But it was unremarkable in that one of the guns brandished was an AK-47-type rifle — a powerful, rapid-fire weapon that has long been used in Third World conflicts but is increasingly being used in American street fights.Ah, the old Sugarmann Switcheroo. Nice job there. "Authorized Journalist." I'll bet most of your readers don't even know you're practicing sleight of mind on them.
Matt Sedensky...Matt Sedensky...
Where have I heard that name before...?
Just so we're clear: of all violators of journalistic ethics (talk about an oxymoron!), the AP has consistently been one of the worst offenders, and has a demonstrated track record of being nothing more than a propaganda organ of statists and employer of professional liars. So it's no surprise that some in government wish to give them special status over mere lowly bloggers who bring you information the big guys won't.
[Via HZ]
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"Sugarmann Switcheroo", eh? I like that one!
This reminds me of the story I heard about Diane Sawyer, when she served on a jury, being asked if she could be fair and impartial in her judgement of the case. She replied, "Yes. It's what journalists do." Her poor widdle feelings were hurt, because she was nearly laughed out of the courtroom!
Hey, it's an AK-47-type rifle, so we're getting somewhere in terms of accuracy.
We've been down this road before with the ATF's report on traces suggesting that, even during the peak of the inner-city gang violence in the 90s, only the semi-auto MAK-90 stood out, but was less popular than the good old Ruger 10/22. Neither reached the popularity of the cheap shotgun or semi-auto pistol. That is, if you accept the sampling from gun trace data as statistically valid.
Fits performs peer review of the hypotheses of journalist physics, with respect to external ballistics. Some of us own handguns that rival the energy of these "powerful, rapid-fire" weapons. God save us all if cowboys from 1895 discover time travel and terrorize us with their even more powerful, rapid fire weapons.
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