Not to be too pedantic about it, but this is indicative of the sloppiness that passes for journalism lately.
Glock firearms are not "clip fed" weapons. Glocks, and other semi-automatic pistols typically employ magazines not "clips." One of the last common weapons to use a clip was the M1 Garand.
I realize this is a very minor point in the context of the story. But it bothers me - if "journalists" can't be bothered to do research, get the details right, and use language precisely...why should we trust their take on other details and facets of the story?
I know hunters who erroneously use “clip” and “magazine” interchangeably. They are wrong, and they correct each other, and they love their guns.
It’s a common error that most folks wouldn’t catch. Good for you, but don’t get upset about it.
if “journalists” can’t be bothered to do research, get the details right, and use language precisely...why should we trust their take on other details and facets of the story?
Even if the “journalist” had called it a magazine rather than a clip I still would not trust them any further than I could pick them up and throw them.
There have been reports from the FBI and the Sheriffs department that stated that they only recovered 22 spent casings. There were reports that his Glock jammed and there were still cartridges in the magazine that he ejected, so the “inside sources” this reporter is talking to is probably Geraldo.
Excellent point and underscores how ignorant (willfully so) the media are. They simply are too lazy to get their facts straight.
Most, the very most of journalists today are bleeding heart liberal scum who have liberal readership. It is likely that the scum writing the articles/copy think their readership would take the word magazine to mean a page constructed, full of words and pictures object that somehow holds ‘bullets’. Cut the fools some slack.