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whamprod wrote:Quoting the article:
"Rodriguez then pulled the trigger, with the high-caliber bullet striking the teenager in the upper left thigh area."

Can somebody please tell me what a "high-caliber" bullet is? I've been around guns most of my 60 years, and I've never been able to figure that one out—because, if I'm going to be shot, I'd MUCH rather be shot by a .45 ACP than a .223 Remington or a .308 Winchester, both of which are smaller in caliber than a .45.

I suspect anti-gun bias and/or firearms ignorance on the part of a HoChron reporter. What are the odds? Personally, whenever I see/hear someone using the made-up term "high-caliber" (you'll NEVER hear anyone in the gun-world using that ridiculous, inaccurate, and inflated term), I automatically assume that they are fundamentally ignorant about firearms, firearm law, firearm safety, and firearm technology.

Mike Glenn and Dale Lezon, please Please PLEASE stop it. You're embarrassing yourselves. If you're ignorant about guns, that's OK. I'm ignorant about Mars landers. But if I'm going to presume to report on a Mars lander, I'll bone up on the technology and talk to some ACTUAL experts (not opinion holders) before doing so. BIG HINT: most big city police department bureaucrats are NOT experts, they're opinion holders. If you want the FACTS, talk to the people who manufacture, repair, and own firearms. Going to "opinion holders" for answers to firearms technology questions is like asking a vegan where the best steakhouse in town is. That's just dumb. To a vegan, ALL steaks are "high-caliber."

Snicker.