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mehavey · January 15, 2014, 07:10 AM

> A 12-year-old student opened fire at a New Mexico
> middle school Tuesday, injuring two classmates,...
> New Mexico State Police Chief Pete Kassetas said late
> Tuesday that the shooter used a 22-gauge shotgun.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/15...cmp=latestnews

Either ignorance, or gross proofreading by at least three levels of editorial management that were able to miss the glaringly obvious.

Of course I'm also impressed that it took me until well more than half way down the article before finding that it wasn't one of those evil black guns, but rather a JB special. If it had been [one of those evil guns], the opening line in the 1st para would undoubtedly have been "...A gunman wielding an assault weapon....:

(I do find it ironic that the shotgun has been an "assault weapon" of choice in close quarters since the Civil War.)

January 15, 2014, 07:10 AM	#1
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,894	Media firearms ignorance continues.... > A 12-year-old student opened fire at a New Mexico > middle school Tuesday, injuring two classmates,... > New Mexico State Police Chief Pete Kassetas said late > Tuesday that the shooter used a 22-gauge shotgun. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/15...cmp=latestnews Either ignorance, or gross proofreading by at least three levels of editorial management that were able to miss the glaringly obvious. Of course I'm also impressed that it took me until well more than half way down the article before finding that it wasn't one of those evil black guns, but rather a JB special. If it had been [one of those evil guns], the opening line in the 1st para would undoubtedly have been "...A gunman wielding an assault weapon....: (I do find it ironic that the shotgun has been an "assault weapon" of choice in close quarters since the Civil War.) Last edited by mehavey; January 15, 2014 at 08:57 AM.