Posted on 04/10/2012 9:42:53 AM PDT by lowbridge
The crazed gunman who wounded four Brooklyn cops was reaching for another rifle loaded with more powerful, armor-piercing bullets to inflict deadly injuries just before he was stopped, officials said yesterday.
“If he would have been able to grab that gun, this would have been a lot more tragic. It would have been in God’s hands,” said a police official familiar with the case.
“It’s apparent [the suspect] wanted to shoot it out with cops and go out in a blaze of glory.’’
Cops said the ammo from suspect Nakwon Foxworth’s sawed-off military assault weapon would have easily pierced the Kevlar shield that hero Detective Kenneth Ayala used to protect his comrades and himself from the perp’s initial 12-bullet barrage from a 9mm revolver.
The more powerful bullets also would have gone through the officers’ vests, police said.
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This is crazy talk. Off the charts. .223AP???
Only cops should have cop killer bullets, silly! <./sarc>
Just wait 'til the ACLU finds out NYPD policy is to rely on God.
If ignorance were an energy source, this passage could power a city of 100,000 people for a year.
They not only never seem to know what they're talking about, but they clearly don't care.
And the race of Nakwon Foxworth isssssssssssssssssssssss . ??????
Not disclosed.
Why would anybody want to saw off a perfectly good military assault weapon?.............
Cops are immune to lesser bullets.
Lesser rounds aren’t “cop killers” so laugh at someone next time they tell you a cop was killed by 9mm. “Ha! That can’t happen! It’s not a ‘cop killing’ round!”
Well there actually are 9mm revolvers but I have never heard of a 12 shot one.
Typically, any high powered rifle will easily penetrate regular vests tho there are plenty which will take a .223 or Russian 7.62X39. I bet these cops had them too.
s&w, ruger and taurus all make 9mm revolvers.
How do the bullets know that they are only supposed to kill cops?
THEY DON'T, which is why UN Troops, and .GOV types should be the only ones that can have them....thilly! <./off Bill Cosby imitation>
note to self, read article, THEN comment..
later in the article: “Fortunately for them all, Foxworth, 33, only managed to fire his semiautomatic”
HOW does one "saw off" a "military assault weapon"? Assuming the media moron is referencing a modern battle rifle, sawing it off would have the effect of disabling the gas system. It would be a single shot repeater. Not too scary. Having shortened a modern battle rifle, I can assure the media that it is an involved and exacting task not accomplished without considerable knowledge, skill and specialized tools. Nitwit urban playaz wouldn't have the faintest idea how to begin.
The only way you get 12 rounds out of a 9mm revolver in the initial volley is by having quick change cylinders. I doubt it was a revolver. I am even more sceptical of the accuracy of the reporter, he is a loose cannon and does not know it. (Useful Idiot)
Whew! I’m glad my rifle’s chambered for 5.56! I’d hate for it to be mistaken for the nasty stuff. After all, it’s NATO approved!
He stumbled into his bedroom to try to retrieve the assault rifle but never got to it, they said.
What an idiot reporter. The perp could not fire his semi-auto (rifle) without being able to retrieve it. A semi-auto is NOT a revolver. Reporter need a little education.
Typical media BULLSHIT.
.223 is not armor piercing ammunition
a ballistic vest is not armored.
any bullet that kills an officer is a cop killer bullet and that could be the smallest caliber made.
Virtually any hunting rifle cartridge will penetrate a vest.
The American Media is very dishonest.
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