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It also appears that the perps used AK-74’s, per this UK Daily Mail via TCTH —
:They showed this in a Reuters photo in the Daily Mail:
A quick comparison of typical rounds suggests it’s actually an AK-74 round (smaller round than the more common AK-47). In fact, I’ve never fired one, and only seen them in the Middle East and in a serious gun collection. Never seen a 5.45 x 39mm round up close, and I’ve been around the block a bit. They could be finding a niche with an American criminal element, but I suspect foreign terrorists based purely on their choice of weapon.
I put together a pictorial spread showing why I think this, but I can’t upload it. Here’s my source material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.45%C3%9739mm#History
I think that this shows it was the AK-74 round; clearly not a M16 or AR-15 in any of the variants: a longer cartridge than this one. The AK-47 round isn’t as tapered, and it’s the same length as the AK-74.”
The AK-74 has not been imported for the American civilian market, nor is there a civilian firm making a copy.
That is a “flaming datum” for foreign terrorism.
