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Many cops need to learn that an SKS is not an AK47
steeltoe1978
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I was watching this episode of Crime 360 the other day on A&E, and the cops on the scene found some 7.62x39 shell casings. One cop was convinced that an "automatic AK-47" was involved... he must have said AK-47 about 50 times during the episode. You'd think that he was getting paid $100 by some anti-gun group each time he said AK47, that's how many times he said it. Each time he said "we need to get this AK-47 off the streets" or "the AK-47 serves no purpose but for killing" or something just as stupid, I cringed. Well, later in the episode, they get a call that, "a guy has been found shooting off an AK-47", and they have taken his gun for testing. So then they go to the local outdoor shooting range to do some ballistic testing (because the gun was, "too high power for their lab", and what is it that they are test firing... an SKS... semi-auto at that... and he keeps calling it an AK-47, and the guy that he says is the "expert firearms person on the force" is standing right there and doesn't even bother to correct him. You'd think that cops would know the difference. Sheesh... maybe they should hire some of us to teach them about guns. Also, the gun that was found and taken from the guy that was shooting it off was not a match for the crime weapon.
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I hear people call revolvers a pistol all the time too.
"automatic ak-47"
...Same as "a veritable arsenal, hundreds of rounds, and several weapons'....
Truth no longer is even in their conscience.
There are firearms recognition guides, with photos, that are printed and distributed to law enforcement. Most of these end up in ofcrs lockers.
"you can go to any street corner in town and buy an ak for $200" I heard a cop say this and i told him i'm on my way, please be more specific as to what street corner(s). He walked off
DANG! If you ever find out, pick me up a few and I'll pay you back! [:D][:D][;)][:D][:o)]
Don't know a Camaro from a Firebird at a distance.
But then I'm the exception around here.
Bode
Media needs lessons too. Almost all news storys it was ak-47 even if it was a single shot
nothing else has the same ring to it...
not even if the media said barrett 50bmg
"its the evil ak"
search warrant arrest.
I arrived and found they had an AK clone. They wanted to know if it was a full auto. I showed the officers where the safety was, unloaded it and explained how it would have looked if it were full auto.
Luckily we don't run into too many of these in the hands of criminals in my neck of the woods. But they do seem to pop up once in a while.
"you can go to any street corner in town and buy an ak for $200" I heard a cop say this and i told him i'm on my way, please be more specific as to what street corner(s). He walked off
I've heard that several times, but will they tell me where, NOOOOOOO.
I had an officer once that recovered a mac in 380 (I don't know if thats the right model for that) He was fixin to pull the trigger to get the bolt to drop, it was loaded and the type that fired from an open bolt. I took it away from him and put it in my trunk. Would have shot all of us.
quote:Originally posted by Gotteskrieger
"you can go to any street corner in town and buy an ak for $200" I heard a cop say this and i told him i'm on my way, please be more specific as to what street corner(s). He walked off
I've heard that several times, but will they tell me where, NOOOOOOO.
Any * border town...
Truly,