Cyclists shot by bb gun from car

Submitted by Kris Thompson on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 20:25

Another incident of cyclist being hit by a bb gun. This came to us in our email this morning! Two months ago we were reporting on Cyclist shot by a paint gun

"Just wanted to see if others have experienced the following. Riding your road bike in the boulder area and getting shot from a car window with a bb gun? This happened to my wife last night 9.25.11 while north on hwy 36 between the Broadway and Neva road heading south. This also happened to someone I know heading up flagstaff. They were shot in the neck and ended up bleeding very badly. My wife got it in the butt and broke the skin and gave quite a shock. Just wanted to see if its happening to others. Crazy I tell you.
Thanks."

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Put me in the + column

Submitted by Scott H (not verified) on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 20:40

I was shot once, many years ago, over by Ruby Hill in Denver. Tried to catch the guy, couldn't. I flagged down a cop a few minutes later, told him what happened and gave him a description of the vehicle. He asked if I was going to the hospital, I said no. He said if it wasn't bad enough for a trip to the ER, he wasn't going to spend his time looking for them, as he had better things to do. I tried to argue my point, he just drove off.

Paintball Gun shooting Tukwila, WA

Submitted by Whistler Cyclist (not verified) on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 23:00

http://www.cascade.org/community/forum//messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid...

I have a 3-part solution

Submitted by Eric Jensen (not verified) on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 08:15

Concealed
Carry
Permit

That sounds like 3 more words:

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 10:48

Arms
Race
Escalation

CCPs do not do anything to

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 09:16

CCPs do not do anything to prevent the occurance of a crime. They either prevent the occurance of the NEXT crime or you from seeing your kid graduate from high school.

Proud and open carry right on your left hip on the other hand ....

So what would you do? Pull

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 23:39

So what would you do? Pull your (permitted) gun out and start shooting at the BB snipers as they speed off...probably going at least twice your speed?

3 part solution

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 16:02

I have a CCP, and don’t think I could shoot someone that shot me with a BB gun; however I'm not saying that a lot of people wouldn’t. I don’t think a loaded gun and bikes go together, how would you explain to your children that you shot yourself because you crashed, and had a loaded gun?
I think everyone should get there CCP before the government takes that right away from you. Everyone has a right to carry that license regardless if you plan on carrying a gun or not.

HD cameras are getting

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 18:40

HD cameras are getting pretty small and cheap. I have one running on every ride, not necesarrily for indidents like this but it can't hurt.

Get details and call *277

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:32

Get details and call *277 from your cell and report it.

Interesting Post. I was shot

Submitted by Harley (not verified) on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 20:56

Interesting Post. I was shot at by a guy with a BB gun while riding Lookout in Golden a few months ago. He missed and I wasn't sure what happened right away. It wasn't until a police officer caught up with me and asked if I had seen anything suspicious. When she asked that, I knew exactly what happened, it turned out a few other people behind me were shot at and hit.