Does anyone have any details about the firearm that was used?
SKS.
Fires the same 7.62x39mm AKM/AK-47 cartridge, but it’s a carbine of limited, fixed magazine capacity (10 rounds). You have to reload through the open action, rather than replace the magazine like the AK.
Fun gun for $150-$200.
The original interviews with the family and the cops stated that an SKS rifle was used, but this morning the Omaha Po-Lice Chief has spun it into an AK-47 and now CNN, and all the media are having a frenzy.
CNN is now reporting that he used an AK-47 with SKS 7.66 ammunition. No that is not a typo. Check it out.
My take on this is that if the Chief will sensationalize this fact, then how can anyone believe anything he says?