Michael Stringer was armed with these two AK-47 assault rifles when he charged deputy Joe Buice, shooting him in the cheek. Stringer was shot dead at the scene.
Cops: Buice shooter had 'armory'
Michael Stringer, the Griffin man who shot former Lamar sheriff Joe Buice in the face Friday, had an armory in his home at the time of the assault.
Who cares how many rounds he had. I personally have quite a bit more than that. The price of ammo was real low before the Obama campaign became a real threat. The 7.62x39 rounds went from about 80-120 bucks per 1000 rnds up to 245 bucks per 1000 rnds at the cheapest. This gun is absolutely no different than the average deer rifle except it is a little less powerful. It is a good made gun that will take a lot of abuse. So are the SKS firearms.
I feel quite positive that these guns fall into all of the 922r compliance requirements. It gets kinda tricky but there is more to it. Even if they didnt fall within specs all he had to do was change a couple of parts to US made parts and the guns would be 100% legal and the crime still would have happened.
These guns are very fun to shoot or to plink targets. Anything from an ink pen to an army tank can be dangerous in the wrong hands
I hope Joe gets well soon and Im glad they got this nutcase off the streets and off the planet for that matter.
Where is the harm in a law abiding citizen owning multiple firearms? Some people collect firearms while others collect coins or stamps. Just because a person has a collection of weapons does not mean that they are a criminal or that they intend to use them to harm others.
And finally, please don't stigmatize people with 'mental health issues'. Not all are psycopaths. You quite probably work or associate with someone who has 'issues' and don't even know it. How many of you suffer from depression and won't admit it? At least those of us who are being treated are man enough to admit that we need help and are getting it.
Joe, you and your family are in ours prayers. I look forward to seeing you back on the road again.
Sheriff Buice is an exceptional Law enforcement officer and from what he told me in my interview that he really cares about the citizens of Lamar County. I hope that he trys to run again next term. The citizens of his county need him.
As for the other comment about these guns are for murdering people.(#14) You truely are ignorant. I think the Sgt said enough. Im not even gonna waste 2 hrs writing a response to it that i would like to.
Have you ever known a person who committed suicide? The disconnect between the person you know and the deed they are bent on committing is very wide, and it unimaginable to the rest of us. Their pain is unfathomable.
Before blasting me, know that I'm just musing here. I'm not placing judgement, I'm not defending anyone. I'm just trying to understand, and I'm feeling grateful for my life.
Continued recovery wishes to Officer Buice and the unnamed gentleman who was shot at while driving.
To cats, I have an uncle who committed suicide. There was no disconnect or "gap" ,as you put it, between him and everyone else in our family.
Actually, the correct media sockpuppet term is "arsenal".
As for 1000 rounds...LOL. I have that many loaded in magazines.
Walter, you're better than that. You're not CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and we don't want you to be like them. You do a fabulous job of informing the public in a truthful fashion; please keep up the good work.
I wasn't going to waste my time replying to this one, but I changed my mind.
If you are 'all for the right to bear arms," as you say, why would you support restricting that right to suit your own(or anyone else's) opinion? Wouldn't that necessarily change the Second Amendment from a right to a privelige?
The AK-47 was not designed "to murder someone." Mikhail Kalashnikov has been quoted numerous times as saying that he designed it for no other reason than to defend his country during a time of great suffering. While his country's political ideology was bogus and horrible, his brand of patriotism was essentially no different than that of John C. Garand or John M. Browning.
You probably don't realize it, but your average Remington 700 chambered in .30-06 is about five times more powerful and has much more range and effectiveness than any AK-47.
Thank you, by the way, for the left-handed accusation in your last statement. I own several semi-auto variants of the AK-47, along with the accompanying field gear and accessories, so I guess I must be a murderer, huh? Nevermind the fact that when I go overseas, I have to train local national troops and police in the use of the AK. Nevermind the fact that knowing enough about the weapon will help you to train others in safe and responsible use of the thing and not look like a complete clown in front of the local nationals.
I suggest you do further reading on the subject of individual rights, the Constitution of the United States and a few books on military small arms.
It also looks like you could stand to receive some training in remedial English.
Another respondent quite aptly said that you are not writing for a New York or Los Angeles audience, and I wonder if you have that clearly in mind.
Shrill, panicky reporting on the subject of firearms is getting to be a tiresome and boring part of reading the newspaper. How about some real news without all the shrieking and crying about "mean ol' guns" for a change?
While the circumstances of this news report are tragic and regrettable, I see no reason to wax hysterical about Stringer's "armory," other than to push a noxious and unwelcome agenda on your readership.
believe me when i tell you, a lot of people are laughing at the thought of me being a left winger. i have hunted all my life and am very proficient with and own all types of firearms.
You have to admit, given the incredible deluge of negative media reporting about firearms these days, that some buzzwords have been firmly established as anti-gun, despite their innocuous nature.
I wish it were otherwise.
Stay focused on the one that did the horrible deed, not the family.
And why does the media lie about the types of guns used? Surely they weren't fully automatic like they suggest.
Man that bugs me beyond anything else. For someone to call someone else a retard when using "your" incorrectly.
For future childish name-calling the correct usage would be you're a retard.
just sayin'
It might interest you to know that the .30-06 was made expressly for killing other people, namely Germans and Japanese, before it was adapted for use as a hunting cartridge. So was the .38-40 Krag, the .45-70 Government, the .308 Winchester (known to us as 7.62 NATO), the.303 British and a host of other cartridges. The .30-06 was a modified copy of the 7.92Ss round developed by the Germans, which we call the 8mm Mauser, and it was also adapted for hunting after the Germans killed a few people with it. Nearly every hunting cartridge in the U.S. was an adaptation or an offshoot of a military cartridge. Look it up if you don't believe me.
You may want to do a little more reading about the evolution and development of weapons before you go running off at the mouth about how "this weapon was made for this" or "that weapon was made for that."
Incidentally, if your "beleafs" preclude you from using "wepons for only one use," you are probably going to have to either hunt with wildcat cartridges or give up hunting altogether.
I wish that Hollywood had done a better job of translating Bob Lee Swagger's character in the movie "Sniper," though; "Marky Mark" Wahlberg just didn't strike me as a rough customer at all...
My observation of things that are happening now and have happened in the recent past in our own" law enforcement family" is there are things that need to really be looked at with deep thought. Some Apologies need to be made, wrongs made right . Our true hearts and commitments to our "brother and sister deputies" need to be reassessed.
We are never promised tomorrow and never know when you may depend on someone else to save your life. Just A Thought!
I'm very thankful that Joe is going to be okay, and my heart also goes out to his family. Thank God that he's alright. And also, thank you Joe for doing your job, and for wanting to continue your heroic efforts to the community.