Alphecca: Every Rifle an "Assault Rifle"?

July 02, 2005

Every Rifle an "Assault Rifle"?

I've noticed a trend lately in the media. Whenever a rifle is used in a crime, it is now referred to as an "assault rifle" even when the police or reporter have no clue as to what kind, caliber, or make the rifle was. A perfect example is the opening to this story:

FLINT—One Lapeer County man is dead, and two are injured from an assault rifle attack on their vehicle early morning Saturday.

The hail of gunfire at Arthur and Kleinpell Streets in Flint left Kenneth Mark Frohm, Jr., 28 of North Branch, dead. Terry Roll, 35, of North Branch, and Robert Dwayne Griffin, 23, of Imlay City were seriously injured.

"Hail of gunfire?" "Assault Rifle?" Apparently, since reporters generally know next-to-nothing about guns, every rifle must be an "assault rifle". We can argue, of course, that when misused, any object is an "assault object" but in the liberal public's mind, hearing these phrases over and over only reinforces their notion that the end of the "assault rifle" ban is somehow impacting their lives.

Have the cops even had time to run ballistics on the bullets? All two bullets, judging by the report of the story?

I'm not trying to minimize the crime committed against these three guys. I just wish reporters would be a little more careful about the phrases they bandy-about when writing their stories, especially with scant actual information at hand.

Posted by Jeff Soyer at July 2, 2005 08:06 AM

Comments

I hear what your saying. You might want to check out this link I borrowed from Countertop back in March that he found on Assaultweb. http://haloscan.com/tb/bgcg/111170950061883545

Posted by: BULLSEYE at July 2, 2005 03:15 PM

Sorry, my mistake with the bogus link. Try this one instead. http://americandrumslinger.blogspot.com/2005/03/homeland-defense-rifles-courtesy-of.html

Posted by: BULLSEYE at July 2, 2005 03:25 PM

Tell me about it. A few days ago I read an article in the local paper about a criminal armed with a "9mm assault rifle" that about made my eyes roll into the next county. And this is in Oklahoma, where even the democrats are pro-gun. Just depressing.

Posted by: Mister V at July 2, 2005 08:02 PM

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July 02, 2005

Every Rifle an "Assault Rifle"?

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