Reader "B" noted the following in the comments of the "Don't piss on my pant leg..." Post:
Her secondary rifle was the Kel-Tec, her first used was indeed an AR-15, and I believe it was .223/5.56. In this, I believe you were wrong. The Kel-Tec is slung in all videos I saw.
I double-checked, something I should have done before writing the post and found that the investigation report from Tennessee reported "Hale fired a total of 152 rounds (126 5.56 rifle rounds and 26 nine millimeter rounds)".
5.56 NATO is typical of what is fired out of AR pattern rifles.
I apologize for getting that wrong and hope that it did not inconvenience you. I will attempt to do better in the future.
Everyone makes mistakes.
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Getting FACTS correct is important. Your efforts are appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI too have noted this tidbit - at first it was suggested the person being a female found the 5.56 round too distracting and used the more subtle Keltec in 9mm (as a means of disparaging her manhood). However I do believe the TN Police picked up and counted shell casings thus making video debate pointless?
... unless of course video shows all carbine action and only the AR at the door, in which case, boy howdy we got us another conspiracy!
There's not a great deal of difference in felt recoil between an AR in 5.56 and the Kel-Tec in 9mm.
DeleteI had no idea that many rounds were expended at this location. Given that 'only' six people died (and their loss is definitely far too many), it seems clear the killer was not aiming the rifles but was simply firing from the hip like they show in all the thriller movies. I'm glad the toll wasn't higher than it was.
Deletein most cases do not fire 5.56 through a 223 rem. too much pressure difference.
ReplyDeleteNot entirely true. Mostly urban legend. Depends on the chamber.
DeleteWere your statement true, there'd be thousands of damaged AR's every year at ranges across the country.
And there just aren't.
It happens, ERJ. The important thing is to correct the error, which you have done (Which, the cynical side of me notes, is not something done with alacrity and as public attention to the mistake by far larger organizations).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification. We all make mistakes. No biggie!
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ReplyDeleteShe fired 152 rounds? That's a lot of sprayin' of bullets in a confined space. Luckily, she had shit aim or it could have been a lot worse.
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