[wysiwyg]

...30-round clips and a two-round burst capacity...

If I'm not mistaken, they can fire a three-round burst, not two. Also, clips? How about magazine? I'm so sick of ignorant reporting.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"If I'm not mistaken, they can fire a three-round burst, not two."

There is an optional 0-1-2 trigger group (Along with SEF, S-1-20/25, SF, 0-1-3, 0-1-full, 0-1-2-full, 0-1-3-full.)

[earlyapex]

There are 2 round burst trigger packs as well. You can get a 0-1-2, or 0-1-2-auto, etc. 3 rb is more common. But, I bet these are 0-1-2 with no full auto. Once they are comfortable with their training, they can trade their trigger packs in for a navy or traditional 0-1-20. It is boston.

By the way, the boston swat team has had MP5s in .40 or 10mm for quite a while. They were quite apparent in those pictures from the workplace shooting there on the day after Christmas a few years ago.

[Deguello]

Interesting that the AP story does not mention the third selector position of full auto. I do not know the rate of fire, but most of the media likes to state that a fire arm of this type (in civilian hands) fires 800-900 rounds in one minute. Never mind that the magazine capacity is 30rds.

Short read at: http://www.streetpro.com/usp/hkmp5.html

[ChefKeith]

If I'm not mistaken, they can fire a three-round burst, not two.

Acctually the MP5 is select-fire:single shot,3 round burst and full auto.

[Blue Collar Christian]

"I'm so sick of ignorant reporting."

Jeff Cooper and I are also finding that very tiring.