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rbwhatever1 wrote: One of the articles I read said it was not the first time so I assumed they did it often but you are correct, I have no idea since I'm not a neighbor...

"Family members say Jasmine continues to improve in a Dallas hospital and should be sent home in a few days. They say it’s not the first time that Manzano and the others had fired at that fence, but it’s the first time someone has been injured."

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03 ... tion.html/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It doesn't exactly look like the sort of neighborhood where they would have fences that could be used as a proper backstop for even a low powered firearm. *Maybe* if it was concrete block, filled with concrete, it would work for a limited number of hits in the same place, but even with that, I would want a few feet of dirt in front of it. I have an area in my garage where I can fire a few rounds to test to see if a new loading will operate the slide or if it is starting to get overpressure, but that consists of a 30g barrel filled with sand, a half inch plate of steel in the bottom of the barrel, and a brick wall behind the barrel. But, I'm shooting from fairly close range so I'm not going to be missing the barrel. I'm not testing for accuracy, just operation, so I'm within 3-5 ft of the barrel.

HKMike wrote:http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com
"According to records, Manzano has previously been arrested for possession of a controlled substance, marijuana possession and possession of a prohibited weapon." Surprised to read he has a criminal history. (sarcasm meter pegged at 10)

Here's as better link for you:

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03 ... tion.html/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The "prohibited weapon" charge is curious though. It could mean a lot of things.
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sec. 46.05. PROHIBITED WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or sells:

(1) an explosive weapon;
(2) a machine gun;
(3) a short-barrel firearm;
(4) a firearm silencer;
(5) a switchblade knife;
(6) knuckles;
(7) armor-piercing ammunition;
(8) a chemical dispensing device;
(9) a zip gun; or
(10) a tire deflation device.

I'm thinking more likely a switchblade knife or knuckes.

On a side note, what I find interesting is the "tire deflation device" being listed. That sounds rather broad. Surely they aren't talking about something like this:



But from the wording of the statute, it would seem that basically many tire repair kits would contain a "prohibited weapon".

Ooops... A bit more reading on that page and it seems that they are talking about things like "spike strips" that the police use. Still, it seems like an odd thing to classify as a "prohibited weapon".

Also, they define "zip gun" as "a device or combination of devices that was not originally a firearm and is adapted to expel a projectile through a smooth-bore or rifled-bore barrel by using the energy generated by an explosion or burning substance". That seems a bit broad in my opinion and could actually be used to hinder people hobbyists who might try designing their own firearms.

If he can't grow a better mustache and beard that that, he *deserves* to be in jail. :)