Calling BS early on that.
Or any veteran saying "rapid-fire rifle shots" instead of automatic fire.
Only a pimp would use full auto in a populated area.
I think a lot of these “reports” are written by people who don’t know the difference between auto and semi-auto fire, and don’t know that handguns fire semi as well as rifles. Some of the confusion comes from the term “Auto-loader”. They don’t understand that that doesn’t mean auto fire.
Mac 9’s are fast little buggers, semi,with 30 rd mags, but are still pistols. I never heard one called an assault pistol.