If only there'd been a another, good MRI machine with a gun present.

I can see the thinking that lead to this. But in my mind, it boils down to one bad decision after other, concealing the firearm because each step forward carries worse consequences. It's basically the clown-makeup meme:

0. Carry gun around because that's what I always do.
1. Walk into hospital - whoops, I'll just keep it concealed so I don't get in trouble. Can't hand it over to someone either, or leave it in my car; that's a felony.
2. Check in for appointment - can't back out now, it took forever to get this appointment and there's a penalty for a no-show.
3. Change clothes for MRI - can't leave my gun lying around, that's also a no-no and someone could get hurt. I'll just tuck it... somewhere.
4. Walk into MRI exam room - had to say "no" about metal on my person. These medical people are overly careful anyways.
5. Actively getting an MRI - what's the worst that could happen?

Do we need airport-style backscatter x-rays prior to MRI procedures now? In hindsight, it seems like cheap insurance.

A bit of trivia: it used to be called NMRI, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. They dropped the N after it became clear people didn't want to go in the machine because they were afraid of radiation. That's why it's called MRI now.

As she was about to enter the machine, the gun was attracted to the powerful magnet inside it and fired off a single round into and through her right buttock. Luckily, the bullet barely penetrated her skin and the doctor on site described her entry and exit wounds as “very small and superficial.”

There is no way the MRI wasn't damaged. Other hospital go'ers will be footing that bill. She should be garneshed wages for the rest of her life until those repairs are paid.

"Lucky" would be the bullet being lodged in her body, doing no further damage except to her idiot self so she would learn her lesson without impacting others.

Oh no! Is the MRI machine okay? The article doesn't say anything about it.

Maybe next time dont lie to medical staff.

Lucky it wasn't worse. You can't have any metal on in a huge rotating magnet. Dumb is gonna dumb.

With the cost and risks of MRI machines, why aren't there metal detectors at the entrance?

Whoever gave the MRI machine a gun needs to be fired.

Muricans and science don´t mix ...

Weird that they didn't have her change into a gown first. Or maybe they did, in which case where did she put-- you know what never mind that's enough internet for today

Gotta be strapped at all times. Liberal doc might give her a covid booster.

Woman Enters MRI Machine With a Gun, Gets Shot in Butt

What's the next line in this lyrics

"I knew I couldn't trust that damn MRI!"

A normal day in usa

Did this happen again, or is it the same one as before?

With all of the police at any given hospital, it's interesting that this woman wasn't arrested and charged. Discharging a concealed handgun in a hospital? Just American things!

Also, I love how she lied about having a gun, apparently not understanding that they're about to walk into the most dangerous place on Earth to possess metal. Remember the buttplug MRI story? Like, these damn libruls are going to take my gun away if I tell them about it!

Directly from the wiki entry=

MRI was originally called NMRI (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging), but "nuclear" was dropped to avoid negative associations.[2] Certain atomic nuclei are able to absorb radio frequency (RF) energy when placed in an external magnetic field; the resultant evolving spin polarization can induce a RF signal in a radio frequency coil and thereby be detected.[3] In clinical and research MRI, hydrogen atoms are most often used to generate a macroscopic polarization that is detected by antennas close to the subject being examined.[3] Hydrogen atoms are naturally abundant in humans and other biological organisms, particularly in water and fat. For this reason, most MRI scans essentially map the location of water and fat in the body. Pulses of radio waves excite the nuclear spin energy transition, and magnetic field gradients localize the polarization in space. By varying the parameters of the pulse sequence, different contrasts may be generated between tissues based on the relaxation properties of the hydrogen atoms therein.

Fucking incredible.

Welcome to Costco. I love you.

The only thing that can stop a bad MRI with a gun is a good MRI with a gun.

Looks like a bad porn plot.

Even the MRI machines in America are armed

Only in america.

you can't take away muh gunz

How did she sneak it in though? Usually aren't you wearing a hospital gown at this point?

This article mentions a much more interesting (imo) situation:

https://www.iflscience.com/this-is-why-you-should-never-wear-a-metal-butt-plug-in-an-mri-machine-68886