In an article published this morning by
the Federalist, Sullivan writes that “[t]he anti-gun HBO sports interview misrepresented much of what [Sullivan] had said. They were apparently trying to make the AR-15 civilian model seem too dangerous for civilian sales.” Specifically, Sullivan states that HBO ignored his distinctions between the exclusively semi-automatic AR-15 and the select-fire, military M16. The producers also apparently ignored or misunderstood Sullivan’s comparison between the 5.56mm ammunition used in the AR-15 and more powerful, traditional hunting rounds. Specifically, Sullivan writes:
• But 5.56 can’t complete with hunting cartridge bullets, which can legally be expanding hollow point that are more lethal than tumbling. Their lethality is based entirely on how powerful they are. 5.56 is only half as powerful as the 7.62 NATO (.308) hunting bullet. That doesn’t mean I’m not pleased to see AR-15s sell on the civilian market. It just means I didn’t realize they would 57 years ago. And I’m not on the wrong side of any gun issue unless someone wants to argue that an infantry rifle cartridge should kill a cavalry horse at 1,000 yards (30-06 criteria).
A forearm brace = fully automatic killing machine per that genius, Cicciline.