[Squantos]

Foreign Object Damage (FOD) is a very high threat for the workings of a Jet engine . The turbines picking up something as small as a cotter pin can be damaged and thus put into play a self destruct sequence that could be instant or delayed. That is based on personal experience.

The perfect balance of the fans rotating at a gazillion rpms knocked off balance via anything ingested would cause the engine to self destruct and if damage was slow enough the imbalance would be analogous of a blowout of the tire on yer family cruiser only a hundred times faster or better. Now that cotter pin can be a nut with a bullet or just a nut dropped by the mechanic on the runway etc etc

Golden BB theory is valid, and has worked against even the best and fastest of military aircraft. A shooter laying amoung the VASI lights at the departure end could do the deed.

As to TM's suggestion about National Guard/Wooden Indian comments, I agree 100%. They should be looking versus just looked at.

[TheRealLobo]

Now HERE is the gun to insure the job is done properly.

[Travis McGee]

Yep, those National Guardsmen should be beating the bushes, and checking vehicles parked in areas where a shot could be made, not doing the "Wooden Indian" act.

Of course, those weekend warrior clerks and cooks would have to be taken to the range to learn to fire their rifles, which I have no doubt have cobwebs in the chambers.

If they even have bolts, or loaded magazines.