Yah--how dare anyone compare an AK 47 to a musket. It's only the musket that proves how good a gun can ever shoot.
And I'm sure 'researchers' would never be willing to placate the 'elites' and keep from being blacklisted by falsifying and misinterpreting research findings if actually done properly. Never. Science is magical that way, remember?
Your 'professional' opinion isn't likely to be financed much longer. You can stop--please. I thought you might be happy to.