[Gaffer]

The first five bullets from the AK-47, delivered in two short bursts, tore through the metal of the U.S. Postal Service mailbox.....

A steel jacketed 30'06 from my M1 Garand will go through an engine block, so what?

[opticks]

"It pierces, goes through the officer, and pierces the back," he said.

So can my hunting rifle and my compound bow. My dad's Vette can reach a top speed near 160 mi/h. Should it be outlawed too? Nice scare tactics!

[TChris]

A steel jacketed 30'06 from my M1 Garand will go through an engine block, so what?

Go all the way through? I doubt it. Penetrate into it and mess up the engine? ...probably so.