Kerry the Felon?
Concerning the assault weapon that is being ignored by MSM, Chris Roach asks Is John Kerry Commiting an Ongoing Felony?
Update: Those dad-blasted Kerry campaign staffers have gone and done it again, seemingly making stuff up out of thin air.
The original story said that Kerry gave this response to an interview with Outdoor Life magazine when asked if he was a gun owner and, if so, what his favorite gun was:
“My favorite gun is the M-16 that saved my life and that of my crew in Vietnam,” Mr. Kerry told the magazine. “I don’t own one of those now, but one of my reminders of my service is a Communist Chinese assault rifle.”
Now Kerry’s campaign is saying that Kerry does not own an assault rifle at all but rather “a single-bolt-action military rifle”. And it is all the fault of aides who filled out a rather lengthy questionnaire on Kerry’s behalf. [Question: why would someone make something like this up when filling out a questionnaire?]
[A campaign spokesman] said the gun had no make or model markings on it and that Mr. Kerry “got it from a friend years ago,” adding that such rifles were first manufactured in Russia more than 100 years ago and were used by the North Koreans and the Vietcong….Though the comment was presented by Outdoor Life as part of an “exclusive interview with the two presidential candidates,” four pages that included many long, conversational answers using first-person pronouns, Mr. Meehan said Mr. Kerry’s portions were written by his staff. A public relations representative for Outdoor Life did not respond to a message seeking comment.
Did the enemy really use 70-year-old guns or did they use the ones flooding across the border from China? Whatever, one thing is sure: Kerry sure does hire some blundering idiots for his staff. I wonder who he plans to put in his cabinet?
More on Kerry’s Assault Weapon
Alphie reports that Kerry’s camp is claiming that Kerry’s Chinese assault weapon is really an old bolt action:
[A campaign spokesman] said the gun had no make or model markings on it and that Mr. Kerry “got it from a friend years ago,” adding th…
First, thanks for linking.
Second, the Type 53 was used in Vietnam, both by ordinary soldiers and snipers. He probably told someone on his staff that he had such a gun and it reminded him of Vietnam and it got blown out of proportion.
I don’t intend to beat this issue any more, but if I were him I’d be very concerned about my staff doing interview answers for me that are false and that I didn’t sign off on . It’s a reflection of this guy’s bad management style all around.
I’d lay money that the weapon is really an AK-47 & Kerry is lying.
Also, what is the difference between a ‘bolt-action’ & a ‘single bolt-action’ rifle?
A bolt action rifle still has a magazine containing multiple rounds, whereas a single-shot bolt action rifle only holde the round actually in the chamber.