Turns out he ACTUALLY used an AK-47 to go on his murderous spree, not an SKS. If somebody went on a rampage with a semiauto .22 with a scope, the media would say he "used a high powered assault sniper rifle". Regardless of what type of weapon he used, this is yet another thing for anti-gunners to complain about. It is the same old story though, the kid stole the rifle from his step-father's collection, something that happens more often than not and also something that is unpreventable unless these types of weapons are completey outlawed, in which case only criminals would be left to possess the remaining illegal "assault weapons".
December 6th, 2007 expressindia.com
"A 20-year-old man dressed in camouflage went on a shooting rampage in a mall crowded with holiday shoppers, killing eight persons and wounding five others, before turning the rifle on himself in the US' Nebraska state."
"Hundreds of panic-stricken shoppers ran to bathrooms, hid under display racks and crouched behind garbage cans as Robert Hawkins, who left a suicide note that said "now, I will be famous", sprayed bullets from his AK-47 assault rifle while perched on a third floor balcony."
The AK-47 is yet again in some serious trouble here in the U.S.
For a firearm to qualify as an "assault rifle" (as set forth by US Assault Weapons Ban) it must be capable of semi-automatic fire and be able to accept detachable magazines. It must also have two or more of the following options:
Folding/Telescoping Stock
Pistol Grip
Bayonet Mount
Flash hider, grenade launcher or threaded barrel
How does having a bayonet mount or flash hider make a weapon an "assault weapon"? Ridiculous.
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