I Found Ted Kennedy’s Safe!.

A while back I fisked Sen. Ted “The Swimmer” Kennedy‘s Senate testimony on “armor piercing” ammunition. During his oration on the evils of such ammunition, he let loose with this unforgettable utterance:

Another rifle caliber, the 30.30 caliber, was responsible for penetrating three officers’ armor and killing them in 1993, 1996, and 2002. This ammunition is also capable of puncturing light-armored vehicles, ballistic or armored glass, armored limousines, even a 600-pound safe with 600 pounds of safe armor plating.

Er, what??

I’ve always wondered where that particular non sequitur came from. Now I think I know. Watch this YouTube video (the sound goes out of time with the image towards the end)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9lMViBr6d8&w=425&h=350]

Pay particular attention starting about 6:45. That’s when they shoot a “600 pound safe.”

Suffice it to say, they weren’t using a .30-30, and the ammunition they were using wasn’t manufactured by Hi-Vel. Nor can your average civilian purchase Mk 211 Mod 0 .50 BMG rounds.

Not that that made any difference to (hic!) Teddy.

Or the VPC for that matter.

(h/t: Sebastian)