Lt. Paul Vance of the Connecticut State Police [above] categorically denies reports that spree killer Adam Lanza stopped at the Newtown High School before driving to Sandy Hook Elementary. “There was no other school involved,” Vance told TTAG. Vance revealed that the full incident report—a document that will be several hundred pages long—will include “anything and everything related to the case, including any visual evidence [i.e. dashcam, officer and/or security video].” When asked why the report is taking so long to prepare, Vance bristled. “Have you ever investigated the murder of 26 victims?” According to Vance, a standard State Police murder investigation takes anywhere between six to 14 weeks. The officer’s short fuse has a lot to do with rumors surrounding the weapon used. “There’s a tremendous amount of misinformation out there,” Vance said at the end of our call. “The murderer used a Bushmaster XM15.”
At that link they call the 30 round magazines used “high capacity”. I think I’ll send them an e-mail (the address is under “Contact:”) informing them that 30 round magazines are in fact standard issue.
Thanks for posting up!
Mr. Nugent certainly came across as somewhat more active in the grey matter department than I’ve seen him otherwise. However I would much have preferred if Piers Plowman had interviewed Collion Noir, Oleg Volk, Kathy Jackson, C. Michael Arnold, Ross Eliot, Joshua Vogel….
On the other hand, the people who expected Mr. Nugent to be the lightweight he often posed as might be surprised. Though I doubt their minds will change. The problem I see with conventional kneejerk antigun liberalism is that its proponents only talk to the minority of people who agree with them. They don’t know any gun owners…or, like people prior to the 1990s said about gay people, they THOUGHT they didn’t. ;D
They’re not going to tell us the whole truth. It doesn’t line up with their agenda. If people realized police at the high school had scared him off, or that they had manipulated the information to benefit civilian disarmorment, they would lose all credibility.
The 300AAC should not be compared to the 5.56 or the 7.62×39, it is more of a SMG round. I would use it for suppresed CQC work. The 230-250gr hard cast lead alloy @ 1100 fps would be compared to the MP5 or UMP. This is teh area where this round shines. All the same parts as the AR/M4 family except the BBL. Carry an upper with a can and a hundred rounds like we used to with the MP5SD.
I used to listen to NPR every morning on the way to work. Then the Sandy Hook coverage was so anti-gun and horribly slanted I started tuning in to conservative talk radio stations on the AM channels. I’m much happier now. Bonus is that I don’t have to hear anymore Obama humping news stories either.
It’s a win-win honestly
I started to listening Mike Church SiriusXM Patriot on my way to work. Well worth the subscription price.
“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villany” Mos Eisley or Washington DC…your choice!
I despise them both, though not equally. People call Alex Jones a buffoon and Nugent “good ol’ Uncle Ted”. GO FIGURE.
“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.” -HS
I listen to NPR and while I do feel it’s a quality news source, I’m sure for some folks here at TTAG the fact that it leans slightly-left on many issues is enough to brand it “Liberal Elite Media.”
But NPR and its local Seattle branch KPLU features a lot of content I wouldn’t hear on “normal” news outlets such as this story about a Korean-American pastor working in a predominantly Black church:
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/25/170266004/thefts-make-korean-pastor-tackle-prejudice-at-home
or this story:
Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: 20 Years Later
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/01/22/169936449/the-chronic-20-years-later-an-audio-document-of-the-l-a-riots
I doubt Fox News would run interest pieces about those things.
Most of my friends are also NPR listeners, so the recent Sandy Hook / gun stories have been good conversation starters to talk about the importance of 2A freedoms and gun rights.
In any case, I’ll look forward to hearing you Mr. Pincus on NPR! Sensible folks like you in the gun owning community are setting a great example in both standing up and being rational when it comes to having these discussions with our fellow Americans.
I challenge you to do your job as a responsible firearms owner interested in expanding our Right to Keep & Bear Arms by going somewhere less comfortable this week and striking up a positive interaction about the rights & responsibilities we have for personal defense and firearms ownership in America.
