Bullets strike Montville homes, narrowly miss officers as AK-47 target practice goes awry w/Photos

[OhioChick]

Last edited Thu Jan 17, 2013, 01:56 PM - Edit history (1)

2 men arrested, weapons confiscated



Posted: 8:41 PM

MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ohio - Two men are under arrest after their target shooting with an AK-47 assault weapon sent bullets flying through a Medina County neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

One Parnham Drive resident, unaware of the hail of bullets, scurried back into her home as police arrived to warn her and her two small children of the danger, another homeowner ran to her basement.

Montville Township police found themselves dodging bullets as they tracked down where the shots were originating.

“When I get about a half mile back in the field up on a hill, gunfire started again, and started hearing rounds go over my head,” said Montville Police Sgt. Matt Neil.

Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_medina/Bullets-strike-Montville-homes-narrowly-miss-officers-as-AK-47-target-practice-goes-awry#ixzz2ICAOsL7G

Snip~~ "They were drinking alcohol, they had some drugs on them and they were just outside, in their backyard shooting paper targets,” Neil said. “They felt because they were shooting at a downward angle, that it would have been OK.”

[cantbeserious]

1. More Gun Culture Madness All Endorsed By The FrightWing And NRA

eom

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. "But, but, but, what about their 2A rights?"

Count on it. It'll come.

[Robb]

3. "All I shoot is paper targets!!11"

[tech3149]

14. OK Dude, paper targets, paper guns Mkay? n/t

[ehrenfeucht games]

4. Take away their guns! Idiots! (nt)

[Hoyt]

5. I hope they stick it to the fools by charging them with serious violations.

[krispos42]

13. What the hell?

I'm agreeing with you?


Hmph.

[BainsBane]

17. they'll get a fine

watch. No jail time and no felony.

[Hoyt]

21. Probably, and they will be back playing with their guns and putting people at risk.

[marions ghost]

36. Exactly right

this stuff is not uncommon. Had a kid terrorizing the semi-rural neighborhood I live in exactly like this. A warning is all they get.

[longship]

6. Assault weapons, alcohol and dope. What could go wrong?

The latter two are probably okay if you stay at home. The first, not so much.

These guys belong in jail for a spell. And with such a conviction on their record, should never be able to own a gun again.

[bluestate10]

7. Shows the types of yahoos that buy assault weapons.

Common sense gun owners know that they target practice with a backstop that stops bullets from traveling outside the shooting area. Only an idiot would target practice in the open with houses within range of bullets that are being fired.

[another_liberal]

18. And any "idiot" . . .

And any "idiot" can currently buy all the assault rifles and ammo he wants, without even a background check.

[HuckleB]

8. .

[freshwest]

9. If it's been in town in a low income area, it'd be called gang shootings, huh?

More dumbassery at work...

[libdem4life]

10. Shocked, I tell you. Were the guns legal? Were they registered? What's illegal about a little

backyard target practice? The boys are restless, a few drinks, a couple of joints, some machine gun revelry, letting off some steam...private property rights and all...what could possibly go wrong?

The following goes in my No Shit Sherlock files...

"Kuruc, grateful no one was injured, echoed a warning Montville police are sending, “If people are going to target shoot out there, be very careful with where that bullet goes because it could have killed somebody.”"

If ???? Y'all be careful now, hear?

[Kalidurga]

11. Paper targets and almost had human casualties...

What a scary day for everyone involved. This is why we need a nearly total gun ban. It's to the point of ridiculous. No one is really safe from gun accidents anymore.

[benld74]

12. Lesh see, brew, smoke, rounds of rounds, Target shopping bag, aim!!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[another_liberal]

15. The NRA would say . . .

The NRA would say that if those frightened mothers had their own assault rifles they could have returned fire, and the police need not have even been called.

(sigh)

[BainsBane]

16. "law abiding" gun owners

[lonestarnot]

19. Geniuses.

[OhioChick]

40. Yep

Here they are:

[samsingh]

20. guns everywhere

[shireen]

22. aren't AK-47s fully automatic and illegal?

what a bunch of morons!

[ManiacJoe]

23. Depends on the location.

There are some fully automatic AK-47s in the USA. They are few and far between; very expensive to buy; require federal paperwork. Full auto guns are legal in some states illegal in others.

Almost all "AK-47" rifles in the USA are semi-auto clones, legal just about everywhere.

Outside the USA references to "AK-47s" (actually AKMs) are the real full-auto versions.

[shireen]

24. thanks, interesting to know ...

it gives me the chills to know they're out there. Those drunks could have so easily killed someone. On NY eve, a kid was killed by a bullet from celebratory gunfire.

Idiot gun owners.

[CanonRay]

28. And I'll bet you can buy a kit at a gun show to illegally modify any AK to full auto

which would make the gun illegal, but you think these yahoos care?

[Duckhunter935]

32. and that would be illegal

those parts are serial numbered and are controlled by the feds. Long jail time and fines if caught.

[ManiacJoe]

41. Short answer: No, you cannot.

[geek tragedy]

25. Law obeying gun owners. nt

[liberal N proud]

26. One shouldn't have to wear body armour in their house.

If you feel safe in your home, you have a false sense of safety


Bullets don't know the difference between the ground and a house. They don't know that they are aimed at people.

This country has turned into a surreal action movie where we are all players.

[JoePhilly]

27. Expect to see a lot more of this as the yahoos start "training" for the "revolution".

[CanonRay]

29. Thanks for the morning nausea.

I'll bet that shed really is his home. Got a truck bigger than the shed parked next to it, too.

[JoePhilly]

30. They other funny thing is the sign saying he doesn't call 911 ...

as if he has anything worth stealing in the first place, well ... other than that gun.

[tandot]

37. the sign should read "this home doesn't call the fashion police"

WTF ...

[malaise]

31. NOw don't you go fugging with their 2nd Amendment rights

If people get shot so be it.

[mikeysnot]

33. responsibe law abiding gun owners that only target practice strike again.

yeeeeeehaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

[lynne]

34. Similar thing happened to my husband and son -

- as they were fishing the day after Christmas some years ago. Husband heard shots, saw water in lake spew up and recognized they were under fire. He grabbed my son and they hunkered down behind a metal utility box that wasn't far from shore. Called police on his cell and gave them location. Police finally found house where fire was coming from. The guy had gotten a rifle for Christmas, was target practicing and didn't realize how far his missed rounds were traveling.

I'm all for education and that yahoo could have used some. You can bet he knows now.

[Paladin]

35. Another Classic Example Of The Guns-As-Toys Mindset At Work.

Those "cosmetic features" that our Gun Enthusiasts are always in such a hurry to dismiss are in fact very important. You don't see this sort of idiotic, child-like behavior involving, say, a Winchester Model 70 bolt-action hunting rifle (a "Fudd Gun" as such firearms are dismissively called by gun activists). But let some yahoos get their hands on an assault rifle like an AK-47, something with bad-ass military features, including a high-capacity magazine, something bearing a striking resemblance to the toy guns they had as children, and the party is underway. I'm so glad they collared these two jerks before they had a chance to do some lasting damage.

[Blue_Tires]

38. The sad part is once upon a time, NRA officials would have been just as horrified as we are

but that was way, way before the extremist nuts took over...

[LeftinOH]

39. "Practicing"? Practicing for what? Does a designated "target"

even matter with an AK-47? My understanding is that they just fling a bunch of bullets until something gets hit.

[ManiacJoe]

42. That would be an very poor understanding.

Feel free to ask questions.