Fact: Most expert long distance shooters cannot hit a stationary target under perfect, windless conditions at such distances (one notable exception in Vietnam1). Ill-trained terrorists shooting a high-recoil .50-caliber rifle at fast moving targets – a 600 mph airplane, for instance – have no chance.
Fact: The only known uses of .50-caliber weapons in downing aircraft [...]
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Myth: .50-calibers are capable of piercing airline fuel tanks from a mile away
Myth: .50-calibers are the favorite weapon of terrorists
Fact: Most terrorist attacks are in the form of bombings (90%). Other acts, such as kidnapping (6%), armed attack (2%), arson (1%), firebombing (1%), and other methods (2%), are far less common.1Of the “armed attacks,” the most common weapons used are fully-automatic AK-47 rifles.
Fact: A single.50 caliber rifle costs upwards of $10,000, yet terrorists can [...]
