Bullet found on UW-P campus sent to state crime lab (laugh of the day)

http://www.thonline.com/news/tri-state/article_f958ca91-b6e7-5440-b4f8-e5f66d0882f2.html ^ | 19 mar 2016

[rellimpank]

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- A bullet found on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus is being evaluated at a state crime lab, according to the university.

The bullet was found outside Ullsvik Hall after a student reported seeing a man with a gun on campus. The bullet was sent to the state crime lab in Madison for evaluation, according to a press release.

Campus was closed Monday after student David Kalenga told authorities he heard and saw the barrel of an AK-47 in a men's bathroom at Ullsvik Hall. No arrests were made and the campus reopened Tuesday.

Campus police have interviewed about 20 people since Monday's incident, according to the release.

[Nuc 1.1]

Campus was closed Monday after student David Kalenga told authorities he heard and saw the barrel of an AK-47 in a men's bathroom at Ullsvik Hall.

I didn't know AK barrels could talk. Learn something everyday.

[Iron Munro]

student David Kalenga told authorities he heard and saw the barrel of an AK-47 in a men's bathroom at Ullsvik Hall.

Is this the student, David Kalenga of Madison, who reported the incident?

Man, 19, Accused of Stealing 117
Gallons of Gas from Highway Dept.

http://tinyurl.com/David-Kalenga-Madison-Wi

[skimbell]

[fini]

I was in the Marine Corps reserves with a unit that was located in Georgia. During a drill weekend, we "lost" a dozen GORTEX jackets, so we had a "health and safety" check of all vehicles parked inside the Reserve complex.

At the follow up meeting, the officer (from NY) announced that while they hadn't found the jackets, they did find 14 guns.

The battalion commander asked if the weapons were clean. The officer did not know. To which the battalion commander asked, "What good is a health and safety inspection, if you don't find out if the men are properly maintaining their weapons?" After a good laugh, we moved onto the next point of business.

[PLMerite]

Somebody needs to dangle one of these and see what kind of reaction they get:

[PLMerite]

[Gritty]

The bullet was sent to the state crime lab in Madison for evaluation...

Whoa.

No doubt the results will come back after a couple of weeks of full inspection and evaluation by teams of the finest forensic experts. Who knows... perhaps costs and labor might run north of $500 or so?

On the other hand, they could simply inspect the information on the base of the casing and get all the info they need - even if it is written in Russian. However, that would not be "official", would it?

Besides, a "complete" police report is needed so all the terrorized Snowflakes can be satisfied and their anxieties eased.

[rellimpank]

—sure resembles the clip from the post above—

http://m.channel3000.com/news/UW-Platteville-student-claiming-to-see-gun-talks/38525302

[rellimpank]

--it had to be a thin roof then--bullets fired anywhere near vertical won't even break the skin as they are only traveling at about 100 feet per second-

-and if they weren't fired vertical that had to be the unluckiest roof in the area--

[r_barton]

It was a 100,000 sq ft warehouse in East San Jose, CA (hispanic gang area). A big target and a lot of firing on new years, believe me. ;-)

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I just had a little fun with Everytown.org and sent them a question.

These internet gun sales are outrageous! Do the sellers upload their guns through the USB port? Does it work with USB 2.0 or USB 3.0?

[Nuc 1.1]

Comment of the week. Well said.

[fulltlt]

UWP is my alma mater. I graduated HS with Bjarne Ullsvik’s daughter.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Maybe it was a transgender AK-47.

[Starstruck]

David Kalenga told authorities he heard and saw the barrel of an AK-47

Now we have to soundproof our gun cabinets?

[ChildOfThe60s]

This smells like week old fish.

Some liberal college student knows what the barrel of an AK47 looks like? Pretty unlikely.

[Billthedrill]

I've had to exile my rifles to the basement, the dang things are so noisy. "Come on, Drill," they keep saying, "you know you want to rob that liquor store."

That said, I can imagine the conversation at the Sheriff's department. "Whazzat?" "It's a bullet from the U campus. Can you analyze it?" "Uh, it's a cartridge." "So what? We want to know who fired it and at what. "Uh, it's a cartridge." "Well, are there any rifling marks or micro-stamps or anything that could tell us what crime it was used in?" "Uh, it's a cartridge. It hasn't been used on anything yet." "Fingerprints? Voiceprints? Can you get some scent for the dogs to track?" "You've been watching too much TV." "Alloy analysis? Radiocarbon dating? DNA samples?" "You've been listening to too much NPR." "Well, what can you tell us about it?" "It's a cartridge."

[fulltlt]

Watch the video of this expert who always goes to the gun range and knows an ak47 barrel when he sees (and hears) one. :)

[fulltlt]

Maybe if they use their “enhance” button they can figure it out.

[Fresh Wind]

No, you idiot, those are safety devices which convert deadly weapons into toys. They sell them on eBay for a dollar each.