Re: wow - is a "shadow" politician still a politician?

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:09:03 -0500
From:                   Black Ops Security <x () blackopssec com>

> For example, anybody who is 18 
> yo in the US (and not a convicted felon) [1] can buy a .50BMG "sniper rifle" 
> that is capable of accurate kills out to distances of 7+ kilometers. 

I think you might want to check that: while a .50 round can easily be sent 7+ km, 
as far as I know the greatest distance for a confirmed sniping kill is just over 2 km 
(and was done by a Canadian, as it happened).

> Oddly, the number of crimes 
> perpetrated with .50BMG rifles, in the entire history of the US, is less 
> than the number of people beaten to death with fists and sticks in the 
> UK in one month.

Yes, but a .50 rifle can also be used to beat people to death.

[1] Hmmmm.  Given the other thread about prison populations, doesn't that 
restrict the target purchasing audiencce?



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