The Maryland Sniper problem.

Nobody has mentioned my favorite smokin hot long range critter killer the 22-250 [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Sir Taliesin]

Originally posted by MagiK: Nobody has mentioned my favorite smokin hot long range critter killer the 22-250 [img]smile.gif[/img]

The 22-250 tends to wear barrels out way to quick for me!
I always liked the .222 Remington! That was a great flat shooting, hard hitting round! The smallest round you can hunt deer with in Tennessee is the .243. I wouldn't dream of hunting one with a .22LR though it seems to be the round of choice for poachers!

Well time for bed! Night guys! Sorry we got off topic a little. Maybe we need a Favorite Fireams thread!

[johnny]

Originally posted by Sir Taliesin: quote: Originally posted by MagiK: Nobody has mentioned my favorite smokin hot long range critter killer the 22-250 [img]smile.gif[/img]

The 22-250 tends to wear barrels out way to quick for me!
I always liked the .222 Remington! That was a great flat shooting, hard hitting round! The smallest round you can hunt deer with in Tennessee is the .243. I wouldn't dream of hunting one with a .22LR though it seems to be the round of choice for poachers!

Well time for bed! Night guys! Sorry we got off topic a little. Maybe we need a Favorite Fireams thread![/QUOTE]Really ? Or you could search and bump a couple of old ones. There were plenty fire arm threads here.

[Donut]

Originally posted by Night Stalker: This guy ,whoever he is, is a sociopath. Having a gun or not would not stop him from preying on people.

Agreed. It's just that having a rifle makes it so, so much easier and somehow, a little less personal.

In 1994 farmer Jerry Kulpin was killed in Christchurch, New Zealand, when a 280lb pumkin fell on him from a lorry. Prhaps we should ban pumkins.

[Donut]

I'm baffled as to why people think this might be a terrorist. It's just another sicko killing for fun.

[Melusine]

Does anybody else find it slightly weird that a thread discussing a maniac shooting innocents at random has evolved into a discussion about different rifle types? [img]graemlins/confused2.gif[/img]
Ah well... just wanted to send my sympathies to those of you who live close to the area and I hope he gets caught soon!

[The Hierophant]

Originally posted by Melusine: Does anybody else find it slightly weird that a thread discussing a maniac shooting innocents at random has evolved into a discussion about different rifle types? [img]graemlins/confused2.gif[/img] Ah well... just wanted to send my sympathies to those of you who live close to the area and I hope he gets caught soon!

You've pretty much said word for word what I was about to post Mel (I would put a smily face at the end of the sentence but it's not much of a smiling matter. Damn that sounds lame...). It's easy (and natural) to let politics seep into controversial events. But best not to cheapen the tragedy by forgetting the feelings of those involved in favour of placing blame for it all.
I hope all of the Marylanders (and their neighbours) are able to rest easy knowing that it is just one singular son-of-a-bitch on a depraved power-trip (whatever the motive, whatever the affiliation). Here's hoping that that hospitalized boy makes a complete and speedy recovery, maybe then this whole affair will be ever so slightly less sickening (sniping CHILDREN! it's just incomprehensible ).
My heart goes out to all involved and affected. Hang in there and keep on truckin'.

[Sir Taliesin]

Originally posted by Melusine: Does anybody else find it slightly weird that a thread discussing a maniac shooting innocents at random has evolved into a discussion about different rifle types? [img]graemlins/confused2.gif[/img] Ah well... just wanted to send my sympathies to those of you who live close to the area and I hope he gets caught soon!

Not really, since the maniac's weapon of choice is a sniper/hunting rifle. The latest news is about what police found at the scene of the latest shooting. They found a spent casing and a Tarot Card representing Death. Written on that card was "I am God"... Funny, I didn't know God worked that way. Obviously this nut case has a very high opinion of himself.

I know somewhere in this thread there was a post about a sniper being a very brave person. I agree with that in the case of war, but this isn't war. This animal is nothing more than a coward! It doesn't take courage to kill random civilians who can't shoot back! Especially children

Donut, I thought Terrorists were sickos killing for fun.

[250]

he is not branded as a SNIPER, war or not, sniper IS a brave person

[ 10-09-2002, 09:30 AM: Message edited by: 250 ]

[Ronn_Bman]

Originally posted by 250: he is not branded as a SNIPER, war or not, sniper IS a brave person

In wartime applications, this is true. A single guy with a rifle and little more, sneaking into an enemy area in order to take one or two well placed shots that can influence an entire battle or campaigne, and then trying to escape with his life to fight another day is a brave person.

This sniper, so dubbed by the press, in Maryland is not a brave person. He's a thrill killer using stealth techniques.