Posted on 06/01/2005 5:37:04 AM PDT by Enterprise
They stopped about 75 yards away. It is as much a case of afraid to get too close to armed officers as it is not being able to shoot. I'm sure that in a drive-by shooting against someone who is unarmed they would be much more accurate.
CQB...it's not something "mom" stays to watch. :-) The "firing line" is dynamic.
Now, everybody knows that if you take the guns away from the law abiding citizens then it will be impossible for criminals to get guns. Look how well it has worked in Great Britain!
Right, after all, it is the law abiding citizen that goes around and kills everybody. If I were a criminal, attempting to break into a house, I would feel much safer knowing that there was no one in the house to oppose me.
75 yards is a short/moderate shot for a rifle (w iron sights), long for the cops pistols.
Assuming they had the drop on the cops, they can't shoot. Just spray.
I'm assuming they had the drop on the officers. Bad shots, fortunately.
Ban 'em all! Heck, let's ban hands while we're at it. Hands are extremely dangerous weapons that can be easily used to strangle or beat someone to death.
A flaming marshmellow could be concidered an assault weapon, too.
You're kidding! You mean thieves won't turn in their weapons once they are outlawed? Silly me, I thought the very people who want to do harm with their guns would be the first to line up and surrender them. Well, wonders never cease... /s
Your right. The name sounds more Hmong to me.
BTW, this sounds like an MS-13 tactic to me.. Where shooting cops is a rite of passage. Makes you wonder. . . I seriously doubt assimilation of Hmong gangs with MS-13, but SE Asian is a whole nuther ball of wax. (*al-Queda*)
I doubt that these are MS-13. They are probably just run-of-the-mill local dumbass gang members.
Yep, the libs and gutless RINOs just love these stories, because it gives them ammo (bad pun intended) in their war agains the law-abiding. I can just see the gleam in the eyes of the media elite when they report these attacks.
Ban 'em! Ban 'em ALL!
From the sound of the full article, sounds like a Hmong gang. Why weren't any of these people charged with attempted murder of police officers?
Ha ! I had one of those but in the carbine version...got converted into an ambush wife and totally wiped me out...
Good question. I am making a WAG here, and that they only reason they weren't charged with attempted murder is because neither officer was actually shot. Now, that being said, I think they are all facing 25 years to life. The two counts of ADW on police officers are strike felonies, and the additional charge of an "assault weapon" could be the third strike. Time will tell though.
I have a WWII Japanese Arny rifle, I hope they don't come for that!
Sounds like a good guess. But if someone shoots at me and misses me, it's attempted first degree murder, is it not? The fact these offices were in marked vehicles, also makes clear that the shooters ID'd their intended targets, hence, premeditation. So... these charges, and low bail, are rather stunning at the moment. Wonder if someone in law enforcement could weigh in and explain..
I agree with you, but evidently in California, shooting at someone and missing is not attempted first degree murder.
LOL.. But if he hit me, I'd be 100% shot. Degree of near death TBD. LOLOL! I can hardly wait for the Federales to become California's law enforcers.
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