Boston Police Research

Looks like the Boston Police do their research in the same manner as does Mayor Menino. Ignore the facts and just go with the knee jerk propaganda of the gun grabbers.

The Boston Police Department is sounding the alarm that a new type of high-powered handgun is on the streets that fires rounds police say can pierce many kinds of bulletproof vests worn by officers.

The department issued a safety alert to officers after two men were shot with the gun in Dorchester and Mattapan last week. The alert, obtained by the Globe, warned that the FN Five-Seven handgun fires the bullets at such a velocity that they ''will punch through your vest, PLATE included."

Yesterday, officers of all ranks expressed concern that the weapon has surfaced in Boston.

''These aren't recreational weapons," Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O'Toole said in an interview. ''This is an example of a gun designed to kill people."

Added one rank-and-file officer: ''The ability to go through a vest . . . it's just way too dangerous. It's real scary."

They seem to have missed that the ammo that can do this (armor piercing) isn't legally purchased by the public. But then, maybe the ATF made a mistake. Or maybe these people know more than those that allowed the importation of these handguns. I doubt it though.