Garland Texas: Attack of the Assault Rifles! Or Is That Assault of the Attack Rifles?

By Robert Farago

“Two men with attack rifles drove in from Arizona and opened fire on officers guarding the conference center in Garland.” apnews.com reports. “Both were shot dead, an officer was shot in the leg, and from the other side of the world, the Islamic State group made an unproven claim of responsibility.” The media buzz after the Texas terrorist attack was as predictable as it was predictable. All Muslims aren’t terrorists, free speech is inviolable (but you have to admit those cartoons of Muhammed were insensitive and inflammatory), we don’t know if ISIS is here and assault rifles! One aspect of the story that’s left me puzzled: how did a traffic cop with a .45 caliber GLOCK take out two bad guys with body armor and AKs? I’m thinking . . .

head shots? Nah. One head shot under stress is damn fine shooting. Two head shots is deep inside SpecOps territory. As much as our Jon Wayne Taylor has been working hard to help vets get government work, I don’t think the traffic cop was a former Ranger or suchlike. So . . .

Maybe terrorists Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi weren’t as up-armored as the media would have …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns