[md2576]

I think we will find the perpetrator is a young guy who regularly plays airsoft games. Airsoft games are realistic military firearms and the games involve military scenarios. The owner of the gun has probably got his experience through years of practice. Here is a post from an airsoft site:

Airsoft Sniping Tips

A lot of airsoft players might be interested in sniping, but what all does that involve? Use this handy guide to get you on your way.

1. You must have the proper gun. Unless your gun has a velocity high enough to actually reverse time and arrive at the target before you even shot the gun, it is firing too slow.

2. Ghillie suits are vital. For a proper ghillie suit, assemble a suit of chickenwire, and cover with strips of newpaper from your basement. The older the newspaper, the more 'leet' the suit is.

3. Any good sniper has a spotter. Your spotter should have a normal gun, a keen eye, and frontal lobotomy, to make sure they always do exactly what you say.

4. Watch the movie 'Sniper.' Then watch it again.

5. For a backup weapon, you should have something light, mobile, and able to get you out of a jam. It shoud be easily carried on your person, such as a TOP M60 E3 Long.

6. Because no one will ever know you are a sniper, make sure your call-sign makes that fact known. We suggest names like "ImaSniper" or "OneShotOneKilla."

7. You should make sure your BBs are of the highest quality. Meticulously shape and sand down each BB by hand, to guarantee the precision sniping requires.

8. Once you have a ghillie suit, it is a good idea to add things to it from the local field at which you are playing so you blend in better. For a tactical edge, try using fake wildlife.

9. Sniping takes discipline. To practice, lay down in your backyard, aiming your gun at a target, and stay in that position for 120 straight hours. Remember, snipers dont have time to worry about hunger and fecal matter- stay focused.

10. A good sniper is always guaged by the length of the sunshade on their scope. Never forget this.

There was a story that was posted by a gentleman going by the name of HitmanMH that described two snipers, a deck of death tarot cards and the words "NNNNOOOOOO Don't Kill Me!"

I turned this over to the police and now it's gone. Took less than 10 hours! Hope it helped.

[Fred Mertz]

I turned this over to the police and now it's gone. Took less than 10 hours!

I don't understand what you're saying here. Could you restate your final sentences please?

[SarahW]

What was the story? tell it! it might still be google cached - what was the link....

[Crowcreek]

I turned this over to the police and now it's gone. Took less than 10 hours! Hope it helped.

Thank you for doing this -- Trust me, it helped....

[SarahW]

Here's a young fella (26, former infantry) into tht sniping game, with the board alias "tarot".

http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:nn6p14qhYc8C:www.airsoftohio.com/phpBB/bb_profile.php%3Fmode%3Dview%26user%3D1049+airsoft+tarot+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

[SarahW]

Here's a page for the airsoft players with profiles and pics.

The airsoft player, "tarot" is one member of the team , but there is no photo of him http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:A-9DYCwPSqUC:www.airsoftohio.com/phpBB/viewteam.php%3FTeamID%3D148+airsoft+tarot+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

[spunkets]

"Meticulously shape and sand down each BB by hand"

The kid is an idiot.

[SarahW]

I THIS the story {apparently an online work in progress) you were talking about?

...Knucks looks up to notice a playing card pinned to a tree by a small knife, it was an old tarot card with the grim reaper handing some poor guy a card, with the words "Traitor" written underneath.

Brandaman shivered. ...

http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:3PKNPWxzONQC:airsoftplayers.com/sniperstory.asp+airsoft+tarot+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8