fines and laws of FL state

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Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:56 pm

lol i learned something today
i shot a water balloon off today from my aircannon sombody called the cops
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came it against that law ( if i spelt that right)
lol idk i kinda upset but ya
next time i use my cannons at all
as the cop says "discharge" at all it is 158 dollar fine
this is in pinellas park....any one live around here is this any help to any one else?
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:07 pm

i live in miami FL

but sorry man i dont know anything about the laws and or fines here
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:07 pm

ya it probly the same the cop was saying 158 dollar fine
i got out of it cuz i didnt know about the law
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:12 pm

that's good you got lucky!

i only have 1 Combustion Cannon. and like 2 Pneumatic Cannon and working on my 3rd 1.

so when am shooting around my house i just use on Pneumatic Cannons.
cause they are quieter
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:15 pm

lol good well this is a pneumatic and i only can make these in my house if i follow my mom rules she says no combustion's so
i got 2 pneumatic 1 ball valve 1 sprinkler valve modified
then the cop took it from me too look at it and i forgot to mention it was loaded and it went off lol

any ways he let me off with warning
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:19 pm

WOW :shock:

you really are lucky!!!
the other day (like 2 days ago) i was firing my combustion cannon for like an hour! no one went outside of anything. and it was around 4.

theirs a lot of people home around my house around that time.
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:21 pm

phh it was 4 here too lol and idk who called they said i was shooting bottles into the high way
but i got plans my next project build a bullet proof glass box to put my cannon in and mount on my wall
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:22 pm

lol that will look very cool 8)
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:23 pm

ya i going ask my dad for help he lazy he didnt help me with the cannon i had to dill my holes with a knife he dont trust me with tools
lol but any ways
any ideas on a case?
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:32 pm

how old are u??
my dad lets me use WHATEVER i want as long as i put it back.

as for the case u can use a clear plastic sheets that my dad got one time in home depot. and i think there's a glue u can use the glue the sheets together.
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:44 pm

i am 16 now lol i not seen my dad in 5 months lol like i asked him word for word
hey dad remember that project i was working on ..my cannon well i got it finished and want to bring it over to show u this weekend
his reply was no
just no
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:48 pm

omg y?!?! :shock: :? :(
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:50 pm

it just how he is but any ways o well i am use to it
i so bored my plans today was blow off my 300 water balloons lol i got 20 off b4 cop came
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:53 pm

what size barrel u have?

am thinking of buying some water balloons to fire
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:58 pm

i am going 3 inch chamber 2 feet long with a 2 inch barrel lil less than 2 feet long
i got a video on youtube b4 i cut the hose and painted it look up
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but any ways tip balloons pop after 45 psi and use plastic cup as sabot
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