Skip Dunkin Donuts and hit the fancy coffee shop with your friends for some (moderately loud) pro-gun talk. Make sure that you (noticeably) ask someone in the stands at your kid’s basketball game if they’ve been out shooting or if they’ve taken the time to clean their guns recently.
Even though there’s nothing wrong with it, I find from casual observation that a lot of people are weirded out if you start talking to them about guns out of the blue. Honestly it is a little weird if you’re not in the right environment. Should it be? Not necessarily, but that’s the way it is.
Best way is to catch acquaintances and casual friends off guard and make them think differently about it because they know you and you’re not one of those scary gun guys (or so they think). It’s amusing to see the surprise on their faces when your hobby comes up in casual conversation and usually, after that, they’re inquisitive and open to coming to the range.
That’s how you convert people. Not by going “HAY GUISE! GUNS!” to random strangers. IMO, FWIW, etc. etc.
Rob.
You are a Jedi. Of Obi Wan caliber.
May the Force be with, and, thank you.
Nous Defions
de Oppresso Libre
So will they be perpetrating the MYTH that an AR-15 was used, when news chopper footage clearly showed that it was left in the trunk and NEVER FIRED?
This whole debacle has been built on a lie.
Whatever was in the trunk, it sure as hell wasn’t an AR-15. All you have to do is watch the video where they work the bolt on the right side of the receiver to know it isn’t an AR platform rifle.
Love it one of the best gun owners post yet!
“this is what a democracy looks like”
Um…. the U.S. is not a democracy, and the Bill of Rights is not subject to the Democratic process. They are not permissions that the government has chosen to allow us. They are naturally endowed, inalienable rights that no majority can strip from a minority via a vote. That is the whole point of codifying them in a Bill of Rights. They protect minorities from tyrannical majorities.
We must understand that some amount of harm may come from our Rights and freedoms. That is not ideal, but it is okay. Freedom is not free, but it is significantly better than the alternatives and it is worth its price.
The question that cannot be ignored: WHO’S THE *NUT* HERE? This isn’t just Jesse being Jesse; this is Jesse being your teacher’s Evil Sidekick.
Hey, I like NPR. And while Diane Rehms’s voice is as appealing as Jabba the Hutt, her show is usually pretty well balanced.
“AWB DOA.”?
Don’t. You. Believe. It.
Douchebag RHINOs are just *looking* for an excuse to vote in favor of some new gun legislation. We already know who the progressives are. Don’t trust lying-liar, “fold-like-a-lawn-chair” establishment republicans, either.
They’d sell your children for a nickle, 1st chance they get.
If I had to offer as cool-headed an opinion on this as I can offer, I’d have to say while very broad-reaching, and with ramifications far beyond what this administration has obviously considered, I don’t think this is targeted specifically at activists or gun-types. Not that they’d mind if it was.
I think this is some big talk at anyone even thinking about becoming a whistle-blower.
With so many things leaked and showing up these days, I think the administration’s getting real sick and tired of having to answer for the ugly stuff they don’t want to talk about.
So, instead of “Loose lips sink ships” it’s “STFU or we’ll jam a Hellfire up your ass, no matter where you hide.”
And the stupid pigs in NY expect you to have only seven pills in guns that hold 13-19 while defending your home or person while they can have STANDARD sized mags. God how evil. Libtards.
It’s the gun. He’s lying.
Then Nate, you ought to be scared shitless right now. Because, you see Nate, those brains, the ones that would like to carry, they’re all around you now. Are you saying you already are scared shitless? Now that’s a real problem (for you) there, Nate. Gonna have’ta look into some serious (common sense) brain control legislation, buddy. Oooh, you might be on to something. That, right there, is something Frankenfeinstein could really get behind.
You’re investigating ONE person in ONE location. You’re not investigating what these 5/6/7 year olds did to explain his motive you flyping @$$ c1own!!
That’s flping @$$ clown.