Holy Sensationalism, Batman!

After the last post, I decided to do a little search. It turned up this story that uses all of the tired out old "assault weapon" gibberish. Of course, they're "high-powered".

A SLED agent shows us the power of an AK-47, capable of shooting nine bullets in quick succession 2,400 feet per second. It's the type of gun used in combat.

Hmm, "quick succession" huh? Did Lee Harvey Oswald (if you believe he was the shooter) have an assault weapon? He supposedly fired bullets in "quick succession" and he was using a bolt-action rifle! Is 2,400 feet per second a lot? You're not supposed to care. It sounds scary! This "authorized journalist" doesn't even bother with the ambiguous "military style" moniker. She just flat out tells us that this is the same as the FULLY AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUNS used in combat, which of course is not true.

That is frightening to officials like Lt. Ricky Ezzell, "These rounds have the capability of going through our body armor, so it's pretty scary."

Of course they are. That's because your "body armor" is designed to stop handgun bullets. Any "hunting rifle" would penetrate your vest as well.

Lt. Ezzell shoots an AR15. It's the civilian version of the military's M-16. The bullets left behind are similar to what's been found in gang warfare in Richland County.

Bullets left behind? Similar? Is this a Michael Moore documentary? So, without actually telling us, she's telling us that gangs use AR15's. Horse Manure.

"Until some of the, perhaps, legislation is changed regarding how guns are obtained, we're going to see probably increase in weapons and firearms used in these incidents." But Smith admits, no matter what the law, gangs who want guns will find a way to get them.

So what is he really saying?

File under: Media bias/ignorance