Because according to the sergeant that deals with the press, they can tell what the caliber and make of a rifle is just by the sound.
Castano says judging by the noise of the weapon, the gun was likely an assault rifle.
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He could not confirm media reports the weapon was an AK-47
So was it an assault rifle or wasn’t it? Now, I’m mostly kidding around with the LA County Sheriff’s Office here, because I’m pretty strongly biased in their favor - but come on, I’ve heard loads of AKs being fired and I couldn’t tell the difference between the sound of an AK, an SKS, or a bolt rifle chambered in 7.62×39.
Making statements like that to the press just feeds the assault rifle fervor - just look at the title of the linked article.
on Apr 30th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I don’t think anybody in Compton has invested in a bolt 7.62, ever.
Scenario:
Thug 1: Yo, CJ check out his new piece
Thug 2: What is that thing?
Thug 1: Dis is a See zee five twenny seven, its for shootin pigs
Thug 2: The picture on the website shows a real pig, not the Poh pohs
Thug 1: Oh….uh…
Thug 2: You see any hogs around here? You shoulda stayed in school, dog.
on Apr 30th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I thought sks and ak variants were banned in california. The officer must be mistaken.
on Apr 30th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Or that deadly .30-30 WCF assault gun!
Hell I’m sure with the right load a .32-20 might sound about the same as an AK-type.
on Apr 30th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Saigas are still legal in California. I think there was a lawsuit that California lost, allowing for certain AK-patterned rifles to be sold.
on Apr 30th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Wait, you mean Heartbreak Ridge lied to me, and the AK-47, the weapon of our enemies, does not make a distinctive popping sound when fired???
on Apr 30th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
“Officials say two suspects with a large-caliber rifle shot at sheriff’s deputies in Compton.”
Large caliber? I wouldn’t call anything with a 7.62 a large caliber. I guess nobody told those idiots what caliber meant.