NEWS: "high-powered gun or catapult"

Rovi

WTF???

Just heard on the RTE news (http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1025/cork.html)-

[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]Search follows series of incidents in Cork[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]

25 October 2006 12:05

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gardaí in Cork are hunting for a sniper who used a high-powered gun or catapult to open fire on at least nine properties and vehicles in Co Cork yesterday.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The three-hour rampage began at lunchtime in Kinsale where plate glass windows at the front of the Trident Hotel were fired upon.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Over the course of the afternoon windscreens and side panels on a number of vehicles, including a school bus in Innishannon, were damaged.[/FONT]


[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Damage was also caused to glass on the front door of a number of houses in Crosshaven, Carrigaline and in Togher in Cork City.[/FONT]

A 'sniper' using 'a high-powered gun or catapult' to break windows???
In a 'rampage', no less.

You know, sometimes I despair at the reporting of firearms related stories in this country

I mean, 'a high-powered gun or catapult'. What?
That's like saying that someone was speeding in a car or a tank.


edited to add-
Just listened to the 1 o'clock news, and they've dropped the 'catapult' bit.
It's still a 'sniper' with a 'high-powered gun', though.

I'll be utterly amazed if it's someone with a proper high power rifle, certainly not a legally held one.

Stupid muppet, whoever they are; giving the 'antis' more ammunition. :mad:

Sparks

Probably someone with an airsoft gun, if they only damaged panes of glass...

I love the way Quinn Direct's ad saying they now offer windscreen insurance made it onto that page though

jaycee

a sniper who used a high-powered gun or catapult

Fer F' sake..
Can somebody who represents a shooting organisation PLEASE contact those responsible for this crappy /uninformed reporting and explain how offensive this type of nonsense is to sportsmen and women..

civdef

Today FM are saying "air-gun", something tells me they were listening more closely to what the Gardai said.

Most times when I hear news reports on subjects I'm fairly well up on, I find them to be grossly oversimplified and usually containing lots of errors. Makes me think they're probably the same with every subject.

newby.204

After reading the article i felt i had to vent went on over to the news&media forum, dont know whether there was any point but hey i feel better!!!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055007505

Rovi

On the Joe Duffy show right now!

Rovi

What's a 'professional catapult'???

Owen

Well, my mate's Dealership had 2 large (9 m2) plate glass windows taken out yesterday, frightened his breakfast out of him.

maglite

might take a strole down to help with the narrowing down of possiblities



or

Clare gunner

Guess they have to dumb it down,for the intellectualy challanged [aka THICK] out there.So they will have somthing to read after oogling the page three,the sport section and before hanging it up in the WC:rolleyes: .But then again dont expect much from all the Woodward and Bernsteins[NOT] that the Irish media has in its employ.

A professional catapult,is one more longer and experianced in the job than it's ameatuer colleuge.

Vegeta

ned78 wrote:

Well, my mate's Dealership had 2 large (9 m2) plate glass windows taken out yesterday, frightened his breakfast out of him.

Did he hear gun shots?? find the projectiles

E@gle.

lol @ maglite's pics

ambro25

Clare gunner wrote:

A professional catapult,is one more longer and experianced in the job than it's ameatuer colleuge.

Roffle

Rovi

Extra information on the above link (http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1025/cork.html)-

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Describing the attacks as 'sheer vandalism', investigating gardaí at Bandon and Togher said they were random and opportunist, and it was fortunate that no-one was injured during any of the incidents.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Inspector Brendan Fogarty said they were carrying out forensic examinations and this would clarify the type of weapon used.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gardaí believe the culprits were travelling in a small dark-coloured car, and have appealed for witnesses to contact them.[/FONT]

edited to add-
Oh, and now it's-

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]an airgun or high powered catapult[/FONT]

which makes a bit more sense.

Umiq88

*bleep* throwing stones tbh!


edit
not allowed call em that eh.... members of the travelling comunity throwing stones then!