[OldPossum]

What irritates me is the gross ignorance of the anti-gun crowd. The "snipers" used a .223, which is a powerful round, to be sure, but if these anti-gun types were to ever compare it to a common hunting round (I have in mind the .30-.30, .30-.06 and the .300 magnum), they would be astounded. They have no idea of the power of hunting rifles. "Assault weapons" by comparison are kind of puny.

[Mulder]

The "snipers" used a .223, which is a powerful round, to be sure, but if these anti-gun types were to ever compare it to a common hunting round (I have in mind the .30-.30, .30-.06 and the .300 magnum), they would be astounded. They have no idea of the power of hunting rifles. "Assault weapons" by comparison are kind of puny.

I was just looking at this the other day.

It turns out that grandpa's old .30-.06 rifle has more energy at 500 yards that the latest souped-up AR-15 does at the muzzle.

[Destructor]

"They have no idea of the power of hunting rifles. "Assault weapons" by comparison are kind of puny. "

Oh, yes they do. Regardless of what the anti-gun folks say-- they'll come for our hunting rifles next!