Was down in lower Manhattan today and saw a National Guardsman carrying an automatic rifle I had never seen before.
It vaguely resembled an M16 and had a curved magazine which looked like it might hold 25-30 rounds. I was tempted to take a picture of the Guardsman but thought better of it.
I’m no gun expert but I know it wasn’t an M16
It was probably an AR15, which is sort of a cilvilian version of an M16. They generaly aren’t full auto but use the same rounds. A true M16 can burn through a clip in a couple of seconds, which isn’t a good thing.
I got out of a cab on 33rd and 6th right after the parade and walked a block to Penn station.
Walked right in the main entrance, no security, literally thousands of people pushing and shoving to get down the one stairway to track 6 on NJ Transit.
If somebody set off a smoke bomb or an M80 there would be 100 dead in the resulting stampede.
Anybody who thinks the NYPD is doing anything other than collecting overtime is retarded