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Beltway Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary-Wednesday, Oct. 16
Fox News, CNN, Press Conferences | October 16, 2002 | Fox News, CNN, Press Conferences

Posted on 10/16/2002 2:06:53 AM PDT by Peach

To avoid multiple vanity threads regarding any news from press conferences, let's keep a live commentary thread going again today.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: banglist; beltway; maryland; shooting; sniper; virginia
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Overnight News: Several witnesses have provided information to police that they saw olive skinned men fleeing two different shooting scenes. Composite sketches are being worked on for distribution to the public.
1 posted on 10/16/2002 2:06:53 AM PDT by Peach
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2 posted on 10/16/2002 2:08:04 AM PDT by Peach
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To: Peach
Thanks so much Peach. Lots of developments last night and overnight.
3 posted on 10/16/2002 2:15:39 AM PDT by Molly Pitcher
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To: Peach
It is the site administrator's preference this thread be placed in Extended News, unless events warrant a move to Breaking News, and that we combine the previous graphics-free and commentary threads into one. Rather than slow the thread down with multiple posts of the same graphics, please scroll through replies before posting another graphic.

Thanks to everyone for their excellent input and ideas, and hopefully today will be a quiet and safe day for our citizens in the Beltway area. Please visit the Prayer thread here Prayer Thread

4 posted on 10/16/2002 2:16:11 AM PDT by Peach
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To: Molly Pitcher
I'm just looking now for more overnight news; hope it's good info the cops can use to catch the shooters.
5 posted on 10/16/2002 2:17:05 AM PDT by Peach
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To: Peach
Last night Hannity had on a former FBI agent, Day, and Mark Fuhrman. He asked each if enacting new laws to ballistic fingerprint guns would help, all rifles and pistols. Of course the FBI agent said yes, he favors any law that helps to catch a criminal. Fuhrman said it was a waste. The gun grabbers are back out in force over this.
I hope I got the show right, I switched channels so many times I lost track...
6 posted on 10/16/2002 2:23:55 AM PDT by doosee
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To: Peach; Molly Pitcher
Information I picked up on another thread this morning said that Fuhrman had said that the wapon is of Chinese manufacture.
7 posted on 10/16/2002 2:32:30 AM PDT by Miss Marple
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I had visitors to my house last night, so I have not heard any news. Any significant developments since yesterday?
8 posted on 10/16/2002 2:40:25 AM PDT by looney tune
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To: Miss Marple; doosee
I saw parts of that Hannity show last night with Furhman and he seemed very interested in the fact that the gun being used was a Chinese gun (AK-47 mentioned, I think?), but I didn't pick up how Furhman knew the manufacturer of the fun, or why it was important. And yes, the gun control people are out in force.
9 posted on 10/16/2002 2:43:11 AM PDT by Peach
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To: Peach
I thought they said it was a .223? I haven't heard anyone mention 7.62X39 AK or SKS...

Unfortunately the Bush republicans will most likely roll over giving away our rights just like they did with the patriot act.

God help us if we have to rely on the democrats to protect our 2nd amendment rights!
10 posted on 10/16/2002 2:51:59 AM PDT by KuernoDeChivo
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You know, I think you're right about a .223. Sorry about that.
11 posted on 10/16/2002 2:53:16 AM PDT by Peach
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I think they meant AK-74. Looks like a AK-47 and shoots a round similar to a 223. There's a thread on that subject from yesterday.
12 posted on 10/16/2002 2:55:52 AM PDT by DugwayDuke
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To: Peach
Good morning Peach and all. It is raining heavily here in the Washington area, and has been for most of the night. That means traffic jams galore this morning during the commute. Not a good tiome for another incident, hopefully.
13 posted on 10/16/2002 3:01:15 AM PDT by billhilly
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To: Peach
Here is a scary development:

Long Island May Have a Copycat

14 posted on 10/16/2002 3:07:41 AM PDT by Miss Marple
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Any more word on the claim that one of them was outside the vehicle during the attack?
15 posted on 10/16/2002 3:10:12 AM PDT by ctdonath2
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To: Peach
Also heard last night that they have 10 people under surveilance.
16 posted on 10/16/2002 3:11:40 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: Peach; *bang_list
IMO, these opening moves are merely board setup for the endgame. At some point, one of the accomplices will drop a dime on the perp after an "attack of conscience". kinda like a 'sacrifice queen' move. Final showdown might entail two whole blocks going up with pre-positioned ANFO or worse; taking half the LEOs and FLEs on the east coast. or maybe a whole mall complex...
17 posted on 10/16/2002 3:12:08 AM PDT by packrat01
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To: ctdonath2
They said the van go stuck in traffic so the guy turned around and went in the other direction. That's how they got a partial plate. Wondering if these guys are a gang or gang members. Just a thought.
18 posted on 10/16/2002 3:13:48 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: DugwayDuke
You may be right about the AK-74. May be a Chinese .223 like the Norinco 84S.

Now for me the interesting thing about someone using a .223 is that it smells of some one trained by military or police. They use the M-16 or AR-15 but if it's a cheaper Chinese or Norinco riffle it changes things a bit. I really doubt that someone trained on and sold on the AR-15 would go buy a Chinese riffle.
19 posted on 10/16/2002 3:14:00 AM PDT by KuernoDeChivo
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To: Miss Marple
Saw the headline and wondered if it wasn't a copycat but the start of something nationwide regarding sleeper cells.
20 posted on 10/16/2002 3:14:11 AM PDT by Peach
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