Oh, good grief. A cop said that? Really?
Wow. I wonder if he thinks they'll 'penetrate engine blocks', too- another thing that I seem to hear people say about .223.
Astounding ignorance.
What is even worse, this cop was from Hattiesbug Mississippi where you would think they would know better.
Oh yes, let me tell you. For over 30 years I was astounded at the ignorance of average police officers concerning firearms, didn't have a clue as to ballistics, mechanics of the firearm or nomenclature; sometimes I think some of them believe that the whole cartridge, casing and all comes out the muzzle when fired, now that may be a bit of a stretch but I'm not far off. Prime candidates for belief in the "magic bullet" theory.
Also let me remind you that towards the end of my career I was seeing more and more young officers who were hoping/wishing/praying for expanded warrantless search and seizure powers in order to enter homes and confiscate firearms, no joke.
It is always prudent to NOT CHANGE our Constitution in any manner, just keep basing our laws on how it stands as is. The "living document" concept is bogus.
Remember the L.A. cops at the big shootout a few years ago. The perps were wearing body armor and the cops needed weapons powerful enough to penetrate it. Several went to a local gun store and borrowed a few AR 15s, while they ignored a cople of M1-As. Eventually one of the perps committed suicide and the other was taken down by being shot in the legs. If the cops had known the difference beween an A-15 and an M1-A, they'd have taken the M1-As and eliminated the perps immediaely. A lot of cops aren't getting the weapons training they need.