[Scan-DC] local criminal using scanners

[RICHARD ROWLAND]

Anyone remember the M-1 Garand, although manufactured by 3 or 4 others, I 
believe a clip was the term used there
Sort of a horseshoe or squarred "U" shape, no springs, that held 8 rounds as 
I remember. Maybe we are dealing with a WW-II era reporter. Anyone familiar 
with the term "M-1 Thumb"?

Richard Rowland
Richmond Building Trades
Secretary/Treasurer Emeritus
RichRowl at worldnet.att.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheldon Daitch" <sdaitch at kuw.ibb.gov>
To: "Glenn Morris" <gpmorris at satx.rr.com>
Cc: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] local criminal using scanners


> Glenn,
>
> the NRA has this in their glossary:
>
> "Clip:
>
> A device for holding a group of cartridges.  Semantic wars have been
> fought over the word, with
> some insisting it is not a synonym for "detachable magazine."  For 80
> year, however, it has
> been so used by manufacturers and the military.  There is no argument
> that it can also mean a
> separate device for holding and transferring a group of cartridges to a
> fixed or detachable
> magazine or as a device inserted into the mechanism of a firearm
> becoming, in effect, part
> of that mechanism."
>
> vs
>
> "Magazine:
>
> A spring-loaded container for cartridges that may be an integral part of
> the gun`s mechanism
> or may be detachable. Detachable magazines for the same gun may be
> offered by the gun`s
> manufacturer or other manufacturers with various capacities. A gun with
> a five-shot detachable
> magazine, for instance, may be fitted with a magazine holding 10, 20, or
> 50 or more rounds.
> Box magazines are most commonly located under the receiver with the
> cartridges stacked
> vertically. Tube or tubular magazines run through the stock or under the
> barrel with the cartridges
> lying horizontally. Drum magazines hold their cartridges in a circular
> mode. A magazine can also
> mean a secure storage place for ammunition or explosives."
>
> http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FirearmsGlossary/
>
> Looks like the reporters aren't the only ones who may be using the term
> somewhat
> interchangeably.
>
> It has been far too many years back when I handled a weapon in my
> military active duty
> days, but we used the two terms back and forth for the magazines in the
> M-16s and
> M-1911A1 we had.
>
> YMMV,
>
> 73
> Sheldon
>
>
>
>
>
> Glenn Morris wrote:
>> True. But do you expect better from reporters?  What reporters screw-up
>> could fill a library of books. Firearms magazines are called "clips",
>> revolvers are automatic revolvers and the list goes on. Besides,  it
>> sensationalizes the story.  Saying "tuned to the Fairfax County Freq" 
>> sounds
>> so much more threatening than "listening to the main police talk group."
>>
>>
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>>> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:24:00 -0500
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>>> Subject: [Scan-DC] local criminal using scanners
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>>> There is no such thing as "the Fairfax County frequency".  FFX uses a
>>> trunked system shared by all of its public safety agencies that uses
>>> many frequencies.
>>>
>>
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