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Comment by:
xqqme
(5/2/2018)
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It sounds like a small-caliber "sledgehammer"... maybe just a two-pound ENGINEER'S hammer in this case. The uneducated press seems to like to exaggerate certain weapons: .223 are "high power" rifles, and so on.
If the homeowner had used an 8- or 12-pounder and had gotten a real swing on it, it's more than likely there would have been a different outcome. |
Comment by:
MarkHamTownsend
(5/2/2018)
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Gotta ban them evil black sledge hammers!! |
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