Gun Control: It's An Assault Weapon!

Chron Watch ^ | 24 February 2005 | Howard Nemerov

[Lando Lincoln]

Because of numerous distractions, it took nearly a half hour to post this after doing my search. Hope no one jumped ahead of me!!

Lando

[Piquaboy]

Most of the MSM would not know an assault rifle from a BB gun.

[Andonius_99]

bump

[rellimpank]

--I guess I'm a little surprised that the pair that fired 50 or so shots (from a hundred round drum) in Vegas a few days ago during a police chase didn't get more press coverage.

They had a stolen full-auto AR-15 clone (or so it seems from the press reports). The "lady" who did the shooting only managed to cause one minor injury--

--BTW, thanks for a great set of references---

[tumblindice]

Outstanding, `top-drawer' post.

[George Smiley]

full-auto AR-15 clone

Hate to point it out, but that's an oxymoron.

[rellimpank]

--I stand corrected--

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Police investigators turned up a “shrine” containing “news accounts and other information” to the 1999 Columbine massacre.

So the shooting was caused by newspapers!

We're going to need more newspaper control if we're going to stop this kind of violence.

[rellimpank]

--and also, just for the record, had "FOR MILITARY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE ONLY" stamped on either the barrel or receiver--the perps must neither read nor follow instructions--

[dubie]

rubber bands in Florida schools are assault weapons now.

[Joe Brower]

Good post, and a good refresher course for us veterans of the cultural wars.

[Joe Brower]

Good post, and a good refresher course for us veterans of the cultural wars.

[Joe Brower]

Hmmm... unintentional double-tap.

FR's posting function appears to be a bit dodgy today.

[mvpel]

bookmark

[wildbill]

Wrote this letter to Nemerov:

I read your article on Gun Control: It’s an Assault Weapon with some interest. In fact, I read it twice, looking for the identification of the weapon the young man used.

It looks to me like you’ve done the same thing you accuse gun-control critics of doing, but in reverse—You haven’t identified the gun at all. This leads me to the belief that the article was duplicitous because you didn’t want the gun to be identified.

PS. I've owned lots of guns and am an avid hunter.

[blackie]

We still have big fight on hands!

The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security!

[TERMINATTOR]

Whether it was an "assault weapon", an automatic rifle, or a squirt gun is irrelevant. "The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms shall not be infringed"!

Bust the criminal, not the crime tools.

[George Smiley]

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.

William Burroughs, 1992

[Gilbo_3]

He wanted his 15 min of fame, and he got it in spades. with 60 rnds fired and only two hits, sucks to be the two hits, but could those have been avoided if a 'good' citizen wouldve been armed ???

I would hate the thought of having to WAIT for the guy to run out of ammo...

[rellimpank]

---I have always liked that quote even though I don't have too much admiration for the source.

Surprisingly enough, the local media didn't make too much of the "machine gun" incident--I suppose because of the lack of injuries and the fact that the weapon was stolen--also perhaps that, due to the rain, all of the talking heads were jabbering about flooding--