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Pennsylvania Man Accidentally Fires Cannonball Into Neighbor's House
Fox ^
| Sept 04, 2009
Posted on 09/04/2009 8:47:56 AM PDT by RDTF
UNIONTOWN, Pa. A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home.
Fifty-four-year-old William Maser fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: banglist; napl
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To: RDTF
Is this a “Hold ma Beer” moment?
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:01:16 AM PDT
by
luv2ndamend
(May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. — Samue)
To: RDTF
Hey folks, it was a ricochet, could happen to anyone.
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:01:17 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Kartographer
To: tet68
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:03:27 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Mary Jo Kopechne is now available for comment.-August 25, 2009)
To: RDTF
"A cannonball? How crude. Perhaps Mr. Maser would be interested in advanced weaponery ... like a "laser"."
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:05:37 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
To: shineon
2 pounds? Was it a potato cannon?
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:07:47 AM PDT
by
achilles2000
(Shouting "fire" in a burning building is doing everyone a favor...whether they like it or not)
To: RDTF
that’s Fayette County....if you’ve ever been there, you wouldn’t ask why or how....
To: tet68
that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away If it could ricochet and still go through a wall 400 yards away, I would call that a pretty powerful cannon.... A rather unlikely scenario.
One begins to suspect that there was no ricochet, and that instead Mr. Maser simply failed to check the direction of his shot.
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:08:39 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: BerniesFriend
We shall not fear the Hottentot
For we have the Maxim Gun, and he has not. - Ndebele, Belloc
To: RDTF
I live within earshot of Shiloh, Corinth, Hatchie Bridge and Farmington. This happens more often that people think. Usually its a neophyte with a new cannon that fires a cannon with solid shot.
To: RDTF
Been a long time since I have heard of this happening. Years!
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:15:40 AM PDT
by
rawhide
To: rlmorel
Sign on limber.
Not responsible for objects coming from road.
Keep back 401 feet.
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:15:44 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
Whoop, yards!
Always proofread, you never can tell when one will bounce.
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:17:01 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: RDTF
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:17:17 AM PDT
by
sticker
To: RDTF
The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities say nobody was hurt. State police charged Maser with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
No one answered the phone Friday at Maser's home. He tells WPXI-TV recreating 19th century cannons is a longtime hobby. He says he is sorry and he will stop shooting them on his property, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh
I'll say so!
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:17:51 AM PDT
by
rawhide
To: Question Liberal Authority
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:19:40 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: RDTF
Imagine explaining this to your insurance company.
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:20:16 AM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Democrat - The new Party of National Socialism. Pelosi and Kosmas - founding members.)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:24:16 AM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: vetvetdoug
I hear ya. Youtube if full of goobers who do not take the time to understand or properly fire their piece.
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:24:34 AM PDT
by
flying Elvis
("In...War, the errors which proceed from a spirit of benevolence are the worst" Clausewitz.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
thats Fayette County....if youve ever been there, you wouldnt ask why or how.... Fayette Nam
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posted on
09/04/2009 9:30:39 AM PDT
by
Ramcat
(Thank You American Veterans)
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