Pa. man fires cannon, hits neighbor's house
Friday, September 4, 2009
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(09-04) 06:58 PDT Uniontown, Pa. (AP) --
A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars
accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his
neighbor's home.
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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.
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