Lot's of gutsy, sensationalistic prose, but it's actually a pretty accurate
description.

A .223, for hunting purposes, is known as a "varmint" round.  It is not
legal, in most states, to use for deer or larger game.  The reason being is
that the bullet expansion (described in the article) happens too quickly in
large animals to create an effective wound channel.

I have to hand it to USAToday.  There were no outright lies in the article.
I'm impressed!

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: another shooting


USA Today has a story in today's paper about the .223 caliber bullets:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/dcovwed.htm

Apparently they're the type that can be used either for hunting or military
purposes; in either case if the bullet goes to the head or chest the victim
almost always dies, and it sounds as if the target doesn't have to be really
really precise.

And as expected, the killing yesterday has been tied to the sniper.

Kat