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Soldier’s Target Practice With Air Rifle at His Home Results in School Lockdowns, Arrest at Gunpoint
Guns Save Lives.net ^ | Feb 21, 2014 | Dan Cannon

Posted on 02/22/2014 6:44:46 AM PST by KeyLargo

[Video] Soldier’s Target Practice With Air Rifle at His Home Results in School Lockdowns, Arrest at Gunpoint February 21 2014

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A current active duty soldier and Iraq War veteran’s target practice with an air rifle landed him in hot water this week.

The soldier was shooting at a target he setup on the side of his home with an air rifle. One of the projectiles (likely a BB or pellet) struck the glass at an under construction home nearby. It’s unclear if a ricochet was to blame or if it was a bad miss.

Unfortunately for the soldier, a Homeland Security agent who was a potential buyer of the home was inside it at the time. He called in an active shooter situation to local authorities. This resulted in two nearby schools being shutdown, a massive police response, including SWAT teams as well as an armored vehicle, and the soldier, 25-year-old Ramon Hooks, was taken into custody at gun point. He now faces charges of criminal mischief.

According to KHOU,

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Government; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: banglist; bbgun; guncontrol; guns; harriscounty; secondamendment; swat; texas
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To: KeyLargo

Wonder how far we are to the point where such things automatically get you shot?


81 posted on 02/22/2014 6:17:22 PM PST by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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To: KeyLargo

Not one word in the article about The Homeland Gestapo Agent being CHARGED with making a False 911 Call? nor about how much money he will be required to PAY BACK to the Citizens for said FALSE CLAIM?? And why would he not be charged with Domestic Terrorism?? His Direct Claims led to hundreds of children being terrorized by Armed Gestapo Agents.


82 posted on 02/23/2014 3:31:02 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: beebuster2000

It wasn’t his window. He was in an unfinished house that obviously still belonged to the developer. If the onsite sales guy wasn’t in the house with him and he wanted to let that guy know about it, that wouldn’t have been unreasonable. Then that guy (in effect the owner) could decide to call or not. There obviously was no great hazard, so it was just a matter of some minor property damage, that the developer might try to handle directly with the guy before involving the police. People handle car crashes involving thousands in damage without feeling the need to call the cops.


83 posted on 02/23/2014 8:21:46 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: KeyLargo

Texas?

lol...


84 posted on 02/23/2014 8:26:38 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: KeyLargo

This is hysterical. When I was a child, such an incident might have resulted in a black-and-white stopping by to tell the fool to knock it off.


85 posted on 11/17/2014 5:07:16 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The mods stole my tagline.)
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