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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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highway snipers are back

jesum didnt we go through about 2 years ago.....similar area virginia


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia State Police were hunting Thursday for multiple gunmen suspected of shooting at motorists at three different locations along busy Interstate 64.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,342119,00.html
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Are they only shooting at people cruising in the left lane?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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I wonder if Hillary is going to tell some story about a highway dedication she had to attend while under sniper fire.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 01:33 AM
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It seems like there are a lot of gun based news reports and they are concentrating
on the assault weapons namely the ak. It looks like to me they are going to be pushing
another AWBan so better get one now before the democrats get into office and get
the ball rolling. The only thing the gun bans hurt is law abiding citizens and the military
Since there is no market the high capacity clips that are made for the military are of
inferior quality to what is made for the civilian market and our troops were having a
hard time with the springs in them being too weak, poor materials and of course it is
because the lowest bidder gets the deal. At least when the AWB sunseted our guys
were able to buy new clips by good manufacturers.
Of course if they outlaw a certain type of weapon and someone wants it they will get
it since a trafficker doesn't care if he is carrying 10 kilos of coke or 10 kilos of ak 47!!
In the Uk the rate of gun crimes is climbing too and there you need to jump through
a bunch of hoops to even own a lee enfield 303 or a shotgun, Yet there are kids that
are shooting each other with pistols!! Oh yeah and bombs going off all over!!
Take away guns and these morons doing these highway shootings could just as well
be making IEDs on the side of the road instead!! and that has the potential to cause
more damage and death then a few probably not well aimed rounds. Take away guns
and people will use knives. Or it can be said take away guns and a psycho/sociopath
is still a psycho/sociopath and if they want to harm they can cause harm in sometimes
worse ways then a few rounds of lead. Think back to that Amish school house and
what could have happened, heres a scenario for you. He blocks the door with his car
comes in and blocks the other door and with a propane tank or gasoline and a few
flares he could have killed all those children. Now that is the option we are going to
have to deal with if we take away guns!! It is not nice to think of but run a few
scenarios of the news tonight on stories that involve firearms, and the pyschopaths
sociopaths that seem to be everywhere and anywhere will find a way to do damage.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 06:44 AM
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Police aren't releasing information (yet) on the type of firearm(s).

According to local ABC affiliate, they've recovered a bunch of empty 'brass' (generic term being used for shell casings).


Catch the 'illegitimate sons of illegitimate mothers' and I'll personally dole out the punishment on them.
Their parents need discipline too, for not teaching their kids any social responsibility.

10,000 volt cattle prods should be sufficient!
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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If you choose to snipe someone with an AK then you re not too brite to begin with. Sure they may be accurate but not at a distance. I've never seen a sniper team on TV use an AK. Have any of you? Most use something in the 30 cal range. How many crimes are actually commited witha an assault rifle? As stated earlier most are with a handgun. Wake up congress and realize the Brady Bill was a COMPLETE failure!!!
 
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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The latest :

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080329/...rr3jA3uYqs0NUE

These idiots were taking potshots from a '74 Gremlin??? WTH were they thinking? Could you find a more conspicuous car?

And the report is now a "Ruger 22 caliber magnum" , whether that's a Mini14, or a 10/22 mag I don't know.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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Wow, hope they get caught !
 
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i drove thru that area on thursday and again on friday news crews everywhere i went out and picked up my daughter from the navy base
 
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