The DC Sniper Nest: None Dare Call it Terrorism

Sierra Times ^ | Oct 7, 02 | Analysis by J.J. Johnson

[SLB]

I did a search and did not find this article. If it has alredy been posted, I apologize, if not - it is well worth the read.

[Asclepius]

... it is well worth the read ...

I'll say.

Sobering. Like a slap in the face.

[JRandomFreeper]

Ping.

[agrace]

Definitely well worth the read.

[carenot]

Thanks for the article.

JJ is right.

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[MHGinTN]

About time J.J. spoke out! This guy is a clear thinker, and more like him are needed East of the Mississippi! J.J. is an American (and just happens to be a black man, a MAN, and a conservative) and is not afraid to tell it like it is! WE ARE AT WAR, under fire on 'their' terms. Keep 'em comin' J.J.! We need the clarity, guy.

[SLB]

FYI

[FreeTally]

Hence, only time will tell when suddenly concealed carry laws are lifted (or simply not enforced), so that the soldiers in this new war (the citizens), may have the means of neuturalizing such threats upon discovery.

Some other freepers pointed out on another thread hoe much of a bogus argument this is. The author here refutes himself too by calling the perp a "Soldier". A handgun under the shirt of a person near a victim is going to do no good stopping an "invisible" sniper a couple hundred yards away.

The author's heart is in the right place, but is silly to say that anti-concealed weapon laws make it any less safe for people in this specific situation where you have a sniper gunning down people from long range.

[hang 'em]

Anybody know what the distances of these one-shot-one-kill shots are? That would give us a quantitative measure of the skill of the perp. Is he military trained or just a run of the mill deer hunter type?

[dd5339]

I'm wondering when they're going to break out the radar that the military uses for counter battery fire.

Lawrence Livermore proved it can be used to track a bullet. Set it up with some cameras in likely areas and see what shows up.

Semper Fi

[hattend]

BTTT.

[da_toolman]

lock and load

[sultan88]

"Surely the profilers are trying to figure out some way of saying this lone gunman is some nut - some crazy white guy that gets a monthly high from reading Soldier of Fortune, probably hates the New World Order, and is of course, a believer in the Second Amendment, Turner Diaries, etc.."

Sorta like Oklahoma City, huh?

[Teacher317]

Bookmarked and bumped

[SLB]

Let's say you are out for a stroll in your favorite park. You come up over a knoll and whta do you see, but the D.C. sniper getting ready for a shot. Are you armed? If so - easy. If not - does he make two shots and two kills? Or do you try calling 911 on your handy dandy cell phone. The abolishment of concealed carry laws would tend to make all criminals think twice, not just this one.

[AAABEST]

I see Mrs. SLB is giving you more slack in regards to FReeping time! Hehe, that's a good thing, we need you around here.

[Vicki]

Bump

[spokeshave]

I'm wondering when they're going to break out the radar that the military uses for counter battery fire. Lawrence Livermore proved it can be used to track a bullet. Set it up with some cameras in likely areas and see what shows up.

Yes...serveral areas have set up acoustic recognition systems that can pin point in real time source of indiscriminate gun shots...particularly at new years eve and other celebrations.

The SF bay area had it on last year.

[Ag88]

The advantage would be to have an armed citizen, other than the sniper's target, within handgun range when the sniper fires. Then the perp can be successfully engaged. That's why they won't try sniping here in Texas. Too easy to counter-snipe. Terrorists may be cowardly, but they're not stupid.