[pttttt]

No ****, Sherlock! Thank you Washington Post for pointing out the all too obvious several days late.

And is a .223 - lethal as it has been - considered "high powered"?

Their use of "weapon" instead of "rifle" is interesting here, suggesting they may be thinking Contender or the like. It would throw things off if the killer is switching barrels.

[Vidalia]

Patricia Davis and Carol Morello need to return to the educational system and pass third grade...

[RAT Patrol]

His motive is to instill fear in the community don't you think? It's a power issue. He is random for a reason, so in that sense he is not random.

[Shermy]

"and no exclusive geographic area for his killings."

What the heck? Of course he does - that area in Maryland. His first shot was a "miss" at a Michaels store. Just hit a window. The only "outside the geographic profile" incident "just happened" to be another Michaels store, in Virginia. Out of some twisted purpose, to settle accounts in his mind, to give himself a sense of completion, to correct a sense of failure, he looked up Michaels in a telephone book, or on line, and found the Virginia store. Or perhaps he remembered it from driving past it.

He's from that Maryland area.

But, hey, what do I know? I thought if the Anthrax letters were mailed in Princeton NJ, and showed a return city address and zipcode from central NJ, the perp would have a familiarity with the area that could only be gained by residing there for a time. Turns out the perp was a middle aged guy in Maryland named Hatfill. < /sarcasm>

That being said, the sniper may now expand his area due to surveillance pressure. that maybe where he makes a getaway mistake, and gets caught.

[white trash redneck]

And is a .223 - lethal as it has been - considered "high powered"?

Their use of "weapon" instead of "rifle" is interesting here, suggesting they may be thinking Contender or the like. It would throw things off if the killer is switching barrels.

I guess it's fair to call a .223 "high-powered" since they do pretty well at HP rifle matches.

I think you're reading too much into the word "weapon." I think the reporters used it since it sounds more sinister than "rifle." Given the lack of firearms knowledge that these newstwinkies possess, I think that the idea of a switch-barreled firearm is beyond their comprehension. Except that they are evil assault weapons used by crazed NRA members to kill innocent children. <\sarcasm>

[Plutarch]

Terrorism cannot be ruled out, but there is no evidence that it is the motivation, Fox said. Terrorists generally advance an agenda, and "we don't know what his agenda is," he said.

How 'bout having terrorized the entire National Capitol region?

[elbucko]

Are the areas where the sniper has shot been areas that limit or forbid CCW's? Is he shooting in places he knows no one will (or can legally) shoot back?

[Dead Dog]

Even the NRA considers the .223 to be "highpower", which includes almost any centerfire rifle.

[wku man]

No, the .223 is not "high powered", and the killer is not a "sniper". I've seen PAC clerks, cooks, linguists and other REMFs hit targets consistently at 140 yards, which evidently the shooter hit the kid from. Start hitting your target from >600 yards, and then I'll start using the term "sniper".

Scouts out! Cavalry Ho!

[Hobsonphile]

Ping!

[Freedom2specul8]

maryland watch ping.

Lots of pings today...if anyone wants on or off the maryland watch ping list, let me know.

[js1138]

High enough to kill woodchucks and people.