Pa. man fires cannon, hits neighbor's house

[uscitizen]

Pa. man fires cannon, hits neighbor's house


Sep 4, 9:51 PM (ET)

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home. William Maser, 54, fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away. The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities said nobody was hurt.

State police charged Maser with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

No one answered the phone Friday at Maser's home. He told WPXI-TV recreating 19th century cannons is a longtime hobby. He said he is sorry and he will stop shooting them on his property, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090905/D9AGS8AG0.html

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Whoops.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

looks like someone needs to reread the rules of gun safety again.

 

[WinterBorn]

Sounds like pretty flimsy walls.

 

[uscitizen]

Sounds like pretty flimsy walls.

Yep need to up building codes for homes to withstand cannonfire.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

I'll have to forward this to my nephew....he collects hand grenades.....

 

[charver]

This sort of thing would probably happen less often if every household deployed their own cannon.

 

[uscitizen]

Every home needs a cannon to protect against Islamofascist invasions.

 

[Cypress]

Pa. man fires cannon, hits neighbor's house


Sep 4, 9:51 PM (ET)

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home. William Maser, 54, fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away. The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities said nobody was hurt.

State police charged Maser with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

No one answered the phone Friday at Maser's home. He told WPXI-TV recreating 19th century cannons is a longtime hobby. He said he is sorry and he will stop shooting them on his property, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090905/D9AGS8AG0.html

While this guy is clearly a moron, I still think a good Second Amendment case can be made for the right of citizens to own grenade launchers and rockets.

 

[Damocles]

The lesson here is that learning about history is dangerous.

 

[uscitizen]

The lesson here is that learning about history is dangerous.

right. This is Obama's recession.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

The lesson here is that learning about history is dangerous.

uh no.....living NEXT to somebody learning about history is dangerous....