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Learn more about this incredible story about the demise of an ISIS member that sounds like it came directly from a Hollywood script.
They say that karma is a, well I’m pretty sure we all know the rest of that one. It couldn’t have been any more accurate than in this story about the elimination of a notorious ISIS member by an SAS sniper.
The sniper was operating with more than a dozen other SAS soldiers outside a small village in northern Syria.
That village was the site that the now-deceased ISIS member was holding a class for 20 other jihadists on how to decapitate captured victims. It was during that class that the SAS sniper sent his first round down range. That first round was all it took as it made contact with the target’s head which was immediately separated from the body of the ISIS member.
It is reported that the decapitated ISIS member had his arm raised in a cutting motion at the moment the bullet impacted. The 20 other jihadists taking part in the drill could only look on in terror as their leader’s head ceased to exist.
Once the shock of the incident wore off, all 20 jihadists took off running in panic and fear and have reportedly deserted the jihadi cause.
“We later heard most of the recruits deserted. We got rid of 21 terrorists with one bullet,” said a military insider according to the Daily Mail.
The SAS strike team that the sniper was a part of had set up in the area 12 hours prior to the shot being fired. According to reports, two four-man teams crept into a jihadi compound to set up for the shot. Both teams were being backed up by another 12 man unit of SAS commandos for extraction in case things went south.
The SAS sniper was using a suppressed Dan .338 rifle and fired the killing shot at a range of 4,000 feet. He had to hold over a foot of windage for his shot to hit the intended target, but the windy conditions didn’t affect his accuracy at all. That becomes even more impressive with the knowledge that he was using a bullet specially designed to tumble through the air to cause more on-target damage.
It was thought that it would take two shots to take out the ISIS member, but the sniper only needed one. The member of ISIS that was eliminated was known as the local executioner of the area and was a feared ISIS recruiter. The bearded man, also known by the name Dash, made himself an easy target due to wearing white robes instead of the usual black worn by ISIS jihadists.
“He was an extremely sadistic and ruthless individual, feared by the locals and the jihadis alike,” one Daily Express source said.
The world is undoubtedly a slightly better place now that the SAS sniper’s mission was a success. This story might sound like something you’d see in a movie, especially with the irony of it, but it actually happened and the world now has one less terrorist to worry about.
PA HB 768: DETAILS, MEET DEVIL
I have trouble just keeping up with bills in DC and my own state, so I missed this Pennsylvania victim disarmament bill until this morning. But once I heard about, I knew I had to check for the devil in the details; they’re always there. And I’ve learned that looking for the worst case scenarios hidden in legislation is worthwhile.
I’m not up on the political scene in Pennsylvania, so I can’t say how likely this is to pass and get signed into law. I hope in-state human/civil rights supporters have this on their radar.
First, the bill requires mere private citizens to register every firearm other than some antiques. That’s bad enough.
The registration process would a pain in the nether regions. Two passport-style photos taken within the past 30 days, fingerprinting, background checks. Any crime of “violence” — not just felony, or misdemeanor domestic violence — ever is a disqualifier. There is no “shall issue” in this; the State Police can still deny your registration.
And should they deny your application, you’ll have a mere ten days to get a lawyer and file an appeal. If you lose, you’ll have to dispose of the firearm(s) you naively told them you have. That’s another devilish detail; there is only one legal way to do so: Turn it over to the State Police. No compensation. You can’t sell it, or move it out of state.
Registration would be annual. And being the cynical sort — think of the nastiest implementation of a law, and plan for it — I see another potential problem.
I’m not up on the political scene in Pennsylvania, so I can’t say how likely this is to pass and get signed into law. I hope in-state human/civil rights supporters have this on their radar.
First, the bill requires mere private citizens to register every firearm other than some antiques. That’s bad enough.
The registration process would a pain in the nether regions. Two passport-style photos taken within the past 30 days, fingerprinting, background checks. Any crime of “violence” — not just felony, or misdemeanor domestic violence — ever is a disqualifier. There is no “shall issue” in this; the State Police can still deny your registration.
And should they deny your application, you’ll have a mere ten days to get a lawyer and file an appeal. If you lose, you’ll have to dispose of the firearm(s) you naively told them you have. That’s another devilish detail; there is only one legal way to do so: Turn it over to the State Police. No compensation. You can’t sell it, or move it out of state.
Registration would be annual. And being the cynical sort — think of the nastiest implementation of a law, and plan for it — I see another potential problem.
Applications for renewal shall be made by a registrant 60 days prior to the expiration of the current registration certificate.
That’s rather specific. Not within 60 days of expiration, not no later than 60 days prior to. 60 days exactly.
State Police: “Sorry, Mr. Smith. Your renewal application is 61 days before your registration expires. Disapproved! Turn in that gun.”
Sucker: “But your office is closed tomorrow. Can I renew on Monday?”
SP: “Nope. That would be 58 days, past the deadline.”
And then we get to Section 5. Additional duties of registrant. I’ll just skip past the parts about notifying the police of thefts and any change in any detail on your registration certificate (did I mention you have to carry that around with the firearm, not safely stored in your file cabinet?) within 48 hours.
(3) Keep a firearm in the registrant’s possession unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock, gun safe or similar device unless the firearm is in the registrant’s immediate possession and control while at the registrant’s place of residence or business or while being used for lawful recreational purposes within this Commonwealth.
You might think that’s the usual (un)safe storage requirement that victim disarming politicians have been trying to foist on honest gun owners, in an effort to provide safe workplaces for criminals (hard to shoot a violent intruder with a locked up defensive tool). Read it again. Slowly.
Unloaded, and disassembled or locked away. With only threeexceptions.
1. In the registrant’s immediate possession and control while at the registrant’s place of residence.
2. In the registrant’s immediate possession and control while at the registrant’s place of business (and that has to be listed on your registration application).
3. While being used for lawful recreational purposes.
There are no exceptions for defensive carry. I suppose you could argue that shooting bad guys is fun, but that might trash your self-defense claim.
There are no exceptions for transporting the firearm from residence to work (or recreational shooting area). There are no exceptions for taking it to a self defense class.
I think that was intentional. It looks like it was modeled on the New York City restriction currently being appealed to the Supreme Court, but written to evade any favorable — to gun owners — SCOTUS ruling: We don’t restrict where you can take it, like NYC did. It just has to be nonfunctional while you transport it.
Please tell me Pennsylvania RKBA groups are on this and will stop it.
[Permission to republish this article is granted so long as it is not edited and the author and The Zelman Partisans are credited.]
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