I like that they get the law wrong on fully auto firearms, too. “Machine guns are illegal in the U.S. for most people.” Who are these few, these happy few, that can magically pass the ATF check for a full auto firearm? Any sane person without a felony record, right?
I recall CNN having the same problem in 1994 during Assault Weapons Ban debates in Congress.
Of course, that was so long ago that there isn’t likely anyone at CNN who remembers it, or who even knows that there exists archival broadcasts from that stone age ago.
I love this quote:
“…mimics the rapid fire of a machine gun and is also fed bullets from a belt, which provides a huge capacity for ammunition — potentially thousands of rounds.”
My rough math makes 1000 55gr 5.56 bullets ~25.5 lbs w/o the belt. Now that Arnold is carrying his SIXTY lbs of rifle and ammo (thousands of rounds), He starts shooting, until the rifle melts at ~540 rounds. http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/m4-and-m4a1-guns/?_r=0
September 12th, 2013 at 8:12 pm
I like that they get the law wrong on fully auto firearms, too. “Machine guns are illegal in the U.S. for most people.” Who are these few, these happy few, that can magically pass the ATF check for a full auto firearm? Any sane person without a felony record, right?
September 13th, 2013 at 9:47 am
Don’t let CNN watch any Jerry Miculek videos or they’ll have a rectal prolapse on top of spackled pants.
Not only fast, but hits 100% of the time.
September 13th, 2013 at 2:35 pm
The older I get, the more things stay the same.
I recall CNN having the same problem in 1994 during Assault Weapons Ban debates in Congress.
Of course, that was so long ago that there isn’t likely anyone at CNN who remembers it, or who even knows that there exists archival broadcasts from that stone age ago.
September 13th, 2013 at 2:51 pm
The first few pages of comments, however, are even keeled and downright polite.
September 13th, 2013 at 3:43 pm
I love this quote:
“…mimics the rapid fire of a machine gun and is also fed bullets from a belt, which provides a huge capacity for ammunition — potentially thousands of rounds.”
My rough math makes 1000 55gr 5.56 bullets ~25.5 lbs w/o the belt. Now that Arnold is carrying his SIXTY lbs of rifle and ammo (thousands of rounds), He starts shooting, until the rifle melts at ~540 rounds.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/m4-and-m4a1-guns/?_r=0
September 14th, 2013 at 9:49 am
CNN said the receiver is the only regulated part? When did that happen? Now I can have a 3″ barrel?