... 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.