Bullets strike Montville homes, narrowly miss officers as AK-47 target practice goes

[llubon]

Two responsible gun owners?


"Two men are under arrest after their target shooting with an AK-47 assault weapon sent bullets flying through a Medina County neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. One Parnham Drive resident, unaware of the hail of bullets, scurried back into her home as police arrived to warn her and her two small children of the danger, another homeowner ran to her basement. Montville Township police found themselves dodging bullets as they tracked down where the shots were originating."

"Police said dozens of shots were fired. The AK-47, three handguns and over 700 rounds of ammunition were seized. The men face a series of felony charges. Police want to hear from any residents whose homes may have been hit."



http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/loc...tice-goes-awry

[Baltimatt]

Could you please tell us in what state Montville Township and Medina County are located?

[Baltimatt]

It's Ohio.

[Jeebus]

Could you please tell us in what state Montville Township and Medina County are located?

But there is no need to tell us the race of the perps, we already know "whitey did it."

Will ms maggie post her outrage?

Hold your breath......

[llubon]

Could you please tell us in what state Montville Township and Medina County are located?

It's in the article, simply read it. I didn't post the weight and age of the idiots either.

[Baltimatt]

From the link in the OP.

“They were drinking alcohol, they had some drugs on them and they were just outside, in their backyard shooting paper targets,” Neil said. “They felt because they were shooting at a downward angle, that it would have been OK.”

They don't sound like responsible gun owners to me.

[Baltimatt]

It's in the article, simply read it.

I just think it would be nice to include that information in your post without having to open the link. I always try to do that.

[llubon]

I just think it would be nice to include that information in your post without having to open the link. I always try to do that.

Sounds reasonable only if everyone is held to the same.

[pickles]

But there is no need to tell us the race of the perps, we already know "whitey did it."

Will ms maggie post her outrage?

Hold your breath......

Weren't you just up on your high horse lecturing about red herrings?

The irony is thick here.

[Baltimatt]

Sounds reasonable only if everyone is held to the same.

I have mentioned that before to other posters.

[bmorepunk]

You can see Matt clarifying someone else's non-locational information here instead of asking.

The location of this story is really important because firearms laws vary wildly by state and locality, so let's not get upset at Matt for asking.

[Gopher]

Anything is possible but I doubt it was an AK-47. Those are selective fire weapons, considered machine guns under federal law and governed by the NFA. All of the rules, regulations and laws the progressives are whining for right now already apply to those weapons. BTW, it has been illegal to import an AK for civilian possession since 1986. In fact, it is illegal for a civilian to possess any pre-1986 manufactured selective fire weapons. It was probably just one of the semi-automatic “variants” available for civilian purchase. Sort of like putting a Ferrari body on a Volkswagen Beetle and claiming it’s a Ferrari. It suits the progressive’s purpose to keep referencing the AK and referring to it as an “assault weapon” in order to confuse the debate. The progressives know better. Even though they want you to believe that’s what it’s all about, the current debate is not about AK’s at all.

The individuals were found in possession of drugs. I’m assuming they were illegal drugs even though the article didn’t specifically say they were. I doubt law enforcement would have volunteered that information if they were in possession of maximum strength Bayer Aspirin. If both were in possession then they would be considered unlawful users of a controlled dangerous substance. They are prohibited under both federal and state law from possessing firearms or ammunition under any circumstances. Prosecute them. Dopers and drunks shouldn’t be allowed to possess firearms. I suspect that many of their fellow dopers in Colorado are also going to learn that lesson the hard way as well.

[markh]

Only an idiot would think they are responsible gun owners. I say lock them up and take their guns away.

Two responsible gun owners?


"Two men are under arrest after their target shooting with an AK-47 assault weapon sent bullets flying through a Medina County neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. One Parnham Drive resident, unaware of the hail of bullets, scurried back into her home as police arrived to warn her and her two small children of the danger, another homeowner ran to her basement. Montville Township police found themselves dodging bullets as they tracked down where the shots were originating."

"Police said dozens of shots were fired. The AK-47, three handguns and over 700 rounds of ammunition were seized. The men face a series of felony charges. Police want to hear from any residents whose homes may have been hit."



http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/loc...tice-goes-awry

[llubon]

You can see Matt clarifying someone else's non-locational information here instead of asking.

The location of this story is really important because firearms laws vary wildly by state and locality, so let's not get upset at Matt for asking.

I think baltimatt was referring to all thread titles not just firearms. As I said "Sounds reasonable only if everyone is held to the same."

[bmorepunk]

Most of the AR-15s aren't AR-15s either since they're not licensed by Colt. I understand that many people don't know what they're talking about on firearms, but the hand-wringing over terminology is a bit overdone.

[markh]

Most ignorant people think the "AR" in AR15 stands for assault rifle. It actually stands for "ARmalite Rifle" the name of the company that originally designed them.

[EmDot]

Most ignorant people think the "AR" in AR15 stands for assault rifle. It actually stands for "ARmalite Rifle" the name of the company that originally designed them.

Since their name is actually ArmaLite, their stuff should have have started with AL or ALR. They have only themselves to blame for the misconception, IMO. I have a feeling it was done intentionally so that people assuming it meant assault rifle could be ridiculed and told how stupid they are.

[bmorepunk]

I don't think that's what was going on at all when that rifle was developed in the 50s. ArmaLite was set up by Fairchild back then to develop small arms for the military. The AR-15 (which the military later designated the M16 after adopting it) was a select-fire rifle designed at the request of the US Army. It wasn't used at first and ArmaLite sold the rights to Colt. Colt kept the AR-15 designation to use on semi-automatic commercial versions of the design. I doubt Eugene Stoner and company were interested in fighting over semantics over terminology when they developed this platform for the military.

Since "AR-15" is a registered trademark for Colt, the irony here is that many of those who want to show others how dumb they are because of misnomers are in fact using a misnomer to refer to any black rifle based on the ArmaLite Colt AR-15 design or similar.

[LMoore24]

....I have a feeling it was done intentionally so that people assuming it meant assault rifle could be ridiculed and told how stupid they are.

Would you like a pretzel?