parents have lost a son.... just sad.
 #110717  by dave_in_delaware
 
... Ruiz wanted to make a video of her shooting a bullet into a hardcover encyclopedia he was holding against his chest.... Perez said she fired a .50-caliber Desert Eagle pistol from about a foot away.
Yeah, that's a great idea. What could go wrong?

Sounds like the guy was a thrill seeker, doing other stupid things, too. Quite the family man. Obviously worried about the children.

50 cal, 1 foot away, through a book. Ballistics research anyone?

Sadly, I'm sure they thought a hardcover book of thin paper pages had plenty of bullet-stopping ability.