[TheBattman]

The liberal bias is glaring in this article...as well as the ignorance. And no, I'm not saying this fool should have even had a gun, BUT....

The rifle fired 7.62-mm rounds -- the kind that bullet-proof vests don't stop, the sheriff said.

Ummm...pretty much any centerfire rifle round will penetrate most body armor. There also is no such thing as "bullet-proof vest". Bullet resistant, yes. Also, 7.62 describes several rounds, both "civilian" and military.

Barksdale gunned down two Athens police officers with an assault rifle

Assault rifle? What's their definition of "assault rifle"?

shooting them so many times he had to change the clip in the rifle

Barksdale's rifle had only 10 shots per clip

It's called a magazine....A clip is what you use to load a military rifle that has no removeable magazine - "stripper clip".

I am curious how someone with a RECORD of mental illness was able to purchase this rifle. Regardless of if he lied on his yellow form, the background check should have picked up his record for mental defect. After all, the system is suppose to be practically flawless now, isn't it?

[OldPossum]

I liked your explanations. Typical ignorant journalist. Remember how his brethren went bonkers about the "snipers' high-powered" rifle in Virginia, DC and Maryland. If it had been legal, I would have mailed some of them a sample .223 round along with a .300 magnum round, just so they would know what a REAL high-powered round looks like.

If I were a journalist writing about something I really didn't know about, I would consult someone who does. But they rarely do.