Posted on 11/11/2023 1:00:08 PM PST by devane617
A Panama City man placed an explosive-filled backpack near the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. and then attempted to set it off with a rifle, according to federal authorities.
Christopher Rodriguez is charged by the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms with damaging property occupied by a foreign government, possession of explosive materials during the commission of a federal felony, malicious use of explosive materials, and possession of an unregistered firearm.
An ATF agent wrote in an arrest warrant that Rodriguez placed 15 pounds of a binary explosive mixture in a backpack and left it near the back wall and fence of the People’s Republic of China Embassy in the early morning hours of Sept. 25. He then went to a nearby gravel pit and attempted to shoot the backpack with a rifle causing the explosion, investigators wrote.
However, Rodriguez was not able to hit the target and no explosion occurred.
(Excerpt) Read more at mypanhandle.com ...
However, Rodriguez was not able to hit the target and no explosion occurred.
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Range Time. Need more of.
Tanner, right?
As opposed to 15 pounds of nonbinary explosive mixture. Never misgender your explosives…
Yeah.
Ummm...how is this a crime, especially federal?
I wonder if the dude tried shooting it with a pistol. The round needs to be moving at around 2300 feet per second to set off tannerite. There’s mixes out there made for lower velocities, but the normal mix is only for rifles.
Lots of people don’t know that
D.C. Gun Laws:
ll firearms except certain black powder firearms, must be registered with the Metropolitan Police Department after purchase and prior to taking possession. An NCIC background check, fingerprinting, proof of address, and online training are required.
Too stupid to put a detonator in the package?
Dude, I get not clicking on the link, but at least read the brief posted excerpt:
" attempted to set it off with a rifle,"
When I hear binary explosive, I think of ANFO. And 15 pounds isn’t going to do much more than clear a stump. Although trying to detonate it with a rifle does sound like Tannerite.
Just advancing the time-honored FR tradition of not reading the article to a new level of not reading the excerpt either
SINCE WHEN DOES CHINA OWN any property in DC???
he’s going to need a good lawyer, as well as a better shot.
all embassies own the property they are built on and are considered foreign ground.
Thanks.
I guess he gets points for creativity.
Not so much for execution.
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