Former Safety Manager Charles Garcia fired Robert Fitzgibbons, 41, for an incident in which bullet fragments from the AR-15 he used injured Diamond Demmer, 29, a bystander during the incident July 2, 2010...Fitzgibbons compounded his offense by loading the weapon with military-type magnesium-tipped tracer rounds that illuminate the path the bullet takes, in a hardened metal jacket...[More]That'll certainly light up the ol' Club Vinyl parking lot and provide a chest-thumping beat!
I can understand this happening with assault rifles, which we all know are weapons of mass destruction and war that are only made for killing people as you spray fire from the hip, and have no legitimate sporting purpose because you can't hunt deer with them, but with a patrol rifle...?
[Via William T]
This story raises several questions.
ReplyDelete1) Why did a government employee need an AR-15 for "crowd control" at a night club?
2) He was part of a detail. Was he in charge of the detail? If not, why didn't the officer in charge question him bringing a high powered rifle with him on a crowded street?
3) Two officers fired a total of 8 rounds. NONE of them hit the intended target. Why weren't either of them charged with public endangerment?