Beer Drinkin', Racin' 'n Football

[Arcey]

Heh, heh, heh.... Even a blind squirrel, Slim.

I'd think a couple were upsets. I just couldn't see the Colts losin' three straight, especially at home.

[Texas Lawdog]

I would have probably picked the Colts had I know that they were playin' at home.

[Arcey]

Just friggin' lovely.......

Woman hit by stray bullet at Texas Motor Speedway
Police suspect that someone from 'very far away' was shooting into the air
BY ALEX BRANCH
abranch@star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH — Kerry "Jill" King had just finished breakfast Sunday when, she said, what felt like a bolt of lightning ripped through her recreational vehicle at Texas Motor Speedway.

"The explosion was so loud," she said Monday.

Dazed, the 62-year-old Arlington woman's first reaction was to check the stove's butane tank. As she turned, she realized that her right arm was dangling and useless.

"I starting screaming for my husband, 'Help me! I don't know what's " she recalled. happened!'

A large-caliber bullet had pierced the roof of the RV at about 10:30 a.m. and hit her arm. The bullet shattered the bone in four places as it passed through, before becoming embedded in a wall, relatives said.

Police said the bullet was possibly .50 caliber, and, judging from the angle it entered the trailer, was likely fired by someone "very far away" who aimed "up in the air."

After she was hit, King said, her husband, Mel Moss, helped her outside and they called for help. Someone in the crowd was a paramedic and began treating her. A towel was wrapped around her arm.

It took a few minutes for them to realize that she had been shot.

"There just aren't words to describe the pain," she said. "I can't imagine anything hurting worse."

King was in Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital on Monday. Her arm was heavily bandaged, and on a table next to her were flowers and balloons that read, "Get Well Soon."

A doctor called it "a miracle" that she survived a shot from such a large bullet, she said.

"I still can hear the explosion," she said. "It's the weirdest thing, you . I am so thankful my arm is still on because I . . know, that I am alive.  thought it was gone."

Her son Lance King pointed out that if the bullet had gone into her body instead of the wall, she probably would not have survived.

Jill King said her grandson is often inside the trailer and could have been standing in the path of the bullet.

Whoever fired the shot needs to understand that "if that bullet goes up, it had to go down somewhere," she said.

Her husband, who sat at her bedside, was more emotional.

"This person needs to be found, and he needs to be found now," Moss said, his voice breaking. "That area is populated. It's not like it's a desert out there. You can't fire a weapon out there in any direction without hitting something or somebody."

Moss said he spent much of Monday going around the track "searching for answers" and asked reporters to mention that he is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the shooter.

"I am mad," he said.

Fort Worth police echoed Jill King's warning about firing guns into the air.

"Stray bullets seriously injure and can kill," said Lt. Paul Henderson, a police spokesman. "Never shoot a firearm up in the air just for kicks because what goes up at over 1,000 feet per second comes down at near speed."

There were no suspects Monday evening, police said.

Staff writer Bill Miller contributed to this report.

ALEX BRANCH, 817-390-7689

[Texas Lawdog]

Arcey, Our drunk undocumented aliens around here have a bad habit of shooting rifles in the air. The area north of the track is rural, so anybody could have done it. I doubt that they will find the perp unless he brags to someone.

[Leo Tanner]

He prolly will brag after a few shots of takillya.
     It's a simple law of ballistics.  People who use the term "going ballistic" don't even know what it means fer the most part.  You fire something off in a manner that ain't made ta follow a predetermined course, bad stuff is just waiting ta happen.  I hate it when they show people doing that in the movies.  Them things er gonna come down somewhere.  More ammo fer the gun control folks.  Great.


Leo

[Texas Lawdog]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[Leo Tanner]

Gettin off topic here, but come on.
     If ya wanna protect yer rights ta have fire arms, don't be irresponsible.  Don't hand yer 8 year old kid a fully auto Uzi, don't shoot yer pistol in the air.  But I guaruntee these will be the first people ta bitch when laws start changin.

     OK, back ta the football an racin.  Oh, an beer too.


Leo

[Arcey]

And, with that, I do hereby acknowledge Tex 'n myownself are even.

The 'Skins? They had their asses handed to 'em last night. Fourth 'n goal from two feet 'n Zorn calls a pass play? They deserved to lose.

My high point was watchin' the Steeler's cheap shot artist rollin' 'round on the ground from a clean hit.

