Ian wrote:Finally, I thought you served? The M-4, M-16, or any American style long rifle is not hard to use, does not require much or any training, or any particular knowledge. Given that, the fact that he couldn't even hit his target makes all of your comments ridiculous.
Did I say that training was not required for effectiveness in combat? No.
Do you think these two statements jibe? I don't.
"Any American style long rifle is not hard to use, does not require much or any training, or any particular knowledge."
This is absurd. Every military in the world gives extensive training for such weapons.
The point of contention is that I believe he hit his target while being fired upon, so I gave him credit where you do not. If you could control yourself like the academic you claim to be, then it would be easy to sort that out.
I have also read that he was an NRA certified instructor, so there's some training.
Ian wrote:How much training did the killer have, by the way? He killed 26 people not including himself.
Again, the different is having a resisting opponent. I would expect a self-described martial artists to understand this. Did any of the killer's victims have any means to defend themselves? How close was he when firing, etc. Very obvious stuff. Your question is answered.
Ian wrote:You can stop and admit you were wrong or you can keep deflecting and revealing how little you know about guns at the same time.
Classic projection.