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EX500rider

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14. Unfortunately many pellet guns look identical to real guns from a few feet:

Reply to Duppers (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 30, 2014, 11:17 AM

Aug 2014

Anybody still holding one of these when the police show up isn't too bright.

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Omaha police dog dragged suspect away from gun in Wendy's robbery, official says [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2014 OP

What an utterly pointless story to cover for those trigger happy cops 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #1

did the cops know it was a pellet gun at the time? Duppers Aug 2014 #6

Unfortunately many pellet guns look identical to real guns from a few feet: EX500rider Aug 2014 #14

My favorite in the list was 2nd from bottom at E.S. building. Hoppy Aug 2014 #11

pellet gun or not heaven05 Aug 2014 #12

This would have been a non-story if they hadn't blasted away 'COPS' TV crewman too 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #15

That would be the soundman that knew what was in there besides 3 other citizens in immediate danger? Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #19

Source? 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #20

He was in the entryway (it is on one of these in the metro region section) Link and quote added Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #21

So were two police officers. They could have been shot too. Ash_F Aug 2014 #30

The diagram takes the guessing out Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #31

This doesn't invalidate what I said. /nt Ash_F Aug 2014 #32

Didn't mean to imply it did Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #33

Implying that the soundman is at fault for being shot, is questionable. Ash_F Aug 2014 #34

He could have stayed in the parking lot Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #35

I always felt it was a dumb show anyway. Ash_F Aug 2014 #36

LOOK at what you are shooting at. Ash_F Aug 2014 #28

(facepalm) flvegan Aug 2014 #23

I have a CO2 pellet gun. It has a muzzle velocity of 500 ft/s. truthisfreedom Aug 2014 #29

See? tazkcmo Aug 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Aug 2014 #5

Great! Order the dog into the line of fire. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #26

Dogs can save lives: freshwest Aug 2014 #4

+1. Nt newfie11 Aug 2014 #7

the dog could have been killed lululu Aug 2014 #8

It's a pack thing. freshwest Aug 2014 #10

cool video, looks like a bodysuit & training group? I see plastic cover over the car? Sunlei Aug 2014 #9

that dog spanked his ass heaven05 Aug 2014 #13

If I recall correctly, that video was of a training exercise. There was no 1monster Aug 2014 #16

I'm sure that part is left out itsrobert Aug 2014 #17

True... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #18

heres an actual take down with a police dog. better then police killing the runner. He gets bit hard Sunlei Aug 2014 #37

The waitress was at gun point when the officers entered Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #27

How it happened in PDF Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #24

Hard to comprehend state of mind during an event like this. freshwest Aug 2014 #25