Hiding Places

There were two wonderful stories in this week’s issue that really go nicely together. And one has a photo that has to be seen to be believed. Let’s start with the stories, from True’s 15 January 2012 issue:

Tempest in a C Cup

Police in Mesa, Ariz., pulled over a car at 2:00 a.m. during a search for a suspect wanted for weapons violations. When an officer asked the people in the car if they had any weapons, Angela Lynn Milhoan, 20, admitted she had a .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol in her right bra cup. She was arrested: it’s not only illegal for someone under 21 to carry a concealed weapon, but police say Milhoan is a felon, and is therefore prohibited from possessing weapons. (RC/Arizona Republic) …The magazine full of ammo? Leftit, naturally.

A lot of guys are hoping for a mug shot of Miss Milhoan, but that’s not what I have for you today. Read on. Right on the heels of that story is this one:

Rectum, Hell — It Damn Near Killed ’Im!

A North Carolina state trooper spotted a man wanted in Georgia on a murder charge. When the trooper and a backup unit got the man pulled over, the suspect rolled up his windows and locked his door; the troopers forced the door open and had to subdue Michael Ward with a Taser. Ward allegedly gave a false name during his booking, and was strip-searched, and no contraband was found. When Ward complained of heart problems and said he couldn’t walk, he was taken to a hospital. He was released back to custody after a checkup. Through all of this, no one found the full-sized .38-caliber revolver that Ward had hidden “in a body cavity,” as WECT-TV delicately put it. The gun was discovered the next day during a cell check; Ward was returned to the hospital for another checkup to ensure the gun didn’t do any damage. The gun, investigators say, was not loaded, but was “in operational condition.” (RC/WECT Wilmington) …The six empty tubes of KY Jelly in his car should have been a clue.

Now, a mug shot might be interesting, but really it’s rather humdrum:

Michael Ward's mug shot
Yeah, OK: typical mug shot. This is Michael Ward.

Brace Yourself

No, it’s this photo that will make a lot of people gasp (or at least wince!):

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Michael Ward's Gun
Got a holster for that? When I said it was a full-sized revolver, I meant it. Here’s a photo of it lying on an 8.5×11″ sheet of paper, with a ruler just to drive the point home (as it were).

Six tubes of lube just wouldn’t be enough for mortal men!

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28 Comments on “Hiding Places

  1. Looks like an old S&W Victory or N model. A real nasty way to treat a fine classic weapon.

    If some thug pulled one on me, I would probably tell him where to shove the thing. Looks like this guy took someone’s advice to heart.

    Still, a cruel way to treat a nice revolver.

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  2. No wonder he complained of “heart problems and said he couldn’t walk”. I felt the same after looking at the ruler….

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  3. Perhaps a more likely explanation is that the police don’t want to admit they missed the weapon when there were allegedly searching him? “It must have been in a body cavity” could be what they’re saying to keep their jobs.

    I don’t think that’s too easily faked. -rc

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  4. To have a rectal orifice THAT LARGE, he’s either an ex-con, who spent too much time in the showers, or a D.C. POLITICIAN with “cranio-rectal inversion”!! You can figure THAT one out yourself.

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  5. So far, nobody’s mentioned the young lady with the gun concealed in her bra. So let me say this about that:

    If you’ve gotit, flauntit.

    (Right cup, Clyde.)

    There has been surprisingly little comment about my tag on that story! -rc

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  6. Actually I rather liked the tag line for the bra/holster story. I just wonder what her boyfriend might have thought during an amorous session. Back to Mae West, is that a flashlight in your pocket… you know the rest. Is that a gun in your bra or WHAT?

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  7. I’m surprised you haven’t caught any flak for your caption under the mugshot.

    Huh? It’s not a bizarre mug shot, as is typical here. Reading anything more than that into the caption is absurd. -rc

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  8. I’ve been told of the ultimate fate of firearms after an arrest, and I have had a type of remorse for them. I really do understand the logic and agree with it, though I have an appreciation for guns. But given the journey of these firearms, I’m glad that they will be destroyed. I shudder to think of holding either after they have been….

    I can understand the second one, but I wouldn’t have any problem handling the first one. -rc

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  9. Just thinking about where that could be hurts. I have had a constant headache since December 27, on heavy prescription medication for it. He must have had a very trustworthy friend help him get it up there.

    The very thought is boggling. -rc

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  10. You want more comments on the first story? Okay, fine….

    First, given that I live in the suburbs of Washington DC, where so many companies and agencies and departments and bureaus and programs and so on and so forth go by acronyms, I can’t help but note that it’s rather apropos for This Is True.

    Second, you may have heard of Thunderwear, a holster that goes down the front of the pants. However, this story reminds me of a similar but newer product, the Flash-Bang Holster. It straps onto an underwire bra.

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  11. So instead of a 38 she only had a 22 eh?

    I figured it was only a matter of time before the “pair of .44s” jokes started. -rc

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  12. OK, so I actually didn’t get the joke on the bra gun. Leftit, Left Tit, all good so far, but there’s clearly a second meaning and a reason why you ran the words together — is it a brand of ammunition or something? Google for once helped very little. Closest fit was a guy making a joke about “leftit at home”.

    The gun butt guy — wow. Plus size butt plug for him, I guess. Maybe his boyfriend misunderstood an instruction….

    You’re overthinking leftit. You got the one meaning, but “at home” is the clue to the second meaning: left it (or “forgot it”) at home. -rc

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  13. That gun looks like a piece of crap. (Sorry — couldn’t help myself.)

    I came this close to making the same comment in the tagline. -rc

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  14. On the second story, am I the only one who wonders if it was inserted barrel first, handle first, or what? If none of the firearm was protruding, such that it could have been missed during a search, he must put Goatse to shame. If you don’t know Goatse, Google it, but have brain bleach handy.

    I don’t think I dare. -rc

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  15. They found the revolver during a cell check? I’m surprised they didn’t hear screaming bloody murder as he passed it! Papillon would be proud of his accomplishment.

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  16. I’ve heard of colon cleansers, but this was way ‘up’ there!

    BTW, I loved the comment on the “TEMPEST IN A C CUP”!

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