Jeff Thomas
New member
Today's Wall Street Journal ('WSJ') had an article regarding the actual firearms used (haven't seen this elsewhere in the threads):
1. Intratec Firearms (Navegar, Inc.) Tec-9
2. Hi-Point Firearms Carbine - 9mm; please see www.hi-pointfirearms.com/
3. Mossberg shotgun (gauge not indicated)
4. Still unidentified shotgun
The 1994 Federal Crime Bill labeled the Tec-9 an assault pistol, and prohibited its manufacture. The Hi-Point Carbine, to my knowledge, is simply a semi-auto 9mm carbine with one nasty feature - a pistol grip.
Clearly, the initial reports were as usual - no automatic weapons in spite of the reports. Whether the shotguns were truly 'sawed-off' has not really been discussed yet, as far as I can tell. No discussion of magazine capacities.
The pistol and the carbine were obtained from Denver-area dealers, but otherwise no indication yet of how they fell into the hands of the BG's.
I don't present this information to minimize or mitigate the destruction these criminals caused. Nor to accept the absurdity that the firearms created the crime. I post this so that we can participate in understanding the true facts of this case, instead of the media hype.
[This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited April 24, 1999).]
1. Intratec Firearms (Navegar, Inc.) Tec-9
2. Hi-Point Firearms Carbine - 9mm; please see www.hi-pointfirearms.com/
3. Mossberg shotgun (gauge not indicated)
4. Still unidentified shotgun
The 1994 Federal Crime Bill labeled the Tec-9 an assault pistol, and prohibited its manufacture. The Hi-Point Carbine, to my knowledge, is simply a semi-auto 9mm carbine with one nasty feature - a pistol grip.
Clearly, the initial reports were as usual - no automatic weapons in spite of the reports. Whether the shotguns were truly 'sawed-off' has not really been discussed yet, as far as I can tell. No discussion of magazine capacities.
The pistol and the carbine were obtained from Denver-area dealers, but otherwise no indication yet of how they fell into the hands of the BG's.
I don't present this information to minimize or mitigate the destruction these criminals caused. Nor to accept the absurdity that the firearms created the crime. I post this so that we can participate in understanding the true facts of this case, instead of the media hype.
[This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited April 24, 1999).]