Posted on 10/17/2002 5:54:08 AM PDT by jjm2111
The police announced today that they had no sketch to offer the public in their hunt for the suburban sniper because witnesses who saw him kill his latest victim could not agree on details in the mayhem of the shooting scene.
Investigators confirmed that more than one witness saw the latest slaying, on Monday, but they would not disclose any details other than the fact that the sniper is male.
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In another measure of the sniper's effects on local life, the opening of the muzzle-loading deer-hunting season was suspended by Maryland in a four-county region where the sniper has been preying.
"We don't want our officers chasing false alarms of shots fired," explained Doug Duncan, the Montgomery County executive.
Gov. Parris N. Glendening banned all recreational shooting except at approved firing ranges until the sniper is caught.
With thousands of calls to the police logged, the captain urged residents to keep calling about suspicious neighbors and "potential suspects," people suspiciously angry or absent from work routines or involved with weapons, she explained.
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Federal agents say they have been receiving many tips from residents alarmed about gun-owning neighbors. "Most of these are possessed legally," said Michael Bouchard, chief agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, in the hunt.
"However, some are possessed by people who shouldn't have them," Mr. Bouchard added, cautioning against alarmist reports when the individuals are questioned.
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As a proud gun owner (tough in NJ) I would hate to live next to some snoopy liberal do-gooder in Maryland right now.
Me thinks the clown would have been dead by now if this happened in Texas.
A newbie pops on the board and wants to know what kind of guns we think he should buy......then freepers being the helpful sort go on to discuss the types of guns they own...........
In my humble opinion, this is folly!
I don't know about that. After all, we elected Ann Wrinkles. Of course, she only won because Clayton Williams ran the last two months of his campaign with a severe cranio-rectal inversion.
Imagine what will happen the day these terrorists learn that everyone in America, EXCEPT THEM, has been disarmed.
Do we want him to kill again, so we can nail him? Or do we want him to stop and get away?
He could just disappear and never be caught. It's macabre the way the press is camping out waiting for the "next kill"..
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IMO, I'm sure if some guy in NV has an illegally converted AR or something he wouldn't just blab it. (And if he does it's his own stupid fault). All of my guns are legally purchased, registered, safely stored, trigger-locked, etc.
The government already knows what kind of guns I own. The only persons who would have malicious intent, other than the gov't, would be crooks. They'd have a lot harder time finding out who I am, where I live, etc.
It's possible that LEO knows who the perps are and are building a case. There's a huge difference between knowing and proving, especially if you don't know exactly where the weapon is. There's also the possibility of a short list, but not enough evidence to break doors.
Then there's the possibility that they don't have a clue.
A possibility that always must be considered when dealing with local "law enforcement" ossifers.
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