If the bullet exited through the opening in the machine then it may not have struck it at all. Typically a waist holstered gun will have it’s barrel pointing down, in the general direction of the carrier’s feet, which happens to be towards the opening of the MRI. I think it’s entirely plausible the machine wasn’t damaged.
Of course that means the bullet would have gone sailing into the opposite wall, which is extremely dangerous. Depending on the wall and caliber it easily could have penetrated the wall and injured/killed someone on the other side.
If the bullet exited through the opening in the machine then it may not have struck it at all. Typically a waist holstered gun will have it’s barrel pointing down, in the general direction of the carrier’s feet, which happens to be towards the opening of the MRI. I think it’s entirely plausible the machine wasn’t damaged.
Of course that means the bullet would have gone sailing into the opposite wall, which is extremely dangerous. Depending on the wall and caliber it easily could have penetrated the wall and injured/killed someone on the other side.
They’d probably still need to turn the machine off because of the incident. That will already cost a lot of money.
Oh this is a take I hadn’t considered. If this is the case, everyone would be lucky indeed.