A stray bullet ends up in a gamer’s apartment. But he’s very lucky, as he explains. Because his headset allegedly saved his life.
Imagine sitting at home at your computer when suddenly a projectile crashes through your window into your room. In Europe, this happens rarely, but in the USA, a gamer recently experienced this. And he was very lucky, as he explains.
Because a stray bullet had found its way into his apartment. But his headset protected him from something worse.
Headset allegedly saves gamer from stray bullet
What exactly happened? A user on reddit explained that a projectile had entered his apartment.
But he was very lucky, because the bullet, according to his own statements, hit the headband of his headset and was then deflected against the wall. The bullet eventually landed on the user’s bed. By the way, the bullet was said to be a stray bullet from the neighborhood.
In the reddit post, you can see several images related to the story: Here you can see the damage to the headset, the hole in the window, and also the spot on the wall where the bullet is said to have ricocheted. Our title image comes from the reddit thread.
The entire story is told by the user rather fragmentarily: He explains in several comments that he is 18 years old and that the incident supposedly took place in California. The evidence, the bullet, is said to have been picked up by the local police by now.
The lifesaver, by the way, is the Razer Kraken, a wired gaming headset from Razer, which you can currently get for around 50 euros on Amazon. The metal reinforcement in the headband is what likely saved the user’s life. The Razer Kraken is among the best gaming headsets you can currently buy according to MeinMMO.
Users have long been calling for stricter gun laws in the USA
How are the reactions? Many users are glad that the person had such incredible luck and that the bullet did not hit him fatally. Numerous users also write that the story is a “typical American problem.” Because theoretically, any person here can carry a weapon. For example, a user writes in a comment (via reddit.com):
This is crazy! I’m glad you’re okay. In the USA, people constantly talk about stray bullets, while in my small European town only 0.5% of people own a weapon.
US politicians blame video games for the violence rather than the gun laws that are applied in the USA. Because in many US states, owning a weapon is a constitutional right.
A large supermarket chain now at least doesn’t want to advertise games that rely heavily on violence. However, this does not change the fact that you can still buy weapons there. A decision that is hotly debated:
Walmart removes advertising for violent games – continues to sell weapons
