http://armedcitizensnetwork.org/our-journal/281-february-2013,
Backwoods.com
OK to pass along, from Mass's sight
Backwoods.com
OK to pass along, from Mass's sight
... reason Americans need high capacity semi-automatic firearms ... The most pressing reason for making the shift to the semi-auto was that the criminal element had already gone there and the police were outgunned. Officers were facing criminals armed with high-capacity weapons
... one compelling incident that ... retired the pump shotgun and replaced it with the semi-automatic rifle ... was the North Hollywood bank robbery in 1997 ... two career criminals armed with rifles ... illegally converted to full auto ... were confronted by officers armed with .38 Special revolvers, 9mm semi-automatic handguns and pump action shotguns
... two bank robbers had ... full body armor that made the underpowered police weapons all but useless ... realizing the robbers had the upper hand, some officers went to a nearby gun shop, where they obtained semi-automatic AR-15 rifles, magazines and ammunition ... criminal finally was neutralized with shots to his lower extremities, where he was not armored ... 15 years later, virtually all law enforcement agencies and officers are either issued AR-15 style rifles, or have them accessible.
In the context of self defense, why do armed citizens need AR-15 style weapons? Because, the armed citizen faces the VERY SAME criminals that police face.
Bank robbers wore special custom-made body armor that also covered the legs. Robbers were shooting full-auto AK47s with steel core bullets! If you watch the video of the shooting, you'll see the bad guys taking hits, slow down, but recover and get back to shooting. Bringing pistol/shotgun to a full-auto AK47/steel core bullet/body armor fight and it's bad news for the cops.greenmtnguy said:But, why weren't the cops with the pistols and scatterguns able to shoot the criminals in their unprotected legs to begin with?
Not everyone is familiar with Massad Ayoob. Backwoods.com is a commercial outdoor gear retailer. Backwoodshome.com is not the same as backwoods.com. It's no more correct to state goggle.com is close enough to google.com or that parts.com is shorthand for partsexpress.comgym said:Backwoods.com was just for information on where the info came from, If I choose to put the link in I would have put the entire www along with the name, we are all familiar with mass and his site, thank you.
Why Americans need Assault Weapons