[Leo Tanner]

Ma Steelers er doin jus fine this year
     I have no clue what Zorn was thinkin.  I'm sure he heard about it in the locker room.

     Notre Dame lost, but I missed the game.  Would like ta know how they fouled that one up.


Leo

[Texas Lawdog]

The ND fans need to realize that they can't win the National Championship every year. They were real bad about runnin' up the score to improve their ratings. That's one of the reasons I enjoy it when they get beat.

[Leo Tanner]

Fair enough

[Texas Lawdog]

Ol Leftwich did purty good Monday night.  Big Ben better watch out, Leftwich is Hungry.

[Arcey]

Someone has turned himself in as the possible shooter.

Articles say he was at a range, five miles away. Shootin' a single shot chambered for .50 BMG. What the flyin' fornicate for is beyond me.

It's damned fools such as this that feed the antis.

[Texas Lawdog]

Tkose 50s can probly go further than that. This will definitely add fuel to the fire.

[Arcey]

Ain't my decision ta make fer folks. Their money, their guns. As far as I know he had it ta hunt them rhinos 'n elephants y'all got roamin' 'round over yer way 'er paper-punchin' at three miles.

Just can't help but have the idea he ain't nothin' but a gun slob. Sharin' the mindset with them what sez 'I shoots .45s cuz they don't makes .46s' or them dear ole warthogs who'd happily damage a club's targets, that they don't have a dime in, so they can enjoy the 'buck 'n roar'.

[Leo Tanner]

We had a guy out at our free outdoor range with a bunch of heavy belt fed WWII German machine guns.  Ammo must a cost him a fortune.  The ones he had on the bi-pods were pumpin some big metric stuff.  Don't think he had a 20 but the cases he was spittin were dang near close.  He picked em all up when he was done so I never found out fer sure an I never spoke with him cause he had a swastika tattooed on his arm.
     I gotta admit, I would of loved ta shoot one them guns, but the whole thing just seemed silly.  I had the 30.06 out that day an was doin just fine.


Leo

[Texas Lawdog]

Leo, did he have a skin head too?  Them things might not be registered and who knows who may have been watchin'. You do live in California where guns are frowned upon.

[Leo Tanner]

No skin head, he was an older guy.
     Interesting thing about the place I was talkin about is that it's out in the middle of nowhere and ya can see fer miles.  I've never seen anyone official near the place.  Some guys drink out there and some set up stupid richocet friendly targets which is always my cue ta leave an come back another time.  At least everyone out there has always respected a "clear" call.

     One time, I took some out of town friends out there and durring a clear the guy next ta us says he settin up some reactive targets.  My buddy asks what that means and I tell him they're targets that change color when ya hit 'em.  When everybody was back on the right side of the line the guy yells "Fire in the hole!!"  I say "oh s***" an tell my friend and his wife ta cover their ears, cause we hadn't got our protection back on yet.  They must a been claymores er somethin'.  I couldn't even see em without a scope until they blew.  All that noise an still no one official came ta check it out.  The cows in the field next door got a little riled but that was about it.


Leo

[Arcey]

Occasionally, they'd show at old Pungo. Big bores with big bores. Muzzle brakes that'd ring your ears with double protection on.

Wouldn't be sightin' in. Plinkin' at bowlin' pins they set up. From 50 yards. With a nine power scope. Saw one split his eyebrow open one afternoon. That was funny.

I'd pick my stuff up 'n sit in the truck. They usually don't stay long. They couldn't lie to themselves 'bout the recoil gettin' ta be a bit much. Even if they were loaders the ammo was expensive.

Was out one day. 'Nother board member was out plinkin'. A big bore with a big bore shows up 'n starts shootin'. Ran his mouth 'bout the thing.

My pard introduced me and himself. Told the slob he 'n I were board members. Said two meetin's ago we voted on bannin' things such as his big bore. Too much development behind the berm. Said he voted against it but after watchin' taday, he planned to bring it up at the next meetin' and votin' for it.

All I said was 'Amen ta that'. I thought the big bore with the big bore was gonna cry, packed up 'n left.

[Leo Tanner]

50 yards with a 9 power?  That bowling pin musta looked like the empire state building.

     I will admit ta a small scar on ma forehead from the first time I shot with a scope.  I heard a guy laughin at me and makin some comments.  Turned around and saw the guy was in a wheel chair with a colostomy bag.  I took my lumps and wiped the blood off ma face.  Never said a word, just readjusted my head position an kep shootin.  Lookin back, it prolly was funny ta see. 


Leo