I suspect he thought it was like taking a train.
Posted on 10/11/2005 8:12:17 AM PDT by shooter223
MONTCLAIR, Calif. (AP) -- In a confrontation reminiscent of the Wild West, police shot and wounded a man who allegedly took over a freight train with a bow and arrow.
Juventino Vallejo-Camerena boarded the Union Pacific train Sunday night as it was stopped for a signal and threatened the engineer and conductor, the only people on board, police Capt. Keith Jones said.
The crew members escaped and disabled the train by turning off fuel switches, then used a cell phone to call police, Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis said.
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He demanded the train take him to Cuba?
When bows and arrows are outlawed, everybody will be Robin Hood.
Provided you're over 17, yes.
Any decent fire arm is more effective then a bow.
When its inventor showed it to his king, the king noted "such a horrific weapon, surly it will end all wars".
That, is the history of the crossbow.
Pretty nasty if you know how to use them.
I took a deer once with a bow and arrow. Must've been a helluva shot to take a train with one!
"He demanded the train take him to Cuba?"
My travel agent neighbor had one of his repeat customers call and ask about booking on Amtrak to Hawaii.
Back some years ago, the seventies I think, someone hijacked a PATH train from the World Trade Center to Newark Penn Station and demanded that the motorman drive the train to Cuba. The motorman complied, and drove the train as far south as he could, to the car yard just past Penn Station. End of the third rail, end of the track.
I suspect he thought it was like taking a train.
Any decent fire arm is more effective then a bow.
True. But this is California where it is virtually guaranteed that no one in public (unless they're "criminals" or police) will have a gun. Thus, a bow is good enough.
Who wants to be first to challenge the man with the bow?
If I've heard it once I've heard it 1,000 times,... it's all about shot placement.
I was flipping channels a couple of days ago and saw guys hunting pheasant-on-the-fly with bows. Interesing.
Heap too much fire water. Make Pee-in-woods-talk-crazy-acetone-breath-by-tranquil-waters go on bender, again.
Hmmmm? I think a 9mm with 15 JHP rounds can do more damage.
Which Indian tribe was it that robbed all those trains?
You forgot to add in the acceptable yardage limits for crossbow usage vs rifles. Even a .22 will outgun a crossbow.
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