CITIZEN ACTION II: Anthony Gene Moore, 37, of Kinston, N.C., was watching
a NASCAR race on TV, but says he couldn't hear his TV due to a nearby
low-flying crop duster. Rather than turn up the volume, Moore went
outside with his shotgun and shot at the plane, hitting it three times
and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. The downed pilot
directed sheriff's deputies to Moore's house, where they found him
drunk. Moore, who pleaded guilty to shooting at an occupied vehicle
instead of facing trial on an attempted murder charge, was sentenced to
six months in jail, and must abstain from alcohol for three years.
(Kinston Free Press) ...But notice they didn't say anything about his
shotgun.
THIS IS WAR: A remote-controlled advertising blimp touting a Ford/Toyota
dealership in Salisbury, N.C., was flying over a vacant lot when a man
in a black Chevrolet pickup drove up, got out, and shot at it with a
shotgun, causing $10,000 in damage. A witness wrote down the truck's
license number; police say it's registered to a nearby Chevrolet
dealer. (Salisbury Post) ...Meanwhile, the local Dodge dealer says
sales are "shooting up".
a NASCAR race on TV, but says he couldn't hear his TV due to a nearby
low-flying crop duster. Rather than turn up the volume, Moore went
outside with his shotgun and shot at the plane, hitting it three times
and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. The downed pilot
directed sheriff's deputies to Moore's house, where they found him
drunk. Moore, who pleaded guilty to shooting at an occupied vehicle
instead of facing trial on an attempted murder charge, was sentenced to
six months in jail, and must abstain from alcohol for three years.
(Kinston Free Press) ...But notice they didn't say anything about his
shotgun.
THIS IS WAR: A remote-controlled advertising blimp touting a Ford/Toyota
dealership in Salisbury, N.C., was flying over a vacant lot when a man
in a black Chevrolet pickup drove up, got out, and shot at it with a
shotgun, causing $10,000 in damage. A witness wrote down the truck's
license number; police say it's registered to a nearby Chevrolet
dealer. (Salisbury Post) ...Meanwhile, the local Dodge dealer says
sales are "shooting up".
