Please read this: http://www.e-manonline.com/blog.php?entry_id=1023

Everyman

He has a standing offer of steak, lobster, a keg of what ever he wants if he ever makes it out here to West Texas.

Also, in an email exchange I cautioned him to remember that behind that Camera, he was not bullet proof.
(I had had a reporter tell me long ago, that when he was taking pictures, that he sometimes forgot he was there and could be killed).

Michael's reply was "What, you mean I'm not bulletproof!!" His sense of humor is something else.

BTW, in case you missed it, he said this in the referenced writing: Gates of Fire

"Prosser shot the man at least four times with his M4 rifle. But the American M4 rifles are weak--after Prosser landed three nearly point blank shots in the man's abdomen, splattering a testicle with a fourth, the man just staggered back, regrouped and tried to shoot Prosser."

This is not the first time he has brought attention to this. He is not the only one that knows this, just about anyone that has shot someone with this issued (5.56mm) weapon has said that it has no stopping power. Some have said if the spin rate was increased, it would fragment better. I don't think that is the answer.

I knew this long ago, when it was called the M16, I would continue to shoot, because I knew from experience that if I didn't, I most likely would be killed myself. It just does not have enough stopping power.

When I shoot someone, I don't want the to have the ability to shoot back. That could ruin your day.

Only one little discussion about the M4:

http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=216

I sure hope the promised replacement, (if they can ever, ever, make up their minds) does a better job.

I'm afraid politics has gotten in the way, again..