• asret@lemmy.zip
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      8 days ago

      That’s awesome! But as an outsider, the ambulance story still seems more “American” to me. There’s been a significant shift in how America is perceived here over the last 30 years.

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        I’m an outsider and I stand by the 4th of July vet shooting an eagle free story.

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      8 days ago

      That made me swell with a sliver of American pride. Which is a pretty remarkable achievement this week.

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        8 days ago

        150 shots to hit and cut the 4 inch (10 cm) of rope (I guess about 1/4 inch (6 mm) at least not more than 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick) between the eagle and the branch located 70 feet (20 m) above ground, so realistically 100 feet (30 m) distance with a rifle that is not his, i.e. without knowing the aiming point.

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            7 days ago

            Last Thursday, Jason Galvin used a .22-caliber rifle with a scope to fire 150 shots at the distant rope that was tangled around the eagle’s leg.