I want to use this post to keep a running tab on things we hear through the media that are false. I will document and link to proof as needed.
Loughner was a right-wing nutjob.
Nope - check out my previous post - he was a left-wing nutjob.
We need more gun-control so that he would have been barred from buying the gun.
Again, I'll reference my previous post. This clown was barred from buying a gun, primarily under two parts - his mental stability was in question, and he had a history of illegal drug use. Both are disqualifying factors.
Much of the gun-control talk has been coming from Representative Carolyn McCarthy. She is the same representative who, on the air, admitted she did not know what a barrel shroud is - even though she was wanting to ban them. She went on to speculate that a barrel shroud is a "shoulder thing that goes up."
We should ban high-capacity magazines.
In reality, the fact that he used higher capacity magazines probably saved lives. Loughner was tackled when his gun malfunctioned. GLOCK's are not known to malfunction frequently - mine has never malfunctioned. The aftermarket high capacity mags are known to malfunction.
Had Loughner been armed with a handful of standard 17-round magazines from GLOCK, there would have been no malfunction, and he would have been able to keep shooting and reloading until he was all out of ammo.
... more to come...
Update - 1/19/2011
Here's a link to an article about the magazine failure... in an effort to meet reader's request!
Update - 1/25/2011
Here's a link to an article about police shootings. A funny quote from the article:
“Many of these criminals are outgunning our police officers. We’re seeing criminals with high-velocity clips on their guns.”Clips load magazines. Magazines load guns. There is no such thing as either a high speed clip or magazine (whichever he meant). The magazine (or clip) does not determine the rate of fire. It only determines how many bullets can be fired before reloading.
Out of curiosity, I have not seen a report specifying the distinction that his gun malfunctioned, as opposed to what is commonly reported: that he was restrained while reloading. Where did you find this, if you don't mind posting the link? Thanks.
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ReplyDeletePer some online conversations with people who know the folks who were there, this was essentially what happened:
1. Loughner ran out of ammo.
2. He reloaded, and the gun malfunctioned.
3. In the time it took him to reload, and as he was trying to clear the malfunction, he was tackled by two men, and a woman hit the mag release, making reloading and remedial action even more difficult.