Gaming PC saves owner from bullet fired by neighbor's dog

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WTF?! In a story that could have come straight from The Simpsons, a gaming PC owner says their rig saved them from being shot after their neighbor's dog – yes, dog – accidentally discharged a firearm. The bullet traveled through a wall heading toward the person, but it changed trajectory after hitting a RAM stick, which these days is likely more expensive than bulletproof shielding.

Redditor angelbabyzz writes on r/pcmasterrace that they woke up in the middle of the night to a bang and glass hitting them in the face.

While angelbabyzz was presumably in a daze, the neighbor arrived crying, shaking, and repeatedly apologizing, terrified someone had been hurt. Incredibly, it turned out that the firearm had been discharged by their dog.

After the police arrived and investigated, the redditor was told...

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