AP says assault rifles not designed to kill..
Well they don’t know they said that.
See story here “US uses bullets ill-suited for new ways of war “
The smaller, steel-penetrating M855 rounds continue to be a weak spot in the American arsenal. They are not lethal enough to bring down an enemy decisively, and that puts troops at risk, according to Associated Press interviews.
Designed decades ago to puncture a Soviet soldier’s helmet hundreds of yards away, the M855 rounds are being used for very different targets in Iraq and Afghanistan. Much of today’s fighting takes place in close quarters; narrow streets, stairways and rooftops are today’s battlefield. Legions of armor-clad Russians marching through the Fulda Gap in Germany have given way to insurgents and terrorists who hit and run.
Fired at short range, the M855 round is prone to pass through a body like a needle through fabric. That does not mean being shot is a pain-free experience. But unless the bullet strikes a vital organ or the spine, the adrenaline-fueled enemy may have the strength to keep on fighting and even live to fight another day.
What the AP doesn’t understand that this is the same shell used by the domestic assult rifles that the media said was only designed to kill.
So when you are a liberal reporter its a bad killing gun if I have one but if it makes the Army look bad then its a weak gun that wont kill.
“They are not lethal enough to bring down an enemy decisively, and that puts troops at risk, according to Associated Press interviews.”
also see this story here
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