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Posted: 3/26/2008 5:46:42 AM EDT
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/26/gun.smuggling/index.html Another article beating up on the .50cal I especially thought this statement was funny "Officer Cesar Quitana patrols a dangerous barrio in Juarez, Mexico. He is armed with an M16 assault rifle -- a weapon that would be no match in a gunfight with drug lords." Since when did a police officer need to carry anything more than a Machine Gun, and the M16 is just as good or better than the Ak-47 the druglords mainly use. Just like Mexico to blame the U.S. for their drug production. |
The guns confiscated included AK-47 rifles and dozens of Fabrique National pistols. The semiautomatic pistols fire a 5.7-by-28 millimeter round, which is technically a rifle round, according to the ATF. Newell says the round has a special nickname in Mexico. "It's called 'mata policias,' or 'cop killer,' " he says. 
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A about a year ago, my friend with the St. Pete Police showed me a bulletin about the 5.7. He said the round can go through bulletproof vests. |
First of all, no such thing as a bulletproof vest. Second, the FN 5.7 was made to penetrate body armor with ammunition that is NOT sold to US CIVILIANS. The ammunition civilians can purchase is loaded with a Hornady V-max which disintegrates upon hitting a prairie dog. I really doubt it will penetrate any Level II body armor. This article is a complete bunch of crap because depending upon the level of body armor, damn near anything can defeat it. Hell a 357 Magnum or +P 9mm can defeat Level II-A body armor. Ammo specifically designed as armor piercing and made for use in pistols has been illegal for over 10 years in the US. And a 357 magnum from a 4" revolver will go through two car doors and continue on with enough energy to kill, no sweat. So will a 44 Mag and damn near any rifle round from a 30-30 to a 50 BMG. What a bunch of garbage. -David Edgewood, NM |
Interesing. The M-16 series of weapons isn't good enough to fight Mexican drug lords, but is doing quite well, sending a certain culture to visit 72 Virginians. |
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