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Police in Tijuana Issued Sling Shots
Chicago Tribune ^
| 23 Jan 07
| A.P.
Posted on 01/23/2007 10:28:33 AM PST by Neo-Luddite
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Sorry if this duplicates an earlier post. I don't have any idea if I should laugh or cry. This story has got to be some type of B.S.
To: SwinneySwitch; HiJinx; antceecee; Americanexpat; Halcontent; The Spirit Of Allegiance
Just when you think you have heard it all....
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posted on
01/23/2007 10:31:00 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Neo-Luddite
If they did, don't underestimate the power of a slingshot. I have seen one fire a steel ball the size of a .50 caliber bullet through the door of a car.
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posted on
01/23/2007 10:31:48 AM PST
by
Ben Mugged
(Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.)
To: Ben Mugged
"If they did, don't underestimate the power of a slingshot. I have seen one fire a steel ball the size of a .50 caliber bullet through the door of a car."
My preferred ammo in my younger days was .44 cal lead balls. Definitely potentially lethal if a head shot, and I'm sure not much fun anywhere else.
To: Ben Mugged
Hey--I'm not dismissing the slingshot or the good people at WAMMO Corp.
But a .38 or 9mm it ain't.
To: Neo-Luddite
I know this is a serious story, but still, the visual of one of the big fellas on the Tijuana municipal force with a slingshot sticking out his back pocket is just funny.
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posted on
01/23/2007 10:40:48 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(The two deadliest weapons in a Mexican border town are the tequila bottle and the whistle.)
To: Neo-Luddite
Fed up with collateral damage...
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posted on
01/23/2007 10:41:35 AM PST
by
Diddle E. Squat
(An easy 10-team playoff based on the BCS bowls can be implemented by next year. See my homepage.)
To: RichInOC
Right--what's the deal. Imagine this with the , say, LA or Chicago PD.
To: Ben Mugged
Goliath did (underestimated the power of a slingshot) but shouldn't have.
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posted on
01/23/2007 10:43:14 AM PST
by
twigs
To: Neo-Luddite
The police department has issued about 60 slingshots to officers in the violent border city of Tijuana Maybe they should be issued some harsh language as well.
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posted on
01/23/2007 10:46:07 AM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: The_Victor
Sling Shots can be very deadly. They are silent, do not produce a muzzle flash, can be concealed w/o much problem, and there is an unlimited amount of ammunition.
I had a wrist sling shot as a kid and could kill a rabbit at 30 yards with just one of my store bought marbles. Gave it up when my dad bought me a .22 with a 20 round clip. Guns were just so much cooler.
To: DownInFlames
Sling Shots can be very deadly. They are silent, do not produce a muzzle flash, can be concealed w/o much problem, and there is an unlimited amount of ammunition. I've a wrist rocket for squirrel control. Regardless of the projectile velocity, fumbling around with a wrist rocket and a sack of ball bearings is no way to confront a criminal. You're dead before you can get the thing loaded.
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posted on
01/23/2007 10:59:05 AM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: Neo-Luddite
Don't knock slingshots. This guy used it to savethe world from MAD.
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posted on
01/23/2007 11:13:34 AM PST
by
Killborn
(Age of servitude. A government of the traitors, by the liars, for the sheep.)
To: Neo-Luddite
Any word if the standard issue model will have laser sights and come with a suitable bandolier?
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posted on
01/23/2007 11:16:25 AM PST
by
WinMod70
To: Neo-Luddite; al baby; JRios1968; martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim
The Tiajunna police need new beebers ping...8^)
To: rzeznikj at stout; Neo-Luddite; al baby; JRios1968; martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim
Their old beebers must have been stuned!
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posted on
01/23/2007 2:59:58 PM PST
by
JRios1968
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To: JRios1968
This is series...
...and could be HUGH
To: rzeznikj at stout
Now we know how they will break up the shows...IF they exist!
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posted on
01/23/2007 3:54:42 PM PST
by
JRios1968
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To: JRios1968
Definitely HUGH--assuming they exist...
To: rzeznikj at stout
Let's ask this guy!
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posted on
01/23/2007 4:24:41 PM PST
by
JRios1968
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