tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post8286732938983012924..comments2024-03-23T08:54:02.530-07:00Comments on CRIME, GUNS, AND VIDEOTAPE: Ignorant Journalists, Guns and DisinformationPaul Huebl Crimefile Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07841397705805774698noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-42952399641664596342013-07-28T13:15:07.366-07:002013-07-28T13:15:07.366-07:00Some of the comments are interesting but let me ma...Some of the comments are interesting but let me make it clear that I'm really trying to get journalists over to trainers. The last thing I want them to do is to rely on the written words. They need the experience of actually using the items they like to write about. Paul Huebl Crimefile Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841397705805774698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-42417633113802562462012-10-19T19:41:19.230-07:002012-10-19T19:41:19.230-07:00The simple term "bullet" is also often m...The simple term "bullet" is also often misused, as somehow synonymous with "cartridge". Even firearms owners often make this mistake.<br /><br />But don't get your hopes up. Reporters are no more accurate with anything they report on, than they are with guns. Most are ordinary propagandists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-12142311762891890802012-10-19T18:43:34.977-07:002012-10-19T18:43:34.977-07:00Although the firing squad is more well known, exec...Although the firing squad is more well known, execution by pistol shot is the method authorized in more jurisdictions. Shooting a defenseless person could well be similar to such an execution, making the term "execution style" reasonably descriptive. For fun, ask the next wearer of a "Che" t-shirt their opinion of the death penalty...<br />Regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-71421240479206077512012-10-19T17:25:13.473-07:002012-10-19T17:25:13.473-07:00You forgot 'sniper'. They love that one. A...You forgot 'sniper'. They love that one. Anyone who shoots at someone from more that 20 feet away is a 'sniper'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-3081114468041507002012-10-19T09:40:26.947-07:002012-10-19T09:40:26.947-07:00I have a little bit different definition for "...I have a little bit different definition for "high powered rifle", but I'm not going to claim here that my usage is any more correct. I interpret high-powered to equate to high-velocity, so rifles with a flat trajectory and longer range would in my opinion be "high powered". I tend to think of it as being based on the power to mass ratio of the cartridge, so I would consider .223 and .243 Remington as high-powered in spite of their diminutive bores. I would agree though that 7.62x39mm lacks the range or muzzle energy to be called high-powered. This is a great theme by the way, and you could probably base an entire website on the media's use of pejoratives to demonize arms. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-74310021546211210622012-10-19T08:14:17.560-07:002012-10-19T08:14:17.560-07:00"High powered"... As opposed to what? I..."High powered"... As opposed to what? It's all a matter of interpretation on the part of whomever wishes to use the words in the way they wish. A 22 is high-powered versus a thrown stone! Orwell always pointed out how words are manipulated by the politically motivated.MoTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-27771388285734167832012-10-19T05:43:44.349-07:002012-10-19T05:43:44.349-07:00A few things you missed:
Calling every pistol a Gl...A few things you missed:<br />Calling every pistol a Glock, calling a semi-auto pistol a revolver, using the term "assault weapon" which is an invention of the gun control crowd, every rifle is a sniper rifle, even assault weapons.<br /><br />On the clips versus magazine terminology, clip and magazine may be used interchangeably. While an en bloc clip or a stripper clip is not a mag, a mag is certainly a clip in colloquial use. <br /><br />The reason that the military is adamant about the word magazine is because when we trans-itioned from M1 to M14 we went from en bloc clips to mags. In order to halt confusion with regards to resupply, they strictly enforced the nomenclature. We no longer have the risk of wrong ammo resupply, but the term mag is now culturally embedded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-49795610897048861352012-10-04T05:46:55.596-07:002012-10-04T05:46:55.596-07:00True assault rifles have several criteria that mus...True assault rifles have several criteria that must be met:<br /><br />1)fire and intermediate type cartridge like 5.56,7.92x33,7.62x39 or 5.45x39.<br /><br />2)be a select fire weapon:safe, semi, full auto or a burst option.<br /><br />3)large capacity box magazine:typically over 20 rounds<br /><br />4)be a carbine type configuration,39 inches or 1 meter or less in length<br /><br />Guns like G3,FN-FAL,Cetme,M-14 are not assault rifles,they are battle rifles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-64597697106173837312012-10-03T07:55:26.562-07:002012-10-03T07:55:26.562-07:00Paul, I'm glad to see that you edited the part...Paul, I'm glad to see that you edited the part with the decimal point. I'm the guy who wrote you about that. I always enjoy...and mostly agree with your posts. Of course there are some similarities between you and I. Like you, I was on CPD ( 29 years, retired Nov 2011), was an army medic and I am a Life Member of the NRA. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-55717816300411855202012-10-02T14:22:54.984-07:002012-10-02T14:22:54.984-07:00The New York Post is fond of "two hand combat...The New York Post is fond of "two hand combat style." Another of their favorites is more than one gun of any type......including bb guns are an arsenal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19929098.post-72596738213584694622012-10-02T08:41:30.633-07:002012-10-02T08:41:30.633-07:00The media no longer reports on news, they advocate...The media no longer reports on news, they advocate for an agenda.Mt Greenwood Hillbillynoreply@blogger.com