[mountn man]

what he thought was a telescopically high-powered rifle so he called the sheriff.

What exactly is a telescopically high-powered rifle?

Does the telescope make it more high powered?

[marktwain]

“What exactly is a telescopically high-powered rifle?

Does the telescope make it more high powered?”

I have come to expect reporters and reporterettes to be ignorant about guns. Many in “law enforcement” types only know enough to get through a basic qualification course.