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ICE Goon Shoots Bed in Neighboring Hotel Room While Fiddling With His Gun (www.thedailybeast.com)

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A retired federal agent rehired by ICE as part of Kristi Noem’s mass recruitment push accidentally discharged his gun in a hotel room, firing one round through the wall that came to rest in the headboard of the bed in the room next door.

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[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Interior walls in the US are typically made with a wood or metal frame inside and a sheet of gypsum drywall on each face. How well they get block sound depends on how thick the drywall is. It's no surprise that a bullet would go through the drywall though. Presumably it did not hit a stud.

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Why they emphasize in firearms safety courses be aware of what's behind your target. Most popular handgun calibers will go through most interiors pretty easily and hit things in the next room. Glass just deforms the round as well, it'll reduce its penetrative power but it'll still be dangerous.