Gunmen With AK-47s Fire at New Orleans Police Station

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Gunmen With AK-47s Fire at New Orleans Police Station

#1 Postby browe29 » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:36 pm

Per Fox now!
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#2 Postby NateFLA » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:39 pm

What fox? Local or News?!

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Holy hell.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167781,00.html
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#3 Postby thunderchief » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:42 pm

Im not sure I beleive this. Its dark. How do they possibly know they were AK-47s?
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#4 Postby baitism » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:43 pm

thunderchief wrote:Im not sure I beleive this. Its dark. How do they possibly know they were AK-47s?


Sound....ak's are pretty distinct sounding.
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#5 Postby AL Chili Pepper » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:48 pm

thunderchief wrote:Im not sure I beleive this. Its dark. How do they possibly know they were AK-47s?


I'm sure some of those guys in the police and National Guard know what an AK47 sounds like....no flame intended.
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#6 Postby thunderchief » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:50 pm

I own a civilian AK model and I am quite sure that I could not tell the difference between it and any other rifle on the spot like that, based on sound.
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#7 Postby NateFLA » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:51 pm

This is being confirmed on FoxNews right now.

1st pre shot at by two guys with AK-47s who fled into french qtr.
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#8 Postby BLHutch » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:53 pm

From what I understand, a full auto AK makes a distinctive sound. I do not know that first hand though, but it was told to me by a person I trust (who has been shot at by one).

Brady H.
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#9 Postby thunderchief » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:55 pm

If this did occur(with any weapon), what kind of *(^%$&% would do that durring a disaster like this.
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#10 Postby ROCK » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:00 pm

NateFLA wrote:This is being confirmed on FoxNews right now.

1st pre shot at by two guys with AK-47s who fled into french qtr.



they so need to tighten up the security. People who dont leave make them leave. This is getting way out of hand....I am sure by tomorrow the national guard will do some extracting of people like this...
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#11 Postby Lori » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:13 pm

Anarchy and Lawlessness.
This is so surreal. Reminds me of the scenes from post disaster movies-
where there is no clean water, no supplies, no electricity, no roads to get out, no gas,garbage piling up,sewer backing up, no communications, hospitals shut down, police overwelmed, looting, prisoners out of the prison,prison riots and hostages, gun toting gangs shooting in the streets,flooding, natural gas leaks, fires and no way to put them out, bodies floating in the water and...it's getting so much worse than any
movie. This is so tragic... :cry:
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#12 Postby weatherSnoop » Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:17 pm

Well, 3700 National Guard troops still on their way! God bless them as their task will be daunting upon arrival
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