CCTV of gunman shooting cyclist with BB?

[BentMikey]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13603352

Looks like helmet cam footage of this moron, right? More prosecution pain for motons who still think they can abuse cyclists with little chance of consequences coming back to bite them on the ass.

 

[BSRU]

Hopefully he'll get sent to prison, supposed to be minimum five years for using a gun or imitation gun.

 

[ianrauk]

yegods there are some friggin' Neanderthals stealing oxygen these days.

 

[cloggsy]

Ready made @ss'oles, just add oxygen

 

[downfader]

Thats near Reading? Not in Hants. Its Berkshire.

Scum. I'm surprised they remained upright and I hope the cyclist injured recovers mentally and physcially from this

 

[gaz]

eeeek that could have been so much worse. Anyone know who it was?

 

[Norm]

Thats near Reading? Not in Hants. Its Berkshire.

Eversley is south of the Blackwater River, which forms the border there, so it's in Hampshire.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Hopefully he'll get sent to prison, supposed to be minimum five years for using a gun or imitation gun.

Just watch..if he is apprehended it will be treated as something differently because it involved vehicles, than if it were someone on foot.

 

[XmisterIS]

What a shame that ordinary humans are forced to share the planet with troglodytes ...

 

[J4CKO]

Jesus, what a turd, glad they had a cam and glad it got a good photo and hope he gets caught and sent to prison, I really hate people like that who's amusement is at the expense of someone else, needs to be made an example of.

 

[mog35]

Absolute cretin.

I teach at a language school and we have endless hassle from idiots like this. I can't fathom what these people get out of acting like this. Is it really so hard to not act like a total bell end?

 

[Black Sheep]

Thankfullly that gun looks like a 6mm bb gun which can only fire plastic pellets (still hurt, think of bruising from paint balls) metal pellets are produced for air rifles but are 5.4mm (can't remember if that works out at .177 or .22)

the way he's holding it is not how you would hold a real gun, he's ready to pull back the spring (top half of the gun) for another shot, appears to also be plastic.

but why has he got it in the car? when they are sold they are (should be) tied into two plastic bags at a minimum.

all the rules in the world wouldn't stop that bloke getting one as all you need to do is prove you're over 18.

air rifles on the other hand, you just need a passport or driving license

 

[Headgardener]

Question for those forummers who have access to air rifles of any bore. How would you feel about air rifles coming under the same regulations as other firearms? Discuss.

 

[Cubist]

Question for those forummers who have access to air rifles of any bore. How would you feel about air rifles coming under the same regulations as other firearms? Discuss.

Total can of worms and utterly irrelevant to this thread as the item in question (the BB gun) is widely available in toy shops, whereas an air rifle is already subject to stringent regulations in terms of retail sale, safe storage and their legitimate usage. As ever, it's not the legislation which is lacking, it's the failure by many properly to enforce it that's at fault.

 

[downfader]

Question for those forummers who have access to air rifles of any bore. How would you feel about air rifles coming under the same regulations as other firearms? Discuss.

I know theres a big push to make this happen. I used to use an air pistol for target practice as a lad. Even tried to shoot a few rats for pest control (but was a REALLY bad shot). I'd be a little sad, I understand there are clubs that use them. It might affect them.

Total can of worms and utterly irrelevant to this thread as the item in question (the BB gun) is widely available in toy shops, whereas an air rifle is already subject to stringent regulations in terms of retail sale, safe storage and their legitimate usage. As ever, it's not the legislation which is lacking, it's the failure by many properly to enforce it that's at fault.

Yep, I agree wit you. Even a BB in the eye is going to do damage, could even off a rider. They could ban guns, they could ban BB pistols, fishing catapults even. Some idiot will still come along and either make a weapon or just luzz something like a bottle at you.

The issue is the idiot. A famous philospher once said:

Guns don't kill people
Rappers do!