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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 08:28 AM Apr 2013

Man Pulls Out BB Gun as Obama's Motorcade Passes: Cops

Source: NBC

Bloomfield police took a man into custody on Monday afternoon after he pulled out what appeared to be a rifle as President Barack Obama's motorcade passed by, according to police.

The man, whose name has not been released, actually had a BB gun, according to police.

---snip

Officers noticed him acting suspiciously, pacing back and forth, before he pulled out what looked like a rifle, police said.

Charges were filed, police said, but the exact charges and the suspect's name have not been released.

Read more: http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Man-Arrested-with-BB-Gun-While-202049951.html

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Man Pulls Out BB Gun as Obama's Motorcade Passes: Cops (Original Post) davidn3600 Apr 2013 OP
release the name & charges please . . . . . n/t annabanana Apr 2013 #1
see post # 38 onenote Apr 2013 #39
some are born with teh stupid Javaman Apr 2013 #2
i bet he can spell the word 'the' correctly leftyohiolib Apr 2013 #10
I'm sorry you feel that way. Javaman Apr 2013 #12
You must be new to teh internetz. SamReynolds Apr 2013 #13
All teh Memes! TalkingDog Apr 2013 #14
you nailed that poster, it was hugh! snooper2 Apr 2013 #17
It was series. He was about to cast asparagus. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #20
Enough already. I think we've covered all bases. They belong to us. TrogL Apr 2013 #22
Series!!!!111 jpak Apr 2013 #27
Dirp WilliamPitt Apr 2013 #24
Ha! Webster Green Apr 2013 #28
You guys left me with nothing to add to the dog pyle, dang it. callous taoboy Apr 2013 #31
looks like i struck a nerve leftyohiolib Apr 2013 #32
Or just made yourself look like a moran Flying Squirrel Apr 2013 #42
i guess you feel the need to vouch for the man's intelligence CreekDog Apr 2013 #35
nope just a pet peeve - an irritation - not attacking the poster just whining about the leftyohiolib Apr 2013 #36
The I in your "i've" should be capitalized. notadmblnd Apr 2013 #47
lol point taken leftyohiolib Apr 2013 #48
I'll bet that "the" is the only word he can spell. notadmblnd Apr 2013 #46
What a maroon!!!!1 LongTomH Apr 2013 #44
This man is lucky he is not dead or in a hospital right now. Botany Apr 2013 #3
If he wasn't in a crowd of Obama supporters they would have shot him dead. AAO Apr 2013 #5
What was his NRA membership number? jpak Apr 2013 #4
Dry run. nt onehandle Apr 2013 #6
Suicide RobinA Apr 2013 #18
Homeless guy shooting cans in the woods without a clue the president was nearby onenote Apr 2013 #41
Just another member of the Well Regulated Militia..... (nt) Paladin Apr 2013 #7
CT blogs full of hate speech against Obama, check this out wordpix Apr 2013 #8
My god... they are still talking about ACORN as if it exists! thecrow Apr 2013 #21
i knows! it's hugh with the ACORN bs wordpix Apr 2013 #29
What's his Cave handle? Kingofalldems Apr 2013 #9
Send him to Gitmo Renew Deal Apr 2013 #11
Plinking Cans in the Woods? or walking down the street? One_Life_To_Give Apr 2013 #15
I wish it was an assault rifle; might be bigger news. n/t Dawgs Apr 2013 #16
What an idiot. n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #19
what the eff is a 'BB' gun? nt. srican69 Apr 2013 #23
A pellet gun hack89 Apr 2013 #34
It's an air-powered gun that fires small round metal balls truthisfreedom Apr 2013 #37
In the 50's, it was a kid's toy that could take out your eye Coyotl Apr 2013 #43
the guy was homeless and had no clue that president was around the block srican69 Apr 2013 #25
Sounds like he's risking his life for a stupid prank Doctor_J Apr 2013 #26
It looks like they knew what they were doing... CTyankee Apr 2013 #45
Off with his head! Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #30
What an idiot adieu Apr 2013 #33
Here is a much different version of the same story onenote Apr 2013 #38
I wonder if he's a homeless veteran? NickB79 Apr 2013 #40

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
35. i guess you feel the need to vouch for the man's intelligence
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 02:55 PM
Apr 2013

whatever would motivate that is the mystery.

