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USA Today: Guns Used In Texas Shooting Were ‘Less Lethal’ Than Other Shootings
dailycaller.com ^ | 5/19/2018 | Scott Morefield

Posted on 05/19/2018 11:14:23 AM PDT by rktman

USA Today reported that “less-lethal weapons” were used during the school shooting Friday in Santa Fe, Texas, which claimed 10 lives and injured 10 others.

“Two details set it apart from the list of other recent deadly attacks: explosives and weapons used,” the article said. “The guns may have slowed down the gunman’s deadly rampage because they have a slower firing rate than firearms used in other recent mass shootings, such as the AR-15 … High-powered rifles such as the AR-15 can be fired more than twice as fast as most handguns. The standard magazine for an AR-15 holds 30 rounds, allowing a shooter to continue firing uninterrupted for longer, making the weapon more lethal than other firearms, though clearly the use of any gun can be deadly, especially a shotgun at close range.”

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Face palm. You would think that with all the money available they could at least try to be a smidgen accurate. Let's see. My AR came with a 10 rd mag. Now they're declaring different levels of lethality? Lethal is lethal assclowns. No wonder folks with half a brain aren't bothering to listen to these fidiots any more.
1 posted on 05/19/2018 11:14:23 AM PDT by rktman
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NON print:

http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/19/usa-today-guns-used-in-santa-fe-shooting-were-less-lethal-than-other-shootings/


2 posted on 05/19/2018 11:15:16 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Safer bullets. — Joycelyn Elders.


3 posted on 05/19/2018 11:17:21 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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Since when is an Armalite considered a high-powered rifle?


4 posted on 05/19/2018 11:17:56 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Wouldn’t be surprised if the liberals blame the NRA for the home-made bombs the antifa kid used.


5 posted on 05/19/2018 11:18:07 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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“clearly the use of any gun can be deadly”

They actually get paid to write such deep-thinkin’ insights.


6 posted on 05/19/2018 11:18:15 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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I just won a bet I made with a friend last evening. The media really are disappointed (1) that the body count wasn’t higher, and (2) that an AR wasn’t the murder weapon. And now this. Stick to the narrative, comrades, always the narrative...


7 posted on 05/19/2018 11:20:00 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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“Mam, sorry to inform you your child is dead. But if it’s any consolation, he was shot with a gun that was less lethal than an AR-15”.


8 posted on 05/19/2018 11:20:28 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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Having thoroughly demonized the semiautomatic weapons used in previous shootings, they are now attempting to demonize shotguns and revolvers. Don’t be surprised when the next shooting is with a bolt action rifle.


9 posted on 05/19/2018 11:21:12 AM PDT by aomagrat (Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
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So utterly ridiculous. A tank or a bomb is more lethal too. What’s the point other than to push a narrative and ultimately an agenda?

Right; there isn’t one.


10 posted on 05/19/2018 11:21:47 AM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is a Malignant Moral Cancer on Society!)
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As usual the deciding factor was the victims had no means of defending themselves.


11 posted on 05/19/2018 11:23:10 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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>>Now they’re declaring different levels of lethality?

Playing Devil’s Advocate here, but go find a 45 vs 9mm or M16 vs M14 thread here and you’ll find that we declare different levels of lethality too.

I carry a Glock over my old J-frame because of relative lethality. I’d take my AR15 to the civil war before I’d take my lever action because the AR is more lethal—not on a shot-by-shot basis, but on the total merits of the weapon. This is why we all choose to own AR15s!


12 posted on 05/19/2018 11:24:03 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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13 posted on 05/19/2018 11:24:55 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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Close in, a shotgun is gonna be much more lethal. And bullets from a revolver hurt just as much.


14 posted on 05/19/2018 11:25:04 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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High-powered rifles such as the AR-15 can be fired more than twice as fast as most handguns. The standard magazine for an AR-15 holds 30 rounds, allowing a shooter to continue firing uninterrupted for longer, making the weapon more lethal than other firearms, though clearly the use of any gun can be deadly, especially a shotgun at close range.”

The Stupid!! It Burns!

The real translation of the headline is that they're trying to salvage at least some of the gun control narrative, since the guns that were used have been around for well over a hundred years, and LOTS of people own them.

The "cute" part of the paragraph above is saying that an AR 15 can be fired twice as fast as most handguns. Complete, total, utter ignorance. Generally, with almost no exceptions, semi-autos can be fired with equal rapidity, despite barrel length.

15 posted on 05/19/2018 11:25:36 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the Video")
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Did he use the Joe Biden shotgun? That weapon has been sanctioned by the leftists. For now.


16 posted on 05/19/2018 11:29:26 AM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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So...buckshot from a shotgun kills people less dead than .223 REM rounds from an AR15?

Got it. Don’t pay these guys no attention.

What this is really working up to is that ALL the leftists will have to admit they do want to take ALL our guns.


17 posted on 05/19/2018 11:31:24 AM PDT by Blue Collar Christian (Socialism is for losers.)
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Less lethal???

...tell THAT to the families of the 10 dead people.

Idiots.


18 posted on 05/19/2018 11:32:20 AM PDT by joethedrummer
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A-10?


19 posted on 05/19/2018 11:32:23 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Morefield, dead is dead dickhead.

5.56mm


20 posted on 05/19/2018 11:34:23 AM PDT by M Kehoe (THIS SPACE FOR RENT)
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