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LIVING WITH THE PAIN OF A RANDOM, SENSELESS SHOOTING (Sniper Victim suing)
New York Post ^ | 9/28/03 | Sam Smith

Posted on 09/30/2003 10:27:23 AM PDT by lowbridge

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:16:55 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Rupinder "Benny" Oberoi carries a reminder of last year's D.C.-area sniper shootings with him every day - scattered throughout his abdomen.

The 23-year-old was shot outside a Silver Spring liquor store where he worked on Sept. 14 last year. The sniper's .223-caliber bullet entered Oberoi's lower back and exploded inside.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: bushmaster; dcsniper; johnallenmuhammad; leeboydmalvo; sniper; suit; victim
Oberoi holds his real anger for Bushmaster Firearms, which manufactured the XM-15 assault rifle...

Sure, dont hold the real anger for the actual criminal. Instead, hold it for a company that had nothing to do with the crime.

What started with a conversation last year with a representative from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence has become a lawsuit filed against the gunmaker and store that alleges gross negligence.

The Brady Center ambulance chasing. Color me shocked.

1 posted on 09/30/2003 10:27:23 AM PDT by lowbridge
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Oberoi was shot several weeks before the mass shootings that drew worldwide attention. He wonders whether cops had opportunities to nab the suspects earlier. "When I was shot," he said, "the car, the blue Caprice, was there. A guy saw two men sitting in the car and described it to police. They had the information. I wish they had paid more attention to it."

And Oberoi is no fan of former Montgomery County Chief of Police Charles Moose, who headed the investigation.

"I had a chance to meet him, but I didn't want to," said Oberoi. "I don't see why he's considered a hero. He didn't do anything. They [the sniper suspects] just turned themselves in."

I saw an ad on TV last night that USA network will air "23 Days", a made-for-tv movie about the shootings. I won't be watching.

Oberoi holds his real anger for Bushmaster Firearms, which manufactured the XM-15 assault rifle allegedly used by the snipers, and Bull's Eye Shooter Supply of Tacoma, Wash., where the rifle was either purchased illegally or stolen sometime in the summer of 2002, according to investigators. Oberoi holds his real anger for Bushmaster Firearms, which manufactured the XM-15 assault rifle allegedly used by the snipers, and Bull's Eye Shooter Supply of Tacoma, Wash., where the rifle was either purchased illegally or stolen sometime in the summer of 2002, according to investigators.

This is illogical. The rifle was either purchased illegally or stolen, so it's Bushmaster's fault? Why isn't this man's "real anger" aimed at the shooters?

2 posted on 09/30/2003 10:35:24 AM PDT by .38sw
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>> Oberoi holds his real anger for Bushmaster Firearms, which manufactured the XM-15 <<

Useful idiot alert.
3 posted on 09/30/2003 10:39:18 AM PDT by appalachian_dweller (If we accept responsibility for our own actions, we are indeed worthy of our freedom. – Bill Whittle)
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To: .38sw
We should immediately lobby Congress to enact legislation to ban the manufacture, sale, ownership, and/or use of Chevrolet Caprice autos that are known to be easily converted into Urban Assault Vehicles.
4 posted on 09/30/2003 10:48:24 AM PDT by Gunner Mike
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To: Gunner Mike
"The death penalty," he said. "Why kill people for no reason? It doesn't make sense."

Is he for it or against it?
5 posted on 09/30/2003 10:52:49 AM PDT by ChadsDad (Y.B.Y.S.A.I.A.)
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To: .38sw
This man is brainwashed, and someone needs to tell him that. No law of elimination of weapons would have stop a couple of sociopaths like the snipers. AK-47s are illegal, but damn near every street gang in the urban areas have them.
6 posted on 09/30/2003 10:53:03 AM PDT by Clock King
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AK-47s are illegal, but damn near every street gang in the urban areas have them

Yep. Not too many years ago, a container ship (COSCO - China Ocean Shipping Company) at the Port of Oakland was found to have automatic rifles bound for the gangs in So. California. How many other shipments made it through?

