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renegade000

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2. Probably helped that he was shooting at cars using relatively low-power ammo...

Reply to Scurrilous (Reply #1)

Sun May 6, 2018, 05:32 PM

May 2018

Unclear what he was shooting with (the 22lr, 9mm, or 12-gauge), but I would think that a car door would actually provide some protection from those vs. centerfire rifle ammo.

Basically, glad he didn't have an AR-15 or equivalently powered rifle.

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Well, aim wise, at least he didn't miss himself. Scurrilous May 2018 #1

Probably helped that he was shooting at cars using relatively low-power ammo... renegade000 May 2018 #2

But an AR15 only uses Eko May 2018 #6

True. That's some comfort, anyhow. Maybe he suffered a bit before dying. Glorfindel May 2018 #4

Damn...that's TOO CLOSE for comfort, about 40 miles from where I live Glorfindel May 2018 #3

Who says we don't need those pesky background checks? Ligyron May 2018 #5

And Cruz is a trumper mountain grammy May 2018 #7