1 posted on
12/11/2003 8:16:56 AM PST by
flutters
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Ping.
2 posted on
12/11/2003 8:17:46 AM PST by
flutters
(God Bless The USA)
To: flutters
Why don't they release what kind of gun is firing the bullets in question? Handgun versus rifle would significantly impact the various scenarios.
3 posted on
12/11/2003 8:19:20 AM PST by
dirtboy
(New Ben and Jerry's flavor - Howard Dean Swirl - no ice cream, just fruit at bottom)
To: flutters
If the shots had come from a stationary position off the freeway, then the shooter repeatedly aimed past the nearest lanes of traffic and, in the case of those on I-270, shot across at least three lanes and the highway median. Didn't rufus and dufus ever consider that the longer shots might well indicate that the shooter is stationary, with a small objective scope or red-dot, and attempting to lead the targets? That would be easier for a moderate range shot than for a close shot.
After all, skeet shooters accomplish much the same thing with open sights, but put a scope on there and the hit rate would go way down, ESPECIALLKY for close shots.
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Bang
11 posted on
12/11/2003 8:39:33 AM PST by
Atlas Sneezed
(Police officials view armed citizens like teachers union bosses view homeschoolers.)
To: flutters
Evidence suggests the shooter, in several of the 15 incidents that lawenforcement officials said are connected,
might have fired from a vehicle, perhaps traveling in the opposite direction of the victims. Three journalist weasel words in one sentence?
"Maybe" they didn't have anything to report but had to fill space?
13 posted on
12/11/2003 8:39:54 AM PST by
ASA Vet
("Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.")
To: flutters
If these cases involve someone shooting from a vehicle, I'm quite certain that the police are much further along in their investigation than we know. The method for identifying the perpetrator (or at least his car) is actually quite simple.
19 posted on
12/11/2003 8:53:26 AM PST by
Alberta's Child
(Alberta -- the TRUE North strong and free.)
To: flutters
A new shooting just reported on MSNBC. I believe they said a truck was hit with three shots. Don't know if anyone was hurt.
To: flutters
This entire scenario leads you away from "prankster shootings" to somebody who is serious and smart enough to so far leave few clues.
My money is on a Muslim terrorist connection. These have gone from "random" events to "terror" events and they still continue. Likely, the shooter(s) are, like Muhammad/Malvo, a team.
60 posted on
12/19/2003 8:25:12 AM PST by
Gritty
("Arms of individual citizens may be used at individual discretion in private self-defense-John Adams)
To: flutters
ping for later.
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