“The local police department has received several complaints during the past two months that shots have been fired through the windows of dwelling houses. In one instance a shot pierced the plate glass show window of a Main street business house. One dwelling has been fired into twice.
It is the theory of the department that the shots were fired by citizens in an attempt to kill rabbits that were destroying shrubbery. No malicious intent is attributed. The department warns all citizens, however, that this method of defense against the rodents must not be pursued.”
Read more from 365Barrington via the Barrington Review from 1930 here.
We’ve got a couple of feckless nimrods shooting their mouths off in Barrington Hills on Facebook! It’s a shame the village can’t issue a warning to them but apparently nimrods are a protected class these days…