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OK. On one hand, the authors claim "Cops favor using the hollow-point bullets because they are less likely to pass through a target and ricochet into a fellow cop or bystander." and "They are less likely to penetrate the intended target and hit a bystander," said Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne."

So one would logically deduce that this is a good thing, right? Apparently unless you are a civilian. Apparently, civilians would be restricted to what they author refers to as "regular, "full-metal jacket" bullets". So apparently if you're a civilian, it's OK to shoot through the wall into the neighbor's apartment during a home invasion, I guess.

The idiots also muse "But they want their public sale banned to keep them out of the hands of thugs like Enchautegui's alleged killers, Steven Armento and Lillo Brancato...." and a further lines further down say "Anyone with a gun permit can buy the hollow-points in a gun shop. They also are readily available on the black market."

Which begs the question: Although you may have inconvenienced the homeowner described above by restricting him to military ammo (a point we'll visit later), what about things like Armento and Brancato? Do ya really think guys like these will say "shucks, no more hollowpoints down at Walmart, we're out of luck", or do you think that maybe, just maybe, these two upstanding Democrats (OK, I just threw that in) will just head on down to the old "black market" you referred to?

But I digress. You claim "The main difference between hollow-point and regular, "full-metal jacket" bullets is that the hollow-points flatten on impact and expand inside a target". Bravo. It shows that with a ,lot of repetition, you can get something right.

The author then goes on to say "An on-duty cop's bulletproof vest would likely provide the same protection from a hollow-point as a regular bullet."

Well, the fact is, a hollow-point is designed to crush on impact, and a ballistic vest will stop one quite effectively. That cannot always be said of full metal jacket ammunition, which is designed for the military, and will often penetrate body armor.

So I'm sure all the cops thank you for recommending "armor piercing ammunition" for potential cop killers.

OK, I know this is "GunStuff 101" to Freepers, but I swear, one day one of these press weenies is gonna take a class in gun basics and revolutionize mass media as we know it.