West Palm Beach PD claims suspect shot by officers had AK-47. Shows M1 carbine, AK magazine, and 5.56 bullets.

By Bob Owens | 4:53 PM | October 30, 2013

Is there no one in the West Palm Beach Police Department bright enough to tell the difference between the most heavily produced American firearm of the entire Second World War (the M1 Carbine), and the most prevalent Soviet design of the post-war era (the AKM)?

Can they match a gun, with a magazine, to the correct bullets for either?

Apparently not.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.