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A recent article by N.Y. Post writers Murray Weiss and Kate Sheehy reveals their ignorance and the blatant bias they have against guns. Which amounted to nothing less but a cheap pitch to extend the already failed "assualt weapons" ban.
On the sufrace, this does not look good, but let us dismantle some of the stupid remarks by these authors in order to gain some integrity on the issue.
Here is the article in question:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04212004/news/worldnews/19199.htm
A HULL OF A HAUL By MURRAY WEISS and KATE SHEEHY
HOLY SHIP!
An Italian officer yesterday shows off the cache of illegal assault weapons found in a container during a customs check on a ship headed for New York. -AP
April 21, 2004 -- A Turkish ship headed for New York - and stuffed with thousands of Kalashnikov assault rifles and AK-47s - was seized en route in Italy, authorities said yesterday.
The ship's deadly hoard of more than 7,500 terrorist-grade rifles and machine guns worth more than $6 million was discovered illegally hidden under piles of properly labeled arms in several massive cargo containers, Italian officials said.
The ship MS Adnan Bayraktar, which bears a Turkish flag, had come from the Romanian port of Constanta and was on its way to a stopover in New York when the bust was made, the authorities said.
Documents showed the cargo containers were ultimately headed to a large U.S. company based in Georgia.
Officials refused to identify the business, citing security concerns and the ongoing investigation.
"We know that the [ship's] destination was North America, but we don't effectively know if that's where the [suspect] arms were going," one customs official told Italian state television.
The ship's cache of combat-style weapons was uncovered several days ago during a routine customs inspection at the Calabrian port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy, officials said. They said they didn't reveal the bust at the time because of the continuing probe.
The weapons were confiscated by the Italian authorities because of problems with the ship's customs forms. For example, the arms had been described on some of the forms as "common guns" instead of assault-style.
The smuggled firearms included the lightweight combat Kalashnikov rifles, AK-47 assault rifles and SKA and Mauser rifles, authorities said.
The weapons' bayonets were still affixed to them, as were cartridges that can hold up to 30 rounds, they said.
The AK-47s had been tampered with so they couldn't be rapidly fired, but the modification was one that could easily have been reversed, authorities said.
The assault weapons are a favorite with terrorists: Osama bin Laden sported one in the now-infamous footage of him taken after 9/11.
AK-47s also have been the weapon of choice for some infamous military-minded wackos, such as the teens who shot up Columbine HS in Littleton, Colo., in 1999.
The United States has banned such military-style semiautomatic weapons since 1994. The law preventing them from being manufactured, imported or sold here expires in September.With Post Wire Services
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Now, lets rehash, shall we ?
QUOTE: "The ship's deadly hoard of more than 7,500 terrorist-grade rifles."
"Terrorist Grade"? This comment tells me that the authors of this article know nothing about firearms. The U.S. Military and many Police agencies use identical weapons as far as functionality, but ....we wont call their weapons "terrorist grade"
QUOTE: "AK-47s also have been the weapon of choice for some infamous military-minded wackos, such as the teens who shot up Columbine HS in Littleton, Colo., in 1999."
AK-47's, Mini-14's, M1A's and about a half dozen other rifles have been used by wacos to harm others on both sides of the badge. And many citizens have used these weapons to halt violent crime during riots when the police have abandoned the area. Wacos will always be able to get them to if determined. What is "waco" is the anti-gun crowd telling you to put up a "gun-free zone" sign on the door of your home or childs school. Its a call to predators that WE ARE NOT ARMED! Easy prey.
QUOTE: "The United States has banned such military-style semiautomatic weapons since 1994. The law preventing them from being manufactured, imported or sold here expires in September."
The law preventing them? Did that ban stop the men who loaded this container?
The greatest defense against armed terrorists is an armed society. But your public official would use this incident to further disarm and enslave you later with a simular rifle.
On the sufrace, this does not look good, but let us dismantle some of the stupid remarks by these authors in order to gain some integrity on the issue.
Here is the article in question:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04212004/news/worldnews/19199.htm
A HULL OF A HAUL By MURRAY WEISS and KATE SHEEHY
HOLY SHIP!
An Italian officer yesterday shows off the cache of illegal assault weapons found in a container during a customs check on a ship headed for New York. -AP
April 21, 2004 -- A Turkish ship headed for New York - and stuffed with thousands of Kalashnikov assault rifles and AK-47s - was seized en route in Italy, authorities said yesterday.
The ship's deadly hoard of more than 7,500 terrorist-grade rifles and machine guns worth more than $6 million was discovered illegally hidden under piles of properly labeled arms in several massive cargo containers, Italian officials said.
The ship MS Adnan Bayraktar, which bears a Turkish flag, had come from the Romanian port of Constanta and was on its way to a stopover in New York when the bust was made, the authorities said.
Documents showed the cargo containers were ultimately headed to a large U.S. company based in Georgia.
Officials refused to identify the business, citing security concerns and the ongoing investigation.
"We know that the [ship's] destination was North America, but we don't effectively know if that's where the [suspect] arms were going," one customs official told Italian state television.
The ship's cache of combat-style weapons was uncovered several days ago during a routine customs inspection at the Calabrian port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy, officials said. They said they didn't reveal the bust at the time because of the continuing probe.
The weapons were confiscated by the Italian authorities because of problems with the ship's customs forms. For example, the arms had been described on some of the forms as "common guns" instead of assault-style.
The smuggled firearms included the lightweight combat Kalashnikov rifles, AK-47 assault rifles and SKA and Mauser rifles, authorities said.
The weapons' bayonets were still affixed to them, as were cartridges that can hold up to 30 rounds, they said.
The AK-47s had been tampered with so they couldn't be rapidly fired, but the modification was one that could easily have been reversed, authorities said.
The assault weapons are a favorite with terrorists: Osama bin Laden sported one in the now-infamous footage of him taken after 9/11.
AK-47s also have been the weapon of choice for some infamous military-minded wackos, such as the teens who shot up Columbine HS in Littleton, Colo., in 1999.
The United States has banned such military-style semiautomatic weapons since 1994. The law preventing them from being manufactured, imported or sold here expires in September.With Post Wire Services
END-
Now, lets rehash, shall we ?
QUOTE: "The ship's deadly hoard of more than 7,500 terrorist-grade rifles."
"Terrorist Grade"? This comment tells me that the authors of this article know nothing about firearms. The U.S. Military and many Police agencies use identical weapons as far as functionality, but ....we wont call their weapons "terrorist grade"
QUOTE: "AK-47s also have been the weapon of choice for some infamous military-minded wackos, such as the teens who shot up Columbine HS in Littleton, Colo., in 1999."
AK-47's, Mini-14's, M1A's and about a half dozen other rifles have been used by wacos to harm others on both sides of the badge. And many citizens have used these weapons to halt violent crime during riots when the police have abandoned the area. Wacos will always be able to get them to if determined. What is "waco" is the anti-gun crowd telling you to put up a "gun-free zone" sign on the door of your home or childs school. Its a call to predators that WE ARE NOT ARMED! Easy prey.
QUOTE: "The United States has banned such military-style semiautomatic weapons since 1994. The law preventing them from being manufactured, imported or sold here expires in September."
The law preventing them? Did that ban stop the men who loaded this container?
The greatest defense against armed terrorists is an armed society. But your public official would use this incident to further disarm and enslave you later with a simular rifle.