Cops At Risk As Criminals Use More Assault Weapons

South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | Sept 16, 2007 | Robert Nolin

[flattorney]

An extraordinarily violent day in South Florida -- which began with the shooting of four police officers south of Miami, and ended with the death of the gunman in Pembroke Pines -- brought home a disturbing fact of criminal life: More offenders are taking to the streets with high-powered assault weapons. "You can buy an assault rifle for about $200," said Carlos Baixauli, a special agent with the Miami district office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. "That gives you a lot of firepower with the flick of a finger."

[going hot]

Not to mention lugging around twenty 30 round magazines to enable the fast switch to keep em coming 600 times in 60 seconds (10 rounds/sec. I dont think I can change twenty empty magazines in one minute, without having to empty them first. :-)

[Travis McGee]

It would be fun to try though!

[going hot]

NS, it would.

The nva web gear IIRC had a three mag pocket breast pouch. Would need to hang ten of them on the person.

The sks web gear was a 180 round set of pockets, holding two 10 round stripper clips per pocket, so, would need 3 1/2 of them. Either way, the point being it's a lot of weight to lug around, looking for 600 people to off, or ventilate one person 600 times.

Maybe a caddy, like the professional golfers.

"Uh, caddy, I'll need the AK for this shot, oh, and keep the mags coming for one minue."

[Blood of Tyrants]

Their aim is not to disarm criminals but to disarm law abiding citizens.

[Blood of Tyrants]

"You can buy an assault rifle for about $200," said Carlos Baixauli, a special agent with the Miami district office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Carlos, you are a LIAR.

[Darksheare]

I know.
But they tell us that the police will protect us.
Like they did in New Orleans.

[dbwz]

This is one of the most blatantly dishonest articles I have read in a very long time.

That's because all the info you quoted regarding the rifles came from the Brady Campaign.

It's a simple two-part recipe: 1) Plant seeds of fear in people's heads/create a crisis through articles such as this, and then 2) eventually offer legislation as the answer.

[Travis McGee]

Just plan to always engage in ambush firefights, in front of a prepared position with 20X30 round mags laid out.

[ninenot]

$200.00 for an “assault rifle”?

I smell a VERY old AK-47 here.

[ninenot]

Well, I’d guessed an AK.

But you didn’t take into account that “it can be fired from the hip...” so maybe you figured on a COMPLETE AK.

Obviously, this AK doesn’t have a stock.

[ninenot]

Whatever you do, keep your pinkies off the barrel after the first 500 rounds...

[Trailerpark Badass]

"You can buy an assault rifle for about $200," said Carlos Baixauli, a special agent with the Miami district office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Not if you're a criminal. But I wouldn't expect an ATF agent to know and understand firearms laws.

[Squantos]

Oh yeah ......been there did that !

[going hot]

Agreed with the first part of the sentence.

[ZULU]

To the looney left, a rubber band gun is an assault weapon.

THis is a direct result of porous borders which have brought Hispanic gnags from South of the border north.

[wku man]

Not to mention that the SKS doesn't fit the definition of an "assault rifle", because it is not select-fire. Just like most of what are referred to by the know-nothing media as "AK-47s".

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!