Tennessee State Troopers’ New Guns Update
In a follow up to this, WATE writes:
Tennessee state troopers will soon carry Bushmaster semiautomatic assault rifles on patrol.
The rifles are sniper style weapons, used for long range targets about 300 to 500 yards away.
Huh? Are they semiautomatic assault rifles or sniper rifles? An assault weapon is a rifle that fires a medium powered cartridge in fully automatic fire. A sniper rifle fires a large caliber round long distances and is typically bolt action or semi-automatic.
April 27th, 2004 at 8:53 am
They’re Saturday Night Assault Sniper Sport Utility Rifles.
April 27th, 2004 at 9:06 am
I would like to see how well the Troopers “snipe” people 500 yards away without a scope…
April 27th, 2004 at 11:11 pm
maybe they’ll have those special “perpetrator penetrating bullets”.
I thought the Bushmaster was a chopped M-16, or very similar to an M4. that ain’t no sniper rifle. only reason they’re saying it’s a sniper rifle is because of the DC sniper case.
April 29th, 2004 at 1:30 pm
Don’t you guys understand? Since Malvo and Muhammed used a Bushmaster, then all AR-15 style rifles are – by definition – “assault-style sniper weapons.”
When it comes to firearms, the press is always consistent: All guns are scary, and the more scary they are, the better.
April 29th, 2004 at 8:57 am
Thursday Gun Links #15
My wife said the greatest thing. “I was going to plan something tonight, but I remembered tonight’s the night you write the Thursday Gun Links. We can go out another time.” What a gal. SayUncle is posting pics of his…