Pa. man fires cannon, hits neighbor's house
Fri Sep 4, 9:58 am ET
UNIONTOWN, Pa. – A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home.
Fifty-four-year-old William Maser fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away.
The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities say nobody was hurt.
State police charged Maser with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
No one answered the phone Friday at Maser's home. He tells WPXI-TV recreating 19th century cannons is a longtime hobby. He says he is sorry and he will stop shooting them on his property, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
Poster Comment:
Pennsylvania is a state with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on each side and Pennsyltucky occupying the middle.
Except for the snow, I love this place
And Obama wants our guns????
We own freaking cannons!!!
Bahaaaa!!!!!!!!!!