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To: kattracks
Is there a silencer on the sniper's weapon?
11 posted on 10/15/2002 4:01:54 AM PDT by RWG
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To: RWG
Is there a silencer on the sniper's weapon?

No. Clear reports were heard and described by several witnesses in multiple attacks.

1. Single round per attack
a. Could be fire discipline, esp. if this is a trained attacker or terrorist
b. Could mean sniper is using a turnbolt, either long arm or something like a Contender
c. The brass picked up with the Tarot card was the only one reported. Was it a plant?

2. If the sniper is using a semiauto, he has to be using a brass catcher, and the brass discovered with the Tarot card is his, that got away somehow? If he's using a turnbolt weapon, the brass is probably a plant from another type weapon in .223 cal. If he's using a semiauto with brass catcher, then he is exercising fire discipline, and the brass may be a plant anyway.

3. If the sniper is planting misleading evidence, then confusion is a major goal, either to help him evade/escape, or because he's a terrorist.

4. If the sniper is using a semiauto like a CAR-15, then he is exercising fire discipline. Does that make him a trained terrorist?

5. Either way, he's a fanatic, taking huge chances.

That's as far as I want to go right now.

By the way, using two vehicles doesn't make sense. Why a two-man team? They couldn't communicate without being compromised by NSA, law enforcement, or someone else.

15 posted on 10/15/2002 4:29:54 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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To: RWG
Yours is the first post I have seen about a potential silencer. I have not heard this issue addressed by any Freeper or by any of the media.

Is it impossible to use a silencer with an AR-15 or any of the other possible weapons that can fire a .223 round? That would explain why witnesses have actually heard loud gun shots at the scene. If it is not impossible to use the silencer, why would the sniper NOT use one?

We've heard theories about a disgruntled former soldier, what about a disgruntled former employee of Michael's? From what I heard, three of these shootings took place at or right next to a Michael's store.
20 posted on 10/15/2002 4:36:52 AM PDT by FourteenthProfile
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