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To: Shoot1st who wrote (340)	10/12/2002 5:49:44 PM
From: ChrisJP	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 2746

10,000 registered .223 caliber rifles ... well now that there are about 1000 law enforcement officials involved, it should only take about 2 days to talk to every sniper rifle enthusiast in the area. Again, way better than checking white vans. These guy(s) has to practice SOMEWHERE. The police need to beat the bushes in gun-club-land - and stay actively on the beat. Eventually someone who suspects someone of acting unusual will come forward. Chris

To: Shoot1st who wrote (340)	10/12/2002 6:16:24 PM
From: Edscharp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2746

Shootie, Up until a few years ago, it was completely legal in the state of Maryland to sell your AR-15 to a second party without having the weapon registered to the new owner. Therefore, there are probably hundred and possibly thousands of AR-15 that are possessed by individuals in Maryland without the knowledge of the Maryland State Police. I don't know how Virginia handles their gun sales. In any case, it is completely impractical to start looking up the owners of AR-15's. First, they don't know for sure that that is the sniper's weapon of choice. There are lots of different rifles configured in this caliber. Also, each and every rifle would have to be taken away from it's owner and a round fired from it to obtain a ballistic signature of the weapon. You will have a lot of gun owners (including me) very unhappy with this kind of blanket incursion into our lives. And then there is the obvious. Even if the police walk up to the house of the sniper and ask to see his AR-15 the sniper may merely say that he sold the rifle several years ago and doesn't remember the new owner's name. Sorry, but police are going to need a bit of luck on this one. Regards, Edscharp