 

leftyohiolib

(5,917 posts)
36. nope just a pet peeve - an irritation - not attacking the poster just whining about the
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 03:08 PM
Apr 2013

deliberate mis-spelling of the word. but i've never gotten so many replies to an aside

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
47. The I in your "i've" should be capitalized.
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 05:55 PM
Apr 2013

My pet peeve is people with spelling pet peeves that are unable to compose a proper sentence.

Botany

(70,291 posts)
3. This man is lucky he is not dead or in a hospital right now.
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 08:44 AM
Apr 2013

I betya he is a Rush listeners who is worried about his "freedoms."

RobinA

(9,877 posts)
18. Suicide
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 11:59 AM
Apr 2013

Or dry run of complete nonsense, but suicide is my bet. No one can possibly think there is a chance in hell of shooting the President in his motorcade.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
8. CT blogs full of hate speech against Obama, check this out
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 09:51 AM
Apr 2013
http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2013/04/04/opinion/doc515e368e183c2793222239.txt?viewmode=2

This is a blog that starts out as a rant against the local superintendent of Torrington, CT schools and quickly devolves into hate speech against Obama, Obamacare, they're taking away our guns, etc.

I smell a Repug rat orchestrating the hate.

One_Life_To_Give

(6,036 posts)
15. Plinking Cans in the Woods? or walking down the street?
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 11:12 AM
Apr 2013
few miles away from the university, and went to see if someone was hiding in the woods, police said.

The detective found Stravinskas with what appeared to be a rifle, aiming at cans propped as targets and ordered him to drop the weapon, police said.

When Stravinskas turned, he dropped his aim, ultimately complied with police orders and was taken into custody.


There are two different versions of events in the story. Not sure how far in the woods one can get at Cottage Grove and Central St. Would one have known the motorcade would be taking that route? I assume POTUS was headed to Bradley Field but he could have opted for 44 to 91 or Cottage Grove or cut cross country (my favorite).

truthisfreedom

(23,113 posts)
37. It's an air-powered gun that fires small round metal balls
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 03:25 PM
Apr 2013

It's usually pumped up by hand and when pumped high enough, can penetrate flesh. They're commonly given to older children and assumed to be relatively safe, but recently a boy shot and killed his brother by hitting him in a vulnerable spot above his ear. Quite tragic.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
43. In the 50's, it was a kid's toy that could take out your eye
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 04:51 PM
Apr 2013

and me and my siblings were hunted by armed BB gun kids once. We had to do some fast running to keep our range safe.

Mostly, they were used to diminish the bird population around farms, to keep bird messes out of grains. A BB won't put a hole in the wall like a bullet, but it will break windows.

srican69

(1,426 posts)
25. the guy was homeless and had no clue that president was around the block
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 12:44 PM
Apr 2013

still .. its silly of him to be walking around with a gun

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
26. Sounds like he's risking his life for a stupid prank
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 12:47 PM
Apr 2013

In fact I am a little worried that the SS didn't drop him. Surely if this had happened while * was in office, the bb gun wielder would have been dead in a very little time.

 

Life Long Dem

(8,582 posts)
30. Off with his head!
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 01:10 PM
Apr 2013

He had no idea Obama would be driving by. I could imagine his first words. "THE WHAT?" "The President."

 

adieu

(1,009 posts)
33. What an idiot
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 02:41 PM
Apr 2013

you don't so much as pull out a water pistol when the president's motorcade passes by. He's lucky he's still alive.

onenote

(42,374 posts)
38. Here is a much different version of the same story
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 03:56 PM
Apr 2013


http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2013/04/homeless-man-w-bb-gun-arrested-near-obama.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Blotter+(FindLaw+Blotter)



A homeless man was arrested for having a BB gun near President Obama's passing motorcade. The man, identified as 27-year-old Joseph Stravinskas, was apparently oblivious to to the fact that the President was passing by as he took BB gun practice in the nearby woods, reports the New York Post.

...


The homeless man did not appear to be a threat as he had his back turned to the road and was aiming at cans he lined up in the woods. Because he did not immediately drop the weapon when ordered, Stravinskas was thrown to the ground and arrested.

...

The homeless man was charged with threatening, breach of peace, and interfering with police. Because he did not appear to harbor any intentions on harming the President (nor did he seem to be aware of the passing President), Stravinskas will avoid the much more serious charges of threatening the President.

NickB79

(19,111 posts)
40. I wonder if he's a homeless veteran?
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 04:15 PM
Apr 2013

Something about the fact he's a young man, homeless, shooting a BB gun for enjoyment.

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