Tapsearch Com EditorCBS reporter sees gun, faints
April 19th 2007 00:14
This has to be the most gun-ignorant passage I've read, courtesy CBS:
Powerful? A 9mm is about the weakest gun you could conceivably buy for killing people; anything smaller is suitable only for small game. A 9mm's stopping power is nothing compared to that of, say, a .357 magnum.
I'm sorry whatever city slicker wrote the article got scared in the presence of a firearm, but there's no reason for him or her to spread the fear. The language is hysterical and anti-gun to the point of absurdity.
The writer's ignorance of guns continues:
This contradicts itself. The thing with magazines is that they're easy to switch, not that they can hold up to 30 rounds. CBS should pick one thing to hyperventilate about at a time.
As the sheriff says, you can switch magazines in a second or two. This is as opposed to a revolver, where you have to put in each individual bullet whenever you run out (usually six rounds) rather than slapping in a pre-loaded clip. So three magazines of 10 rounds don't fire much quicker than one of 30, and it's the fact of a magazine, not the size, that's the major difference.
Also, nice grammar on this quote; it's been up all day:
I'm pretty sure the guy said "err on the side of caution."
On a side note, I'm not sure turning down sales to people you don't think look "clean cut" is a bright idea. You open yourself up to lawsuits, particularly if your conception of "clean cut" excludes a higher proportion of one race or another.
By Robert VerBruggen
When you see a powerful 9mm semi-automatic pistol in action, you begin to understand how one man could kill so many innocent people in a short time.
Powerful? A 9mm is about the weakest gun you could conceivably buy for killing people; anything smaller is suitable only for small game. A 9mm's stopping power is nothing compared to that of, say, a .357 magnum.
I'm sorry whatever city slicker wrote the article got scared in the presence of a firearm, but there's no reason for him or her to spread the fear. The language is hysterical and anti-gun to the point of absurdity.
The writer's ignorance of guns continues:
But it’s not just the gun that can turn a shooter into a mass killer. It's also the size of the magazine or clip that contains the ammunition that allows a shooter to fire several rounds without having to reload.
"Now when the clip comes in, you just kick it out, grab another one, kick it in and your are ready to go again," the sheriff explains.
Asked how long it takes to reload, Fontoura says, "If you are really go at it, you can do it in a matter of seconds."
"Now when the clip comes in, you just kick it out, grab another one, kick it in and your are ready to go again," the sheriff explains.
Asked how long it takes to reload, Fontoura says, "If you are really go at it, you can do it in a matter of seconds."
This contradicts itself. The thing with magazines is that they're easy to switch, not that they can hold up to 30 rounds. CBS should pick one thing to hyperventilate about at a time.
As the sheriff says, you can switch magazines in a second or two. This is as opposed to a revolver, where you have to put in each individual bullet whenever you run out (usually six rounds) rather than slapping in a pre-loaded clip. So three magazines of 10 rounds don't fire much quicker than one of 30, and it's the fact of a magazine, not the size, that's the major difference.
Also, nice grammar on this quote; it's been up all day:
We turn down gun sales every day literally, there are so many sales we turn down to air on the side of caution, but this just looked like a clean cut young man.
I'm pretty sure the guy said "err on the side of caution."
On a side note, I'm not sure turning down sales to people you don't think look "clean cut" is a bright idea. You open yourself up to lawsuits, particularly if your conception of "clean cut" excludes a higher proportion of one race or another.
By Robert VerBruggen
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