Posted on 09/12/2004 12:28:17 PM PDT by TERMINATTOR
Police say this cruiser caught fire when a round fired from an assault rifle struck a gas line.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Police say a gunman with an assault rifle opened fire on a Miami-Dade County police officer around 2 a.m. Sunday, striking her twice and setting her cruiser ablaze.
The officer is expected to be OK. It's not known how many rounds the gunman fired, but one of them hit the police cruiser's gas line, setting it on fire. Police are looking for the gunman. They say they know his name, but are not releasing it to the public.
"Somebody that's going to fire on a uniformed officer in a police car with an assault-type weapon, that person's obviously showing very disregard for any law enforcment or any authority," said Pete Andrew of the Miami-Dade County Police Department.
The officer was in the area of Northwest 183rd Street and Miami Avenue in Miami Gardens when she pulled over the suspect. Police say the suspect got out of the car and opened fire.
bang!
Stupidest. Quote. Ever.
"..."Somebody that's going to fire on a uniformed officer in a police car with an assault-type weapon, that person's obviously showing very disregard for any law enforcment or any authority," said Pete Andrew of the Miami-Dade County Police Department...."
Getting in the "assault weapon" phrase, I see.
Apparently they have forensic evidence that the weapon had a bayonet lug.
---contemplate the fury if an "SUV" had been involved---
Not possible. The ban doesn't sunset for another 8 hours. I mean, the law made it impossible for criminals to get "assault weapons," right?
I wonder why they are with-holding the name of the
suspect? Is it JohnFeryy?
Back when I was involved in small arms ballistics testing (for the govt.) we tried to do precisely that, and even explosive tipped bullets and tracers wouldnt do it with any degree of reliability. ( Eventually we developed a shotgun round that worked....about half the time)..
Methinks some anti-gun conspiracy is at work here.
Alex Pinellas, miami-dad mayor, MAGICALLY had a similar issue pop up during one of his election efforts. Interesting such a story would MAGICALLY appear again.
Might this have been drug/gang related? Mayor Pinelas has done a really poopy job containing the drug dealers.
"..."Somebody that's going to fire on a uniformed officer in a police car with an assault-type weapon, that person's obviously showing very disregard for any law enforcment or any authority," said Clancy Wiggum of the Miami-Dade County Police Department...."
The timing of this is suspicious.
Wow! The carnage has already begun! That didn't take long. I'd better get my body armor ready.
I had the same thought. The Discovery Channel's "Myth Busters" did the same test. They fired quite a few rounds piercing a car's gas tank with no effect.
Aww, heck, who released this story a day early? It wasn't supposed to go live until after the ban expired. Move along, everyone, nothing to see here. At least not until tomorrow.
Any takers as to if this goes national at the stroke of midnight?
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