Portland protester uses ‘wrist rocket’ to launch metal ball that struck city medic: cops

Fox News ^ | 7-13-20 | Edmund DeMarche

[mewzilla]

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/citycode/article/641629

Per the above, looks like slingshots are illegal in Portland. Will the perp be up on a weapons charge, too...?

[frogjerk]

If you can find an old computer mouse with a metal mouse ball I would consider that a deadly weapon for someone with good aim. It is absolutely devestating.

[FreedomPoster]

That’s a deadly weapon in my book.

[Afterguard]

I’ve seen pics of lots of these terrorists carrying skate boards around. Using them as weapons, I’m sure. I mean, they get carted to the riots on charter buses, don’t they?

[gogeo]

Don’t forget lunch.

[Red Badger]

He should move. Portland is a lost cause....................and will only get worse................

[mac_truck]

Someone ping me for a volunteer Army to retake Portland. I’m 2 hrs away and ready to serve my country.

You're much better off staying local and organizing/defending your own location.

There's very little in Portland worth fighting for anyway.

[Lurker]

“Someone ping me for a volunteer Army to retake Portland.”

Why would you do such a thing? This is what the residents of Portland voted for. Let them enjoy it.

Good and hard.

L

[CodeToad]

They still sell them at Wal-Mart. Got one. Woodpeckers.

[Magnatron]

“3rd degree assault”?...

This should have been an attempted murder charge!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Bought one several years back to keep stray dogs away from the chickens.

After a couple of years the rubber tubing rotted away. Still got the “frame” somewhere.

[CrazyIvan]

“Actually the really good ones shoot 50 cal lead mini balls, nasty!!”

I used to shoot the same .44 lead balls I used in my black powder revolver. One of those to the head could be lethal.

[laplata]

More like Demons Invade Seattle.

[Professional]

You are correct of course.

[1Old Pro]

Good thing he’s not in NY, they are illegal there. Of course with no police enforcing laws I guess it wouldn’t matter.

[oldenuff35]

“I don’t think putting an eye out is minor.”

I’ve killed skunks, foxes, dogs, and raccoons with them.

Losing an eye is minor to being dead.

It was my number one choice of weapon when taking out critters closer into town. About the dog thing? When a dog chases my horses he is as dead as quickly as I can make him be.

[Mastador1]

Third degree assault, what exactly is that because a wrist rocket and ‘metal ball’ can be lethal, so if this POS wasn’t charged with assault with a deadly weapon it’s horseshit! Anybody believe he wasn’t aiming for the EMT’s head?

[Hiddigeigei]

A metal ball could have put out someone’s eye.
If hit hit in the right place (temple/bridge of the nose), it could easily have killed someone.

[JimRed]

Slingshots can kill (ask Goliath).