It's kind of funny they are spewing this nonsense on a myspace blog considering that we are owning them on their own main website blog:
(first link is most recent)
http://www.bradycampaign.org/blog/2007/02/06/gun-pushers/#comments
http://www.bradycampaign.org/blog/2007/01/24/mandating-guns/#comments
As for this blog entry:
Shotguns fire an extremely lethal large caliber round that delivers either a cloud of bullets (shot) or a single large slug. Sawed off and assault shotguns are popular with gangs and terrorists engaged in urban warfare- they have enormous knockdown power, and they don't even need to be aimed as the hail of shot will takes precision out of the equation. All it takes is ten minutes with a hacksaw and a shotgun can be turned into highly compact, concealable mayhem.
ROFLMA….. Ok I will admit that a sawed off shotgun creates a larger shot patter which does make it more likely more people will to be hit. But, what a larger shot patter also means is that a single individual is less likely to be hit with as many pellets and the fewer pellets they are hit with means a greater chance of survival. A sawed of barrel also mean the pellets will leave the barrel with less muzzle velocity translating into less energy delivered and less penetration.
As for their popularity with “gangs and terrorists”, I thought that handguns were the "preferred weapon" of criminals. I guess any firearm the Bradys are currently arguing against is the “preferred” weapon of terrorists. (This is of course necessary for them to say in order to generate a false sense of fear to attract followers.)
Most Saturday Night Specials come in .22 caliber. These handguns are not useful for sport or self-defense because their short barrels make them inaccurate and their low quality of construction make them dangerous and unreliable. They are, however, favored by criminals because of their low cost and easy concealability.
Wait a minute, didn’t they just say shotguns were the “favored” weapons. Ok, how about a little logic here. If these guns are “inaccurate and low quality” and are not suited for self defense, then shouldn’t we rather prefer a criminal using a gun to victimize someone would have one of these inferior guns instead of a more reliable and more accurate gun that is better sited to kill?
.22 are indeed deadly in shots to the body, because they don't go through entirely and they bounce off bones, creating more havoc. They have the ability to penetrate through gaps in law enforcement officer's kevlar, such as at the sides. If a .22 bullet enters the head, it will fatally ricochet around in the skull.
More ROFLMAO….. They penetrate “gaps”? A gap is a hole so by definition the bullets are not “penetrating” the vest. Plus, any bullet would be able to go through a “gap” in the vest. This is not an advantage of the bullet it is flaw in the vests design. As for the .22 bouncing around in the skull, how many times does this have to be scientifically disproved?
Creative criminals create penguns, cell-phone guns, knife guns, and more, all using the .22.
Surprise, criminals commit crimes? Only the Brady folk would see this as headline news. We, on the other hand, have been trying to convince them of this for some time. Now, they need to realize that criminals won’t obey any of the new laws they want passed either.
Many people are killed and injured by stray rounds traveling through the air and striking innocent victims, even children.
How about some stats on the number of such incidents each year NOT involving criminals, illegal guns and gang related shootings?
I remember when they tried to turn the death of a 9-year-old little girl hit by a stray bullet when two gang members where shooting at each other in Miami's Liberty City projects into an argument against Florida's newly passed "strand your ground" law. They never mentioned the gang invested inner city location or that neither gang member (who both had long criminal records) could legally possess, let alone, legally carry the firearms they used.
I would try to submit articles if someone else could organize this, though.
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