Because, after reading this “expert report” by retired Marine Colonel Craig Tucker, I’m wondering how many of those “9 assassination attempts” were failed, not-so-friendly-fire fragging attempts.
Tucker’s report is a court filing in support of California’s assault weapon ban et al. Go ahead and read it. It’ll infuriate and amuse you:
Stabilizing devices (for more accurate shooting) are bad. (Pistol grips.)
Destabilizing devices are bad, because shooting is less accurate. (That refers to unlocked(!?) folding stocks on M4s. Do the Marines issue M4s with folding — not adjustable — stocks?)
Flash hiders hide the flash from the enemy.
Swapping magazines is the most important thing Marines are taught. (See title re:marksmanship)
The M16/M4 is specifically rifled to make bullets tumble.
“A single round [of .223!] is capable of severing the upper body from the lower body”
The semi-auto AR-15 is functionally identical to the full-auto M4.
And apparently the Marines are now buying M4s specifically chambered for .223 Remington, not 5.56 NATO.
This guy must have been a joy to serve under, and I’d like to hear from anyone who had that… privilege. Well, I guess there was a Captain who served under him and presumably enjoyed it, even if it got Tucker relieved of command (and apparently driven into retirement).
There’s another court filing in rebuttal to Tucker’s not-very-expert opinion. J. Buford Boone all but says outright that Tucker is full of s**t. He might as well.
His claim that a single small arms projectile is capable of “severing the upper body from the lower body, or decapitation” is so ridiculous that it should, and actually does, cast doubt on his qualifications as an expert in the field of firearms, particularly as it relates to wound ballistics.
California must be pretty darned desperate if the’re having to bring in Tucker as an expert.
Hat tip to Wisco Dave and Kenny.
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