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<blockquote data-quote="penismightier" data-source="post: 2147229" data-attributes="member: 4108"><p><a href="http://www.caller.com/news/2012/jan/25/debunking-a-hoax-aimed-at-gun-owners/?print=1" target="_blank">http://www.caller.com/news/2012/jan/25/debunking-a-hoax-aimed-at-gun-owners/?print=1</a></p><p></p><p>A bit more information about it....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Debunking a hoax aimed at gun owners</p><p>Urban legend involves gang members stealing guns from vehicles</p><p></p><p>By David Sikes</p><p></p><p>Originally published 06:07 p.m., January 25, 2012</p><p>Updated 08:16 a.m., January 26, 2012</p><p></p><p>CORPUS CHRISTI Several variations of an email alert urging gun owners to be aware of a clever burglary ploy by street gangs has sent folks crawling around their vehicles searching for discreet tags put there by gang members.</p><p></p><p>One gentleman told me he tried in vain to scrape off the red or yellow dot on one of his tires and now plans to paint over it.</p><p></p><p>Chances are the absent dot will confuse the next tire technician he encounters. Turns out the colored dots are put there by tire manufacturers mainly to help installers with balancing.</p><p></p><p>The Internet warning is an apparent hoax. Just what could have motivated this is a mystery to me.</p><p></p><p>The email I received carries this headline: "TAGGING GUN OWNERS VEHICLES PSA WARNING."</p><p></p><p>And it starts with a story of a Texas gun shopper who claimed his wheels were tagged in the parking of a gun shop by gang members. The warning reports the same thing occurred in San Antonio during a competition at the National Shooting Complex.</p><p></p><p>The counterfeit public service announcement suggests when these tagged vehicles were later spotted by conspiring gang members they become targets for burglaries and would-be gun thieves.</p><p></p><p>In keeping with the tradition of such cyber-foolishness, the email provides details to simulate authenticity. In this case, the hoax claims Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz (though they do not name him) addressed the issue this past summer in front of 400 shooters during a competition sponsored by the National Skeet Shooting Association or the National Sporting Clays Association.</p><p></p><p>The hoaxster writes that guns were stolen from cars and trucks in the parking lot, despite the sheriff's warning.</p><p></p><p>In a second part of the email, supposedly written by a shooting instructor at the complex, the warning includes a local connection, suggesting a young competitive shooter and his father after shooting in San Antonio lost all their guns to thieves while having lunch at an unnamed Corpus Christi barbecue joint.</p><p></p><p>The bogus warning reports these colorful marks or stickers have been found on rear bumpers and license plates, along with wheels and tires.</p><p></p><p>I contacted the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, the San Antonio Police Department, the Corpus Christi Police Department and Royce Graff, director of the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio.</p><p></p><p>By all accounts, nothing in the email is accurate. No truth whatsoever, according to Matthew Porter at the San Antonio P.D. and Martin Meachum at the sheriff's office. Corpus Christi police pointed me to a report by the myth-buster website Snopes.com, which confirms this is a hoax that has been circulating since December.</p><p></p><p>Graff denounced and debunked the hoax and said the reference indicating the San Antonio sheriff spoke to a group of competitors at the shooting complex simply did not happen.</p><p></p><p>Graff has posted a response to the hoax on Facebook, the National Skeet Shooting Association website and the National Sporting Clays Association website. In the wake of rumors, Graff reports that his staff, along with a law enforcement officer inspected vehicles in the complex's parking lot after hearing rumors of the plan by gangs. They found no validity to reports of vehicle tagging.</p><p></p><p>There was no pattern or consistency among the marks, which mostly were left there by manufacturers, tire services workers or rental car companies. The full response is online at <a href="http://www.nssa-nsca.org/index.php/2012/01/nsc-response-to-rumors-about-gun-thefts" target="_blank">www.nssa-nsca.org/index.php/2012/01/nsc-response-to-rumors-about-gun-thefts</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="penismightier, post: 2147229, member: 4108"] [url]http://www.caller.com/news/2012/jan/25/debunking-a-hoax-aimed-at-gun-owners/?print=1[/url] A bit more information about it.... Debunking a hoax aimed at gun owners Urban legend involves gang members stealing guns from vehicles By David Sikes Originally published 06:07 p.m., January 25, 2012 Updated 08:16 a.m., January 26, 2012 CORPUS CHRISTI Several variations of an email alert urging gun owners to be aware of a clever burglary ploy by street gangs has sent folks crawling around their vehicles searching for discreet tags put there by gang members. One gentleman told me he tried in vain to scrape off the red or yellow dot on one of his tires and now plans to paint over it. Chances are the absent dot will confuse the next tire technician he encounters. Turns out the colored dots are put there by tire manufacturers mainly to help installers with balancing. The Internet warning is an apparent hoax. Just what could have motivated this is a mystery to me. The email I received carries this headline: "TAGGING GUN OWNERS VEHICLES PSA WARNING." And it starts with a story of a Texas gun shopper who claimed his wheels were tagged in the parking of a gun shop by gang members. The warning reports the same thing occurred in San Antonio during a competition at the National Shooting Complex. The counterfeit public service announcement suggests when these tagged vehicles were later spotted by conspiring gang members they become targets for burglaries and would-be gun thieves. In keeping with the tradition of such cyber-foolishness, the email provides details to simulate authenticity. In this case, the hoax claims Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz (though they do not name him) addressed the issue this past summer in front of 400 shooters during a competition sponsored by the National Skeet Shooting Association or the National Sporting Clays Association. The hoaxster writes that guns were stolen from cars and trucks in the parking lot, despite the sheriff's warning. In a second part of the email, supposedly written by a shooting instructor at the complex, the warning includes a local connection, suggesting a young competitive shooter and his father after shooting in San Antonio lost all their guns to thieves while having lunch at an unnamed Corpus Christi barbecue joint. The bogus warning reports these colorful marks or stickers have been found on rear bumpers and license plates, along with wheels and tires. I contacted the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, the San Antonio Police Department, the Corpus Christi Police Department and Royce Graff, director of the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio. By all accounts, nothing in the email is accurate. No truth whatsoever, according to Matthew Porter at the San Antonio P.D. and Martin Meachum at the sheriff's office. Corpus Christi police pointed me to a report by the myth-buster website Snopes.com, which confirms this is a hoax that has been circulating since December. Graff denounced and debunked the hoax and said the reference indicating the San Antonio sheriff spoke to a group of competitors at the shooting complex simply did not happen. Graff has posted a response to the hoax on Facebook, the National Skeet Shooting Association website and the National Sporting Clays Association website. In the wake of rumors, Graff reports that his staff, along with a law enforcement officer inspected vehicles in the complex's parking lot after hearing rumors of the plan by gangs. They found no validity to reports of vehicle tagging. There was no pattern or consistency among the marks, which mostly were left there by manufacturers, tire services workers or rental car companies. The full response is online at [url]www.nssa-nsca.org/index.php/2012/01/nsc-response-to-rumors-about-gun-thefts[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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