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Pa. man fires cannon, hits neighbor's house
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Friday, September 4, 2009
| AP - No Author Given
Posted on 09/04/2009 9:34:37 AM PDT by Zetman
A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home.
Fifty-four-year-old William Maser fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away.
The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities say nobody was hurt.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: cannon; cannonball; house
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What do you say after doing something like this ??
"Ooooops !!! SORRY !!!"
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:34:38 AM PDT
by
Zetman
To: Zetman
Maybe the old, “I didn’t know it was loaded” ploy.
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:41:43 AM PDT
by
scooter2
(IMPEACH OBAMA NOW !)
To: Zetman
SanFranChron in a hurry to put a Bitter Clinger on the front page....
To: Zetman
First shot fired in the new revolution? Lock and load!
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:44:57 AM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(If you keep ignoring your rights, they will quietly go away.)
To: Zetman
Dontcha just hate when that happenz ...
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:49:42 AM PDT
by
Lmo56
To: Zetman
Oops is right!
He says he won’t be doing it again..
The BATF and DoJ may see to that.
Damn. Lucky no one was hurt.
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:50:36 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
To: Zetman
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:51:19 AM PDT
by
UB355
(Slower traffic keep right)
To: scooter2
Maybe the old, I didnt know it was loaded ploy.One of my kids said that after his potato cannon went off in the basement.
To: hiredhand; Squantos
Will either of you deny having done something similar? lol
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:56:53 AM PDT
by
verity
To: Zetman
It isn’t a cannon, it’s a 1/2 gauge shotgun.
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posted on
09/04/2009 10:06:07 AM PDT
by
magslinger
(Inside every father is a Bryan Mills waiting to get out.)
To: verity
He needs to upgrade to a 10 or 12 pounder and switch to chainshot, no ricochet problems.
To: Zetman
I hate when that happens!
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posted on
09/04/2009 10:08:49 AM PDT
by
opbuzz
(Right way, wrong way, Marine way)
To: Zetman
The last time I looked, most things with a bore over 0.5 inches was considered an ATF "destructive device."
"(B) any type of weapon (other than a shotgun or a shotgun shell which the Secretary finds is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes) by whatever name known which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter;"
A black-powder cannon capable of firing a 2 pound projectile is probably going to find the owner showing he has the proper registration of the device and was following all associated federal rules in the ownership and operation of a destructive device. These are sometimes called weapons of war.
The guy is going to be lucky to stay out of jail, keep from being put on a terrorist watch list and/or ending up with any property once the fed's through the book at him.
Remember that one of the reasons for the ATF destruction of the Branch Dividians in Texas was the "fear" that they had a WW2 British Boys Anti-tank rifle that had a bore of about 0.55 inches.
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posted on
09/04/2009 10:20:49 AM PDT
by
Robert357
(D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
To: Zetman
Possibly overheard before the incident, "Broad side of a barn, huh? I'll show you!"
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posted on
09/04/2009 10:29:56 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("The President has borrowed more money to spend to less effect than anybody on the planet. " Steyn)
To: Robert357
> “The last time I looked, most things with a bore over 0.5 inches was considered an ATF “destructive device.” “
Not if it is a black powder muzzleloader or a smoothbore shotgun.
To: Zetman
What do you say after doing something like this ??
WOW! thats the first time I’ve ever seen a comet come down.
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posted on
09/04/2009 10:49:56 AM PDT
by
bikerman
(Buck Farack)
To: Zetman
This is your cannon this is your gun. This one’s for ... well, they’re both for fun.
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posted on
09/04/2009 10:49:57 AM PDT
by
TigersEye
(0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
To: scooter2
anywhere’s near Jon & Kate +8?
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posted on
09/04/2009 11:00:12 AM PDT
by
MissDairyGoodnessVT
("Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow"C.Coolidge)
To: Zetman
Are the guy’s initials W.E.C. and is the cannon etched on the side with “ACME” ???
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posted on
09/04/2009 11:23:47 AM PDT
by
Lmo56
To: Eaker; humblegunner
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posted on
09/04/2009 11:44:34 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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