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happyslug

(14,779 posts)
17. Bra Gun???
Fri May 1, 2015, 08:39 AM
May 2015

When I first read this story, that is what came to mind, the infamous "Bra Gun", a gun built into the bra of a woman. First used in a 1960s era movie that I can not remember the name of (and probably best forgotten) but is popular among shooting games.

On the other hand, I suspect the woman was handcuffed with her hands to her back. Women have something call "Curves" which make a lot of women disliking packing a pistol on their side like a man, instead a lot of woman, who pack a pistol, carry them in the waist band in the rear. This officer may have just handcuffed so her hands were right by her pistol, she pulled it and opened fire. Shooting instead of aiming for the pistol was in her hands, but her hands were still handcuffed together at her back.

Photo of a rear holster:



While looking for a photo of the above I ran across a photo of the infamous bra gun of the 1960s (Through this is from was the post 2000 Austin Powers movie)


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This does not make sense. madaboutharry May 2015 #1
I guess you haven't seen the new 3D printers where you can make a plastic gun. Hoppy May 2015 #12
This is nonsense. beevul May 2015 #31
I strongly suspect Hoppy is being sarcastic rock May 2015 #36
If you're female and cute, you can pull my leg. Hoppy May 2015 #41
because they know that lying... chillfactor May 2015 #2
Watched on news. It happened right in front of police precinct. Hoyt May 2015 #3
Her hands were behind her back xfundy May 2015 #4
Wait, wait, wait. Are you fucking kidding me. jschurchin May 2015 #5
This one^^^^ leveymg May 2015 #26
++++++ uppityperson May 2015 #27
Explanation (?) they were waiting on a female officer to search her ??? underpants May 2015 #32
How about we drop the political correct bullshit and search her ass. jschurchin May 2015 #35
Until you get crazy perv man who gets his jollies off being "extra thorough" Calista241 May 2015 #39
Exactly. It's a liability problem. underpants May 2015 #40
Yeah, I don't think cops make a habit of putting armed people in the back of cruisers Novara May 2015 #6
Here we go again..... blackspade May 2015 #7
Same thing came to my mind. The ridiculous alleged suicide while being handcuffed. Enthusiast May 2015 #8
Do we have to guess SCVDem May 2015 #9
Still implausible — how would she access it with hands cuffed behind her back? nt brush May 2015 #10
No way could she reach up any orifice if her hands were handcuffed behind her back. SunSeeker May 2015 #11
they NEVER put a suspect in the cop car without ellenrr May 2015 #13
You MUST be searched by someone of your own sex happyslug May 2015 #15
I asked if that was a possible explanation above underpants May 2015 #33
i wonder if journalists have to get high to report these things with a straight face. ...nt ellenrr May 2015 #14
Woman... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #16
Bra Gun??? happyslug May 2015 #17
That is a stretch. blackspade May 2015 #18
The Bra or the gun? d_legendary1 May 2015 #21
Yes blackspade May 2015 #29
From the Atlanta Journal d_legendary1 May 2015 #19
Just think about how stupid it would be - even supposing she somehow had a gun.... Novara May 2015 #20
Neither am I d_legendary1 May 2015 #28
They want us to channel Tertullian ... malthaussen May 2015 #22
So gunfights are still news in a nation with more guns than people? How is this strange at all? Fred Sanders May 2015 #23
Bullshit. GoneFishin May 2015 #24
Maybe they put her in the seat backwards. BlueJazz May 2015 #25
Either this is a lie or these are the worst police officers in the world as far as training is jwirr May 2015 #30
It could be both SwankyXomb May 2015 #34
i don't believe anything the police say anymore. samsingh May 2015 #37
we make jokes about this stuff olddots May 2015 #38
She slipped out of the handcuffs and has done it before in a past arrest. RebelOne May 2015 #42
Atlanta journal article a bit more plausible lostnfound May 2015 #43
That was an earlier bust jmowreader May 2015 #44
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