"gunfight" and "exchange of gunfire"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Perhaps they meant to say "fusillade," but words failed them.

JL


On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> An NBC face did point out that you could tell from their sound which
> direction the gunshots were coming from and it was clear that all of the
> shots were coming from only one direction. However, he offered no further
> analysis. He probably was afraid to appear to be painting Jokhar as a
> potential victim of NYC-style police overreaction, as though he were merely
> some random black guy unluckily fallen afoul of The Man.
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> > These appear to be exciting knee-jerk terms for "the sound of numerous
> > gunshots ."
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> > Media reports claim that Joker was captured after a gun battle with
> police.
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> > But has anyone actually reported that in his weakened condition he did
> any
> > shooting at all, or that he was even captured in possession of a firearm?
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> > Just asking.
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