an m-16 or an m-4 rifle, the military version of the 16 or m-4 carbine, just that term. since i ve been in the private sector, i hear the term assault weapons and the first thing that will happen with anyone that s interested in the gun daebate, you ll say there s no such thing as an assault weapon. they re short-barreled. either a folding or collapsible stock so they can make the weapon smaller. they have a magazine that can carry a large capacity of ammunition, that can shoot a lot of bullets in a short period of time and they have a muzzle velocity, the speed of the bullet going out of the barrel is fast. that s why it s important for the military to have these weapons. those are unlike any kind of civilian weapons that you see and they re specifically
that s the only reason because common sense folks believe there s no reason for a military weapon of war for deer hunting or self-protection. it has become the weapon of choice because it s extremely lethal with its its muzzle velocity, creates injury to people that s unprecedented relative to other weapons. i believe this for a long time. i voted to ban these in 1984 when i was in congress. how did that turn out for you? turned out well for years but for years, we had a ban on them. there was reduction of these mass shootings. it did have an appreciable impact of reducing somts of the mass shootings because this has become sort of a badge of honor for folks who want to cause mass destruction. we re seeing this over and over and over again. it s almost like the middle east if you sign a treaty and you re anwar sadat did, you do the right thing you get killed. you lost on the issue. tom foley lost on the issue.
whole it s called the submachine gun. sub meaning be cared by one person. a semiautomatic fires one round for each pull of the trigger. we don t know which one this was. we don t know if it was a rifle or a handgun many look at the four marines dead and the witness description of the loud noises. we think possibly it could be a semiautomatic rifle. at least it could be a fully automatic rifle. the major thing, though is the develop os tut of the round. you get into a rifle, you are talking about a muzzle velocity that s coming out like a flying drill bit. it s 3200 feet per secretary out of a standard 223 cart ridge. maybe 2400 feet we see all over the world. it s like a flying drill bit. it s a tremendous wound that hits you. you don t have immediate medical