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Firearms

The "Type 56" is an SKS model made by Norinco. It is not an AK-47" varient. The SKS and AK-47 had different designers. Yes, both were designed by Russians and then licenced to Norinco, but they are different rifle types. 71.56.4.48 (talk) 19:48, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@71.56.4.48 the type 56 is a licensed AK variant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_56_assault_rifle 85.191.203.201 (talk) 23:38, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, my mistake. disregard

Bank place of robbery

I went to the LA police Museum and they said it was a Bank of America they tried to rob not first bank 47.205.82.159 (talk) 04:14, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's what the article says. ― TUNA × 04:17, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Acquisition of AR-15s

Hello,

I am not a common editor of Wikipedia but I've noticed an inaccuracy with this article. It it stated "Several officers additionally equipped themselves with AR-15s and other semi-automatic rifles from a nearby firearms dealer."

This is a misconception that stems from the movie 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out. This movie is based on the incident this article is about but erroneously shows police officers procuring AR-15s from a local gun store. This event occurred during the Federal Assault Weapons Ban which lasted from 1994 until it expired in 2004. No civilian gun stores carried AR-15s during this period and there is no record of police acquiring AR-15s from local gun stores. Shep Besky (talk) 15:29, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Assault Weapons ban of 1994 banned sale of the Colt AR-15, but did not restrict the sale of the Colt Sporter and other AR-15 style weapons. Ollie.The.Rat (talk) 17:38, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Search Following Shootout

The subsequent door to door search in North Hollywood is not mentioned in this article. As police believed there could be as many as 6 suspects, they continued to receive false calls of new suspects and as a result, SWAT teams went door to door searching for a possible third suspect. Ollie.The.Rat (talk) 17:56, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Influence of Hollywood movie "HEAT"

The movie Heat_(1995_film) came out in 1995 with huge directorial name, mega-blockbuster actors. Is it conceivable that the movie played some role in instigating this crime? Did the perps see the movie in 95, plan their own version in 96, and then carry it out in 97? No doubt the movie and subsequently this crime were responsible in some part for the 'militarization' of the local police forces nationwide in the aftermath.