Cities Try to Prevent Terrorist Attacks on Hazardous Railroad Cars, But Bush Administration Hinders Their Efforts, Putting Us All At Greater Risk

US cities are trying to protect Americans from terrorist attacks. Terrorist may plant explosives on railroad cars filled with hazardous chemicals or target them with weapons (such as .50 caliber sniper rifles see update below) to make them explode near highly populated areas. Government studies suggest that the explosion of one tanker car carrying, say, chlorine would cause up to 100,000 deaths and possibly many times that number made il in a densely populated area. The Bush Administration, doing the bidding of industry executives, is thwarting cities from protecting city dwellers.

In related news US nuclear plants are susceptible to attacks from .50 caliber sniper rifles, gigantic guns that are able to shoot through inches of steel, and yet are still freely available to almost anyone in America. The Bush Administration and the Republican led Congress bowing to gun lobbyists have allowed these terrorist weapons to be sold legally throughout the US. A year ago Congress and President Bush were warned that .50 caliber sniper rifles could bring down US airplanes and compromise US nuclear plants, but due to pressure from powerful gun lobbyists they failed to pass legislation keeping the terrorist weapons from entering our nation. These sniper rifles fire armor piercing bullets up to 2000 yards with great accuracy.

Facts on .50 Caliber Sniper Rifles
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.50 Caliber Sniper Rifles were designed to attack parked or landing aircraft, armored personnel carriers, rail tank cars, bulk fuel storage, and concrete bunkers.

.50 Caliber sniper rifles are powerful enough to puncture armored limousines and can be used as tools for assassination.

.50 Caliber Sniper Rifles have effective ranges up to 2,000 yards, or in other words, 20 football fields laid end to end. Deer hunters generally shoot at ranges of 150 to 200 yards.

Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network bought 25 Barrett .50 Caliber sniper rifles in the late 1980s.

.50 Caliber ammunition is the largest round available on the civilian market and highly destructive armor-piercing, incendiary, and explosive rounds are easily available.