7 posted on 09/30/2003 10:59:19 AM PDT by .38sw
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To: Gunner Mike
Those Chevy Caprices are a danger to civilized society.
8 posted on 09/30/2003 11:00:14 AM PDT by .38sw
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"But the sharpest sting he now feels comes from his anger at the gun manufacturer and the store that supplied the sniper rifle.

..."the rifle was either purchased illegally or stolen sometime in the summer of 2002"


9 posted on 09/30/2003 11:00:42 AM PDT by TaxPayer2000 (The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government,)
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While they are at it, sue the companies that mined the raw materials that were used to manufacture the bullet & the gun components, the chemical company that manufactured the ingredients for the propellent, the company that built the automibile the shooters used, the company that made the gasoline for the shooters car, and the union that supplied workers at the automibile factory... yeah that should show them he means business "</sarcasm

10 posted on 09/30/2003 11:01:03 AM PDT by MD_Willington_1976
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Those Chevy Caprices are a danger to civilized society.

Worse, it lessens the chances of getting chicks.


11 posted on 09/30/2003 11:27:06 AM PDT by lowbridge (As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. -Mr. Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati)
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I think you are correct. I have never dated a guy who drove a Chevy Caprice.
12 posted on 09/30/2003 11:33:26 AM PDT by .38sw
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To: lowbridge
Useful idiot alert.


Why stop with Bushmaster and the gunshop? Why doesn't he sue GMC? After all they made the Caprice that was used as a sniper platform and getaway vehicle. Maybe the oil companies for making the gas that went in the car. Let's sue the mining and smelting company that made the iron for the gun and the car. Perhaps he should sue the inventor of smokeless powder.
13 posted on 09/30/2003 11:39:11 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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Why isn't this man's "real anger" aimed at the shooters?

You know the answer to that. The shooters have no money and the Brady Bunch has convinced him that he will be rich.

14 posted on 09/30/2003 11:42:15 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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P.S. The REAL question is why he isn't sueing Moose for with holding valable information from the street cops that could have lead to a quicker arrest because of his personal political leanings?

IMO, Moose is responsible for SEVERAL of those shootings.
15 posted on 09/30/2003 11:44:56 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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I think you are correct. I have never dated a guy who drove a Chevy Caprice.

My old (married) landlord had one of those cars and he was the only Chevy Caprice owner in the whole neighborhood. Behind his back, he took alot of sniggering over his choice of cars.

16 posted on 09/30/2003 11:55:34 AM PDT by lowbridge (As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. -Mr. Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
I do know the answer to that question - it was rhetorical. I felt like I was just preachiing to the choir here. But, I couldn't stop myself from typing the question anyway. And I also agree with you about Moose. I have a vague memory that he took some heat from the police union for withholding information about the shooters. I'd have to go back and dig in the archives and see if I can find anything, but I don't have the time right now. I saw a stack of Moose's book for sale at Costco. I won't be buying it.
17 posted on 09/30/2003 12:07:01 PM PDT by .38sw
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Thank Goodness he wasn't run down with a Car... I'd miss being able to drive mine since the car company would be sued for murder and driven out of business.

Oh wait.. back to the real world....
18 posted on 09/30/2003 12:48:39 PM PDT by LaraCroft (Oct. 7 - Vote Arnold or Be Responsible for BustaMecHA being elected.)
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Is he suing the owner of the liquor store for not building on a different block?
19 posted on 09/30/2003 6:33:59 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Imagine there's no lib'rals. It's easy if you try...)
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The Brady Center ambulance chasing. Color me shocked.

I'm not shocked a bit. This has been a tactic for several years. Most of the time they don't even wait for the blood to dry before they call.

20 posted on 10/01/2003 5:00:53 PM PDT by gieriscm (The AW ban sunsets on 09/13/2004)
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