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   From: spammersdie@ahorribledeath.now   
      
   "Atrocities R U.S."  wrote in message   
   news:tspo0u0f1f6o4mb4li35m121a6ttmgjhu6@4ax.com...   
   > Police Officer Leaves Assault Rifle On Roadside   
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   > POSTED: 6:02 p.m. EST December 2, 2003   
   > UPDATED: 7:05 a.m. EST December 3, 2003   
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   > Story by wftv.com   
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   > ORLANDO, Fla. -- Another Orlando Police Department officer is in   
   > trouble for leaving a weapon in a public place. This time, it was a   
   > high-powered assault rifle forgotten on busy Curry Ford Road, near   
   > Primrose.   
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   > The officer had a flat. So, to get to the spare, he had to pull out   
   > everything from his trunk, including the bag that contained his AR-15   
   > assault rifle and ammunition. It was dark, so when he pulled away, he   
   > just didn't see the bag.   
   >   
   > The weapon is powerful and accurate, and big enough to grab your   
   > attention. Last week, it gave staff at the Daybreak Diner a wake-up   
      
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   It's funny to see it called powerful and accurate.  It is pretty wimpy, as   
   far as rifles go.  I wouldn't trust it much beyond 300 meters for accuracy,   
   either.  Still, within reasonable firing range, it will take down a person   
   with one shot . . . permanently.  But to call it powerful is ridiculous.   
   That's like calling a Toyota Corolla powerful.  Might get the job done, but   
   it's hardly powerful.    -Dave   
      
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