Sixth death linked to sniper - Police want to talk to N.C. ex-resident [Robert Gene Baker - photo]

newsobserver.com ^ | October 5, 2002

[muawiyah]

And, as I reminded you on a different thread, Identity, et al scum would shoot their own blue-eyed blond mothers if they caught them shopping at a Jewish owned store.

But you know that anyway.

[Boot Hill]

Would he run if faced with firepower? If he's on a serious meth binge, then not a chance. These are not fun people to be around. They give berserkers a bad name. But he will eventually run out of steam and crash hard. Then you can take him without risk. But until then, he's a lethal weapon.

Regards,

Boot Hill

[kcvl]

I don't think I explained myself very well in that post. I meant the person who wrote the article would run NOT the guy WITH the gun. lol!

[Travis McGee]

I wonder how they pack the extra gunpowder inside the outsized .223 cartridge?

Will they ever find a reporter that knows a rifle from a shotgun?

[Travis McGee]

In my novel the ATF deputy asst director who does the actual stadium massacre leaves a goofball drugged out Desert Storm veteran with ties to a "covert right wing militia" at the sniper's lair as a patsy.

[epow]

as a federal firearms expert explained that the .223 caliber bullet, while relatively small looking, was designed for high-velocity firing from an outsized cartridge packed with extra gunpowder.

The .223 case is "outsized" and "packed with extra powder"?? That is a ridiculous characterization of the cartridge. Does this "federal expert", probably an ATF JBT, know what he's talking about, or is he just trying to demonize a very popular target and varmint hunting round in the minds of the frightened soccer moms? I think the answer may be yes and yes.

First, the .223 cartridge is anything but "outsized", it's a very small case compared to most centerfire rounds. Second, if you "pack" it with "extra powder" you'll most likely lose a few fingers and maybe an eye when the case head separates or the rifle barrel bursts. Any reloader knows that "extra" powder, small capacity cases, and small bore diameters like the .223 add up to a very dangerous combination.

Seems to me the "authorities" in MD are going way out of their way to turn this tragic incident into a major anti-gun event. I noticed on the news shows last night the MD cops were exhibiting an assortment of mean-looking military style black rifles as examples of the type of firearm they think the shooter used. Not one of them was a regular wood stocked sporting type rifle, which is just as likely to be what the killer used as any of the rifles they were showing. That shows me the liberal gun-hating MD authorities are trying to blame these murders on "evil" black guns instead of the murderer himself.

HCI and VPC couldn't ask for a better job of frightening the sheeple about those evil so-called assault rifles in private hands than the ATF and MD LE is doing. One of the cops even asked that people who know of anyone who owns one of those type rifles to report it to the cops. The implication being that anyone who owns one is the type of unstable person who could go off on a murderous shooting spree at any moment. They should be trying to calm the public's fears instead of inflaming them by insinuating that one of their neighbors may be a whacked out gun nut with an arsenal of "assault" rifles who goes around shooting people with "outsized" cartridges "packed with extra powder".

[Catspaw]

There's a difference between "not a suspect" and "not involved." The reports I've seen only say he's not a suspect, but the ATF wants to talk to him. There's also a BOLO (Be On the LookOut) for him in Maryland, with a more detailed description of the vehicle on this thread.  I'd assume the other jurisdictions (DC Police, Virginia) are also interesting in having a little chat with Mr. Baker.

[Rebelbase]

Mmm...this sounds like the work of Eric Rudolph.

[SLB]

Maybe the shooter has some concentrated gunpowder? More bang for the buck! </sarcasm> The reporters need to do some research. This is the trouble with the whole media arena today. No reporting, no research, just fill a page or time slot with dramatic words and forget about accuracy in reporting.

[mystery-ak]

I know it's been reported that this isn't the guy, but what led LE to him to begin with?

[Rebelbase]

Seems to me the "authorities" in MD are going way out of their way to turn this tragic incident into a major anti-gun event. I noticed on the news shows last night the MD cops were exhibiting an assortment of mean-looking military style black rifles as examples of the type of firearm they think the shooter used. Not one of them was a regular wood stocked sporting type rifle, which is just as likely to be what the killer used as any of the rifles they were showing. That shows me the liberal gun-hating MD authorities are trying to blame these murders on "evil" black guns instead of the murderer himself.

I saw that! My first thought exactly. Those AR-15's and M4's they were displaying were $800-1500 weapons, While a cheap $300 or less bolt-action single-shot wood-stock hunting rifle would accomplish the same task.

[wattsmag2]

I never had a high opinion of UNC-Chapel Hill. But then, I went to NC State.

[Ditter]

>>>>high intensity bullet>>>>>

LOL My husband said the same thing. This guy probably heard about the University of Texas tower shooter & wanted to see if he could do it.

[Free Trapper]

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[bimbo]

I am wondering how long it will take for Democrat Candidate for Governor, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, to link the killer and his “right wing militia” to Republican rival Bob Erhlich … Sort of like Clinton and the OKC bombing.

[Travis McGee]

Clearly we need to outlaw outsized cartridges packed with extra gunpoweder, ie bottlenecked high powered rifle rounds.

.22 long rifle should be enough for anyone.

[bvw]

Since this is a guessing game, I'm guessing terrorists and they are headed up to Harrisburg and around to Albany, Boston, and them down to NYC area.

[Dutch Boy]

Why is it that every time someone gets shot from a distance of more than 20 feet the shooter is called a sniper? Add that the the highly deadly woodchuck round (.223) and you have the makings of a terrorist reporter. Did any source quote the distance of the shot? I doubt it was more than a few hundred feet.

Any deer hunter (in a rifle hunting zone) worth his salt can hit a fairly small target at about 200 yards. Hell, I can hit put 40 rounds in a row through a sheet of typing paper at 200 meters with my M1A and no scope. I don't consider myself more than a novice. Snipers are a special breed of human. They can hit the same target at a 1000 yards.... with it moving.

[ncweaver]

IF this is the right guy, he lived a little too close for comfort.