Terminology for firearms and how the media uses it???

buckybadger wrote:

When will a guy be able to buy ammunition again? Over/Under: Spring of 2027

I started reloading about a year ago now. Thankfully it was before all this crap started. Now when I need ammo, I load some. Until I run out of components. Those are just as hard to find as ammo right now…

Hot Runr Guy wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>jbg1219 wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Hot Runr Guy wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>gimruis wrote:</div>
If gun control advocates wanted to go after the weapon responsible for the majority of firearm related violence, they should go after the handgun. All that constant violence in Chicago on a frequent basis is mostly from handguns.

USA Today is reporting that the weapon used in Boulder was a Ruger AR-556 pistol.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/25/boulder-shooting-suspects-gun-looks-and-operates-like-rifle-but-its-pistol/6997038002/

HRG

Actually, This is a fine example of the threads original complaint. USA TODAY DID NOT REPORT THAT THE WEAPON USED IN THE BOULDER WAS A RUGER AR-556 PISTOL.

In the article it mention one time that the police have not stated what type weapon was used. USA today reported that the suspect bought a Ruger AR556 6 days prior. They then go on to write a hit piece on the gun.

I am not saying that I do not think the gun was used in the crime, however, this article is a fine example of the medias irresponsible reporting. Unless the fine folks at USA Today are out in front of the local law enforcement on obtaining details of the case, this article could have waited until they confirmed that this weapon was used, or worded properly. The headline alone is not inaccurate, however it is not truthful. It misleads the reader into assuming that the ruger was used in the crime. It could be that the guy left it home. As of now we do not know.

You are correct, my apologies. The type of weapon used has not been confirmed.

HRG

Update. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/03/25/boulder-shooting-suspects-gun-looks-and-operates-like-rifle-but-its-pistol/6997038002/

HRG

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In response to Ranger Johnson, stop making false analogies.

There are already places in the US where they are no longer prosecuting drug possession. Baltimore just this week.

Baltimore will no longer prosecute drug possession, prostitution and other low-level offenses

The entire state of Oregon in late fall of last year.