tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8928174736811871343..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Yes, but...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16865016722980980272007-11-27T10:04:00.000-05:002007-11-27T10:04:00.000-05:00http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/20/2088.asp30.06http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/20/2088.asp<BR/><BR/>30.06The Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373439094429321148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4815670045429518852007-11-26T22:48:00.000-05:002007-11-26T22:48:00.000-05:00"Non-permanent. Cleaning costs would quickly outst..."Non-permanent. Cleaning costs would quickly outstrip revenue generated."<BR/><BR/>I don't know, I think permanent would be better in the long run. Paint balls would just have city officials grumbling about 'punk kids' and getting all sanctimonious. "We'll not give up our campaign to protect the citizens just because of a few punk kids" or some such, then mention how they're costing the city money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6378667032381273712007-11-26T22:26:00.000-05:002007-11-26T22:26:00.000-05:00Paint ball gun. Silent. Non-permanent. Cleaning...Paint ball gun. Silent. Non-permanent. Cleaning costs would quickly outstrip revenue generated. But, begs the question, how soon would Knoxville follow the Houston model and go with unmanned aerial surveillance? <BR/><BR/>dcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37821560668863731692007-11-26T20:55:00.000-05:002007-11-26T20:55:00.000-05:00Still having a problem identifying the precise cri...Still having a problem identifying the precise crime committed. Most "crimes" are balanced against the public good. Self-defense and all, right?<BR/><BR/> Of course, I started young. Shooting out streetlights that kept me awake. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41523947623351159862007-11-26T19:36:00.000-05:002007-11-26T19:36:00.000-05:00Me thinks the appropriate projectile in this case ...Me thinks the appropriate projectile in this case would be a beam of coherent light with sufficient energy density to fry the image collector. Oddly, you still have to worry about rule #4. Basically, ensure no planes within sight as a backdrop, in case you miss the entire box. (This level of output can damage eyes depending on distance and beam divergence.) <BR/><BR/>It's not the redlight cameras that need attention, it's those speed/radar setups that should be focused on.<BR/><BR/>No suppressor needed for a laser!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62717286648936216982007-11-26T17:45:00.000-05:002007-11-26T17:45:00.000-05:00"Felony vandalism?"...Hell, give him an involved c..."Felony vandalism?"...Hell, give him an involved citizen award!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18039779047172552022007-11-26T17:42:00.000-05:002007-11-26T17:42:00.000-05:00Well, considering the time and location it is quit...Well, considering the time and location it is quite likely that there was no one near the bullet path.<BR/><BR/>What makes this a felony? No one was injured, no one was threatened with injury. All the poor guy did was express his disgust with his elected officials by shooting out equipment that he helped pay for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20312650596794596032007-11-26T17:30:00.000-05:002007-11-26T17:30:00.000-05:00Ah, boring conversation anyway...Ah, boring conversation anyway...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35524203238598661672007-11-26T13:37:00.000-05:002007-11-26T13:37:00.000-05:00Oh, cripes... I think he might've been reading som...Oh, cripes... I think he might've been reading <A HREF="http://baboonpirates.blogspot.com/2007/10/red-light-camera-removal.html" REL="nofollow">something I wrote</A>...El Capitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166884584708996911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2866802789540744362007-11-26T13:27:00.000-05:002007-11-26T13:27:00.000-05:00I don't hold with letting off rounds in downtown a...I don't hold with letting off rounds in downtown areas unless provoked in serious social encounter.<BR/><BR/>That said... there oughta be a reasonably safe bullet design for taking out targets like this. Maybe that weird rifle bullet designed to disintegrate on drywall...<BR/><BR/>Maybe a .300 whisper in a bolt gun with a suppressor, shooting a frangible projectile...Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46887204119256602112007-11-26T13:10:00.000-05:002007-11-26T13:10:00.000-05:00...shoulda used C4 from the dark side of the camer......shoulda used C4 from the dark side of the camera housing...but on the other hand, Thermite would have just made the moment.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32477019875280755182007-11-26T12:52:00.000-05:002007-11-26T12:52:00.000-05:00Tam,I'm sending you a bill for the Kleenex that I ...Tam,<BR/><BR/>I'm sending you a bill for the Kleenex that I had to use to wipe the spittle off of my keyboard.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91562579789330014532007-11-26T11:50:00.001-05:002007-11-26T11:50:00.001-05:00Dammit Marko, you beat me to it.Dammit Marko, you beat me to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32751185239806401382007-11-26T11:50:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:50:00.000-05:00"Any of you Knoxville types have any idea about wh..."<I>Any of you Knoxville types have any idea about what lies beyond said camera, assuming we can ascertain the shooter's position?</I>"<BR/><BR/>Well, they're <I>saying</I> he was in the Book Depository, but the angle of the shots look like they came from the grassy knoll...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59621038017344347812007-11-26T11:41:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:41:00.000-05:00What, no mention of "high-powered assault rifle wi...What, no mention of "high-powered assault rifle with a high capacity magazine"? I thought that was journalistic policy for any kind of illegal use of a firearm.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74454100189365677872007-11-26T11:31:00.000-05:002007-11-26T11:31:00.000-05:00I'm thinking he needed more range for this stunt.6...I'm thinking he needed more range for this stunt.<BR/><BR/>600 yards or more should have done it, however, I'm kinda curious about violations of rule #4.<BR/><BR/>Any of you Knoxville types have any idea about what lies beyond said camera, assuming we can ascertain the shooter's position?theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44453533685421924872007-11-26T10:35:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:35:00.000-05:00First! They're good eating, if you fix them right....First! They're good eating, if you fix them right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62224527118279839272007-11-26T10:28:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:28:00.000-05:00Good argument for a suppressor.Good argument for a suppressor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796690368588471378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16285686674980424592007-11-26T10:08:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:08:00.000-05:00WBIR had footage... that camera's definitely hosed...WBIR had footage... that camera's definitely hosed. <BR/><BR/>Three rounds (4" group) through and through, and *something* came loose from the insides with enough force to shatter the front glass plates, 90 degrees off to the side of bullet travel. <BR/><BR/>They're charging him with a felony... no more guns.Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.com