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Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:19 am
by Christel
Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:34 am
by John MH
It is the Wild West after all, however, it is also not a very good advertisement for responsible firearms use and not a problem resticted to the Sout West.
Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:44 am
by The Cupcake Kid
"Horrific safety implications"? Shameless publicity-seeking to help sell his book and 'corporate driver training', more like!
Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:27 am
by breacher
"I'm very familiar with the damage guns cause - and these have been done by rifles, handguns and shotguns," he told BBC News.
Really ?
So, the road sign in the photo - is it made of ceramic ? Or maybe Kevlar ?
Because as far as I can see there is no penetration.
Kids with an airgun

Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:29 am
by John MH
breacher wrote:"I'm very familiar with the damage guns cause - and these have been done by rifles, handguns and shotguns," he told BBC News.
Really ?
So, the road sign in the photo - is it made of ceramic ? Or maybe Kevlar ?
Because as far as I can see there is no penetration.
Kids with an airgun

Try looking at the '50' Speed Limit sign, nice group.
Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:54 am
by tisme
I've just come back from Crete where every sign had bullet holes in.The only ones that didn't had names of towns on, the others seem to all be shot.

Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:07 am
by Gaz
breacher wrote:"I'm very familiar with the damage guns cause - and these have been done by rifles,
handguns and shotguns," he told BBC News.
Really ?
So, the road sign in the photo - is it made of ceramic ? Or maybe Kevlar ?
Because as far as I can see there is no penetration.
Kids with an airgun

Familiar enough to tell the type of firearm just by looking at a bullet hole, but not familiar enough to know handguns have been banned for 16 years!
Still, his pictures speak for themselves.
Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:19 am
by Blackstuff
As long as you've got the 'road signs' condition on your FAC, i don't see the issue? tesnews
Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:43 am
by Christel
Blackstuff wrote:As long as you've got the 'road signs' condition on your FAC, i don't see the issue? tesnews
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Re: Shooting Damages Road Signs
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 12:38 pm
by 20series
Blackstuff wrote:As long as you've got the 'road signs' condition on your FAC, i don't see the issue? tesnews
I nearly peed myself
Alan