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Pellet Gun Sniper Targets Calif. Freeway

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(Newser) – A sniper who has been using a San Francisco-area freeway for target practice has hit nearly a dozen cars over the past two weeks, KGO-TV reports. Police are trying to find the perpetrator—who they say may be using an air-powered rifle from nearby hills or parks—before someone is killed. One victim was hit while driving home with his wife and child Saturday night.

“The passenger’s side window of the car blew out and blew glass all over the car,” the driver said. “If I had a little vigilante-ism in me, I would probably go out and try to find him myself. It's only by luck that my wife wasn’t seriously injured.”

Police are trying to catch the sniper before someone gets killed.
Police are trying to catch the sniper before someone gets killed.   (Shutter stock)
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AClotfelter
May 12, 09 3:28 PM CDT
We need to ban "assault" pellet guns.... a joke, but still a serious matter... it doesn't matter what is used for evil, fucked up people will use whatever they can get their hands on... Reply
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Robert_Dada
May 13, 09 6:40 PM CDT
All the more reason not to give them access to firearms that are designed for killing mass amounts of people in as little time as possible. Other than that, they serve no useful purpose whatsoever.
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drlarrymitchell
May 12, 09 4:14 PM CDT
They're gonna ban toy guns...and they're gonna keep the fuckin' real ones! Reply
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