Sitting Ducks – Section Two: Industrial Targets and the 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle
In the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, experts have said that anti-terror analysis must focus on simultaneous attacks mounted by relatively simple conventional means, but capable of inflicting catastrophic damage.37 The materiel-destroying capability…
Sitting Ducks – Section One: The Capability of the 50 Caliber Sniper Rifle
“The advantages are obvious when you consider that many of the same targets of rocket and mortar fire can be neutralized with M33 ball, API M8 or Multipurpose ammunition.” —”Heavy Firepower for Light Infantry,” Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. brochure advertising…
Sitting Ducks – The Threat to the Chemical and Refinery Industry From 50 Caliber Sniper Rifles
Introduction Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, federal officials have warned the chemical and refinery industry that hazardous-materials plants could be turned into weapons of mass destruction.1 The attacks—which made enormously destructive bombs out of passenger jets—woke the…
Bullet Hoses – The Gun Industry’s Lies
The gun industry—aided by its apologists in the gun lobby, the NRA, and the gun press—has tried to divert attention from the inevitable consequences of its cynical marketing of these killing machines, and thwart regulation. This has been done by…
Bullet Hoses – The “Father of All Assault Rifles”
The Nazi army’s Sturmgewehr (STG) 44, the first assault rifle. The STG 44 in combat action. Deadly designs. One thing leaps out from these pictures: the remarkable similarity of the first assault rifle to the assault rifles currently flooding America’s…
Bullet Hoses – What’s So Bad About Semiautomatic Assault Weapons?
Assault weapons did not “just happen.” They were developed to meet specific combat needs. All assault weapons—military and civilian alike—incorporate specific features that were designed to provide a specific military combat function. That military function is laying down a high…
Bullet Hoses – Ten Key Points about What Assault Weapons Are and Why They Are So Deadly
Ten Key Points about What Assault Weapons Are and Why They Are So Deadly This study documents the following 10 important key points. 1. Semiautomatic assault weapons (like AK and AR-15 assault rifles and UZI and MAC assault pistols) are…
That Was Then, This is Now
The NRA and the Gun Industry Talk About Assault Weapons–From Both Sides of Their Mouths
Myth One
Gun Experts Say There is No Such Thing as a Civilian Assault Weapon The NRA, the gun industry, the gun press, and other pro-gun “experts” today claim that there is no such thing as a civilian assault weapon. But before…
That Was Then, This is Now
The NRA and the Gun Industry Talk About Assault Weapons–From Both Sides of Their Mouths
Introduction
Semi-automatic assault weapons are civilian versions of military assault rifles (like the AK-47, UZI, and M-16) and pistols (like the MAC-10). Military assault weapons were designed so that soldiers could “spray-fire” a large number of bullets over a broad killing…
Concealing the Risk
Real-World Effects of Lax Concealed Weapons Laws
Section Two: Crimes Committed Before Licensure
Gun-Related Crimes
Name of License Holder Crime(s) Committed Lofton Coston Convicted of felonies–absent without leave, robbery and wrongful possession and discharge of a firearm Marc Hirschberg Adjudication withheld–carrying a concealed firearm Nicholas Picklo Convicted of felonies–atrocious assault and battery, robbery and assault…