Two "High Power" guns found near Mattapan school

[News Shooter]

September 7, 2007

BOSTON --Boston police are investigating the discovery of two high-powered weapons found Wednesday near an elementary school in Mattapan.

Authorities say they were tipped off to the guns by an anonymous phone call.

They were found in what's described by Boston police as the "vicinity" surrounding the Mattahunt School at 100 Hebron Street.

A description of the weapons was not released, but Police Commissioner Ed Davis and Mayor Tom Menino were expected to brief reporters about the discovery.

 

[Jay G]

September 7, 2007

BOSTON --Boston police are investigating the discovery of two high-powered weapons found Wednesday near an elementary school in Mattapan.

Authorities say they were tipped off to the guns by an anonymous phone call.

They were found in what's described by Boston police as the "vicinity" surrounding the Mattahunt School at 100 Hebron Street.

A description of the weapons was not released, but Police Commissioner Ed Davis and Mayor Tom Menino were expected to brief reporters about the discovery.

Talk about dumb and dumber...

 

[Admin]

Oh thank god Menino and Davis are on top of this!!!!!!!!!

Wooooo that was a close one.

 

[Carguy]

Ohhh! Hi powered they must have D cells in them instead of AAA's!

 

[SKS Ray]

Ohhh! Hi powered they must have D cells in them instead of AAA's!

Nah, they probably just had black plastic hardware.

 

[Weerd Beard]

Ohhh! Hi powered they must have D cells in them instead of AAA's!

I was thinking like a 15 amp table-saw or maybe a beefy chainsaw.

You could loose a finger!!!

How the GFW Press has reported it before it was probably just a 10-22 with a 20 round mag, and maybe a folding stock.

 

[Transporter]

a 16 gauge shotgun and some .308 variant:

http://wbztv.com/topstories/local_story_250161614.html