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oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Moving to piefed.lemmy.fan/c/weird_news - Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 1 year ago

72-year-old Florida man arrested after admitting he shot a Walmart delivery drone

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72-year-old Florida man arrested after admitting he shot a Walmart delivery drone

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oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Moving to piefed.lemmy.fan/c/weird_news - Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 1 year ago
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The Lake County Sheriff's Office said drone delivery representatives reported the incident. A two-man crew was campaigning in a nearby community, writes Fox 35 Orlando, which included...
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    72 years old and one shots a drone with a 9mm.

    As dumb and dangerous as that is, I’m pretty impressed. That’s a hell of a (lucky?) shot.

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      My grandfather could shoot like that past 80, but he was a competitive shooter in the Navy and in civilian life. It takes skill to pop a moving target with any handgun.

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      At 75’?! I sure couldn’t do that. Not without birdshot.

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        With one shot too, that is a hell of a shot of a moving target. Reminds me of that mall shooter that a guy hit like 10 times from 50 yards with a pistol.

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        75 feet?

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          It was 75 feet in the air.

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