[dirtboy]

I know nothing about guns, except for the fact that they have a trigger. Is a CA-7.62x25 a high-powered gun?

One of the articles you posted said it was .32 caliber. A bullet of any caliber can kill, but no one here would dream of saying a .32 is a high-power round.

[ResistorSister]

Excerpt from the Massillon Independent:

"Matthews was armed with a Czechoslovakian CZ-762x25 semi-automatic military handgun, said Major James Walker, in charge of field operations for the OSP."

Shooting motive still unclear

[dighton]

A bullet of any caliber can kill, but no one here would dream of saying a .32 is a high-power round.

Unlike the familiar anemic .32 pistol ammo, the 7.62x25 appears to be rather formidable. Googling for 7.62x25 turns up stuff like this:

How hot is 7.62x25 ammo?

In other words, some news accounts may have blundered into something near the truth.

Condolences to Officer Taylor's family.

[TC Rider]

One of the articles you posted said it was .32 caliber. A bullet of any caliber can kill, but no one here would dream of saying a .32 is a high-power round.

This is no anemic little .32 ACP. With sabotted rounds it could penetrate a kevlar vest.

There are loads available for it that use a 62 grain .223 round in a sabot. These generate over 2000fps muzzle velocity, which is a serious round, in a pistol.

These rounds will reportedly penetrate level III body armor.

[Dacus943]

"A bullet of any caliber can kill, but no one here would dream of saying a .32 is a high-power round."

Sorry to disagree with you Dirtboy, but lurkers abound, and they would think a Spit Ball is a Weapon of Mass Destruction.

[RGSpincich]

One of the articles you posted said it was .32 caliber. A bullet of any caliber can kill, but no one here would dream of saying a .32 is a high-power round.

Where do you see a .32 mentioned? Not here.