tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post1840607248827405418..comments2024-01-05T22:20:39.218-06:00Comments on CHATTER: GUN IGNORANCERon Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099772730874178834noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-58259661411137654182007-04-18T06:59:00.000-05:002007-04-18T06:59:00.000-05:00On Fox News, Geraldo Rivera said a "guy with autom...On Fox News, Geraldo Rivera said a "guy with automatic and semi-automatic weapons is a weapon of mass destruction."<BR/><BR/>Evidently, so are box cutters and fertilizer bombs.dirtsisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352257340828196387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-37787279568459522712007-04-17T22:11:00.000-05:002007-04-17T22:11:00.000-05:00BTW I'm not dissing you anon, just the media's ine...BTW I'm not dissing you anon, just the media's inexcusable ignorance of the topic.thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186604298258380613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-72027333130361080262007-04-17T21:39:00.000-05:002007-04-17T21:39:00.000-05:00Yeah, cause when I'm down at the range we always r...Yeah, cause when I'm down at the range we always refer to the AP Style Book to get our terms straight. <BR/>The AP Style Book is for defining protocols and usage and should not be a substitute for proper editing, especially when it is not even internally consistent or correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-643824161964161112007-04-17T21:12:00.000-05:002007-04-17T21:12:00.000-05:00The Associated Press Stylebook lists these definit...The Associated Press Stylebook lists these definitions under <B>weapons</B>:<BR/><BR/><I>Gun</I> is an acceptable term for any firearm. Note the following definitions and forms in dealing with weapons and ammunition:<BR/><BR/><B>assault-style weapon</B> Any semiautomatic pistol, rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or police use with a large ammunition capacity. Also, firearms that feature two or more accessories such as a detachable magazine, folding or telescopic stock, silencer, pistol grip, bayonet mount or a device to suppress the flash emitted while shooting in the dark.<BR/><BR/><B>automatic</B> An autoloading action that will fire a succession of cartridges while the trigger is depressed or until the ammunition supply is exhausted. The form: <I>a .22-caliber automatic.</I><BR/><BR/><B>bullet</B> The projectile fired by a rifle, pistol or machine gun. Together with metal casing, primer and propellant, it forms a <I>cartridge.</I><BR/><BR/><B>caliber</B> A measurement of the inside of a gun barrel except for most shotguns. Measurement is in either millimeters or decimal fractions of an inch. The word <I>caliber</I> is not used when giving the metric measurement. The forms: <I>a 9 mm pistol, a .22-caliber rifle.</I><BR/><BR/><B>clip</B> A metal container for cartridges, inserted in certain types of firearms.<BR/><BR/><B>gauge</B> This word describes the size of a shotgun. Gauge is expressed in terms of the number per pound of round lead balls with a diameter equal to the size of the barrel. The bigger the number, the smaller the shotgun. Some common shotgun gauges:<BR/><BR/>Gauge Interior Diameter<BR/>10 = .775 inches<BR/>12 = .729 inches<BR/>16 = .662 inches<BR/>20 = .550 inches<BR/>.410 = .410 inches<BR/><BR/>The .410 is actually a caliber, but commonly is called a gauge. The forms: <I>a 12-gauge shotgun, a .410-gauge shotgun.</I><BR/><BR/><B>magazine</B> The chamber on a rifle or pistol from which cartridges are fed.<BR/><BR/><B>pistol</B> A small firearm or handgun, it can be a single shot, a semiautomatic or a revolver. Its size is measured in calibers. The form: <I>a .45-caliber pistol.</I><BR/><BR/><B>revolver</B> A handgun. Its cartridges are held in chambers in a cylinder that revolves. The form: <I> a .45-caliber revolver.</I><BR/><BR/><B>rifle</B> A firearm designed or made to be fired from the shoulder and having a rifled bore. It uses bullets or cartridges for ammunition. Its size is measured in calibers. The form: <I>a .22-caliber rifle.</I><BR/><BR/><B>shotgun</B> A small-arms gun with a smooth bore, sometimes double-barreled. Its ammunition is shot. Its size is measured in gauges. The form: <I>a 12-gauge shotgun.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-73182176124237995242007-04-17T19:35:00.000-05:002007-04-17T19:35:00.000-05:00I see that Michael Sneed at the Sun Times has chan...I see that Michael Sneed at the Sun Times has changed his story, without admitting he was wrong wrong wrong! Here is what he initially wrote:<BR/><BR/>"Authorities were investigating whether the gunman who killed 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history was a Chinese man who arrived in the United States last year on a student visa.<BR/><BR/>The 24-year-old man arrived in San Francisco on United Airlines on Aug. 7 on a visa issued in Shanghai, the source said. Investigators have not linked him to any terrorist groups, the source said."<BR/><BR/>Chinese? WRONG!<BR/>24-year-old? WRONG!<BR/>arrived here last year on a student visa? WRONG!<BR/><BR/>Sneed's one-source story led stupid fucking bigoted racists like <A HREF="http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/04/who_is_the_asia.html" REL="nofollow">Debbie Schlussel</A> to whine about "letting in so many foreign students."<BR/><BR/>Will Michael Sneed or Debbie Schlussel apologize? I won't be turning blue waiting.Larry Burkumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076508753743010819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-78382589134649515492007-04-17T19:13:00.000-05:002007-04-17T19:13:00.000-05:00Personally I wish the media could at least figure ...Personally I wish the media could at least figure out the difference between a clip and a magazine. All day long news orgs have been talking about "high capacity clips" and that the shooter had "multiple clips". <BR/>They are referring to magazines which are the box-like mechanism that contains and feeds the ammunition into the firearm. <BR/>A clip is a device which is used to load a magazine or revolver. Big difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com