[mbynack]

I never used the word "liar" and neither did spunkets.

I spent 22 years in the military and carried an M-16 for nine years, so I'm not exactly a novice.

I've seen people under stress forget to pull the charging handle, fire all the rounds without realizing they pulled the trigger, eject the magazine without realizing it, etc.

Although a weapon can misfeed when the charging handle is initially released, it is rare. I never experienced it and have fired tens of thousands of rounds through the M-16. When this happens it should be relatively easy to clear if the person has the minimum training.

I think that people are falsly blaming the M-16 when the problem was either very poor maintenance or lack of training.

[#3Fan]

I never used the word "liar" and neither did spunkets.

You must not have seen post #114.

I spent 22 years in the military and carried an M-16 for nine years, so I'm not exactly a novice. I've seen people under stress forget to pull the charging handle, fire all the rounds without realizing they pulled the trigger, eject the magazine without realizing it, etc. Although a weapon can misfeed when the charging handle is initially released, it is rare. I never experienced it and have fired tens of thousands of rounds through the M-16. When this happens it should be relatively easy to clear if the person has the minimum training. I think that people are falsly blaming the M-16 when the problem was either very poor maintenance or lack of training.

I didn't say they were blaming the gun, I said there are some people that have a lot of experience with it that said they can indeed jam before firing in dusty conditions. Saying it can happen and saying it did happen are two different things.

[WackyKat]

I've seen people under stress forget to pull the charging handle, fire all the rounds without realizing they pulled the trigger, eject the magazine without realizing it, etc.

Exactly right. I think, in her panic, she either forgot to take off the safety or never had a round chambered in the first place.

[Stewart_B]

From what I understand the humvee she was in wrecked. Wonder if maybe just maybe her weapon was damaged in the wreck?
I would be more apt to believe this than that she was just a lame who didnt maitain her weapon.