Downtown sniper alert

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Thursday, March 23, 2006 | Mike Wereschagin

[mugs99]

All over a guy with an air rifle.

[Supernatural]

Perfect poem!

We should e-mail it to the Mayor of Pittsburgh and the Chief of Police. LOL!

[planekT]

Well be my guest. I officially declare that little ditty public domain!

[Supernatural]

I'll see if I can find their e-mail addresses on the web...

[planekT]

www.morefirepowerthensense.com

[Supernatural]

How true!

[planekT]

Yea, it's true. These clowns get all this stuff and they suddently forget that about 99 times out of 100, they'll never need it.

This case is a classic example where ONE officer with a gun and a badge would have been quite sufficient.

[El Gato]

All over a guy with an air rifle.

Oh the Horror. Oh the Humanity.

At least it wasn't a Super Soaker!

[Supernatural]

Heck, they would have had to call out the National Guard and the tanks.

You're a funny guy, Gato. LOL

[Fraxinus]

Rather too logical for a moon-bat. Especially as I find it hard to believe that the receptionist/security guard at the front desk did not ask some pointed questions about the gun.

[planekT]

This guy sounds like he was the designated pigeon shooter to me.

Did anybody from the company call in? I doubt it. No need to.

[Blue Jays]

Hi Fraxinus-

The pellet gun was probably in a soft case when he brought it to work. Some cases are pretty plain.

~ Blue Jays ~

[El Gato]

what's a bullet proof vest gonna do against any semblance of a decent sniper. head shot anyone? that and whats a vest gonna do against a high powered rifle?

It made "Da Mayor" feel better. It's all about feelings and perception. Facts be blasted.

[El Gato]

Now that police and the media know it's a dang pellet gun, they could similarly tone down their rhetoric. Let's be truthful here, it is essentially a toy used to plink empty soda cans or possibly to get rid of pests. Depending on the distance, it might not even be capable of permanently hurting the pigeons.

I had the bottom of the line Daisy when I was a kid. A spring operated BB gun. Same basic design as the Red Ryder, but cheaper. I could put a BB through one wall of a steel beer can from 5 or 10 yards. My cousin had a "pump", but steel spring operated, which would put one through both sides of that steel can. (Not the aluminum cans we have today, steel). All you have to do is keep 'em properly oiled

A mere BB gun can and will kill pigeon from close range. A good pellet gun is murder on 'em.

[El Gato]

I have heard that peregrines also think pigeons are tasty.

I've known people who think they are tasty.

My Dad used to raise show pigeons. He'd take his culls to the needy old folks, who were darn happy to get 'em. Way better than cat food, or horse meat even.

[gnarledmaw]

I realize that Willis didnt likely have one of these, but this might make a neat toy for you to put on your wish list to Santa...

Quackenbush Air Guns: High power airguns suitable for hunting

[B4Ranch]

Singing at the top of your lungs again, huh?

[Blue Jays]

Hi gnarledmaw-

Holy smokes, that is impressive. My intention is to smack feral cats in the butt and convince them hunting pretty songbirds on my property isn't worth the sharp pain in the rump. Something tells me that those air rifles pictured above are going to have a fairly significant auditory report...which might get my suburban neighbors all worked into a froth! Very cool.

~ Blue Jays ~

[planekT]

hehe!

[Gondring]

Move ahead 5-10 years when I was in high school one of the "new" neighbors (a.k.a. city slicker transplant) in the neighborhood saw me and some friends with a bb gun and she called the cops.

Same sort of thing is happening in New York State, as the cancer (aka, New York City) has started to spread outward into the countryside. :-(