I got a call today at the shop. It was a reporter from the Richmond Times Dispatch here in VA. He had called around to other shops in VA and none of them either wanted to discuss the AK-74 that the asshole is possibly using or they just didn't know much about "those types of rifles". The reporter was directed to me since I have somewhat of a reputation for "those types of rifles".
I agreed to talk with him. I figured that they were going to print a story anyway, they might as well talk to someone who isn't going to spout out some bullshit.
The reporter was actually very polite, and seemed intelligent enough to ask good questions and to grasp what I was telling him. Also discussed who buys "those kinds of rifles" and why. Also agreed with me that it really didn't matter if he was using a semi-auto or a bolt action rifle, the kind of hits he's making doesn't depend on magazine capacity.
The story should be in Thursday's paper, I just hope he didn't screw me. I was very upfront with him about my willingness to help him write a factual story, but that I was not going to help him if this was going to be a piece decrying the ability of average John Q. Public's ability to own "those kinds of rifles".
Oh well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I actually have had pretty good luck with our paper, the Richmond Times Dispatch. They are usually fair and somewhat conservative in most cases.