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Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:45 pm
by Texsquatch
HLN news channel showing live coverage of man on roof of shed/garage with assault rifle. He apparenty was fleeing after a theft charge and car chase. Currently standing on roof with the rifle in hand while news chopper films. Cannot see any authorities in the picture, but ground covered by trees and such, so hard to tell.
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:49 pm
by Abraham
"Assault Rifle" is now considered a dreary gaucherie by pro-gun folk.
Yes, apparently even we subscribe to a bit of our own PC-speak.
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:50 pm
by Texsquatch
Now he's on the ground hiding or trying to get into one of the homes. Still no police in the picture. Lots of cars in the driveways, hopefully if anyone is home, they're able to protect themselves.
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:59 pm
by Keith B
Live coverage on KTLA
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Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:53 pm
by Jumping Frog
Texsquatch wrote:... man ... with assault rifle.
Please do not borrow the anti-gunner's language, and fall for calling it that.
More useful to call it a "modern sporting rifle".
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:36 am
by SQLGeek
Or how about a semi-automatic rifle. Descriptive and not sensationalist.
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 7:38 am
by mojo84
Or just rifle.
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:01 am
by SQLGeek
How about firearm?
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:24 pm
by Abraham
Fire stick?
Powder burner?
Assault rifle works too.
Yes, and let's all please never ever say clip when we mean magazine, because that
makes John Moses Browning spin in his grave.
Actually, I'll use whatever wording I prefer.
You of the PC class need to remember the first amendment.
Now, get off my lawn or should I say closely trimmed San Augustine grass?
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:27 pm
by mojo84
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:31 pm
by Abraham
mojo84,
What no sense of humor?
I own 2, count em, 2, ASSAULT RIFLES!
Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Naaaaaaaaaaa!!
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:40 pm
by SQLGeek
Are they pre-86 select fire, NFA weapons?
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:37 pm
by mojo84
Abraham wrote:mojo84,
What no sense of humor?
I own 2, count em, 2, ASSAULT RIFLES!
Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Naaaaaaaaaaa!!
I do, when something is humorous.
Re: Happening now - man on roof with rifle Los Angeles
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:50 pm
by Abraham
SQLGeek,
Nope, just garden variety semi-autos, though high quality as in Colt...
One's bedazzled with optics and other doodads.
The other is my KISS model, no optics, but I swapped out the miserable trigger for a Geissele G2S trigger, a B5 Keymod very slim rail, a Vtac 2 point sling with QD attachments.
mojo84,
Hit or miss my humor is...
Without going into detail about why, I have cabin fever and I'm certain it shows. Thus my normal silliness is even more so.
