Robbers now using "military handguns"

[VMI77]

I'm not sure if this falls under "crime" or "politics" --both I think.

http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellev ... 75353.html

Ooooooh.....those evil "military style" rifles and "military handguns." Ignorance may be part of it, but if so, it's willful ignorance, and I still count it as bias.

[The Annoyed Man]

When is somebody going to clue reporters into the fact that an 1873 Single Action Army Colt is a military handgun. A Mauser Model of 1898 bolt action rifle is a military rifle. These people are so ignorant it makes my hind parts itch.

[jimlongley]

And then there is "These guys were REAL criminals."

[speedsix]

...and they used SCANNERS...musta been watchin' old 70s movies...

[VoiceofReason]

OK I give up, exactly what is a “military handgun”????? I mean what handgun is only used by the military??

[AEA]

The only thing I can think of as a Military Handgun could be the Beretta 9mm (93R) Full Auto that had the lever that folded down from under the front of the frame to hold onto with your weak hand.

Also I guess Mac-10's (full auto) and Uzi's.

[RPB]

And then there is "These guys were REAL criminals."

They are much worse than the make-believe ones because the real ones wear all black and are scarier
The make-believe ones you can imagine in clown costumes or whatever you want

Black is the new criminal color, well not new, the bad guys wore black hats, good guys wear white hats
Staten Island burglary victim turns the tables on intruder dressed in black
http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.s ... ictim.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If this catches on, really all police would need to do is stake out the black costumes store when the Winter criminal fashion catalog comes out

[E.Marquez]

So as a member of the military, is every gun I posses, a “Military weapon”
If so the media and anti gun folks can say publically.. “He took a “Military Weapon” into that bank, restaurant, Capital building..
Of course we would say, and look what happened.. Oh wait, nothing happened. No blood in the streets, no mad man killing spree.

[Thomas]

Well... if we're making up terminology here, I say we start calling these "liberal handguns":