Journalists believe that more kinetic energy per shot means it takes away more of your HP when you get shot with it, because their only knowledge of guns comes from Calladooty. They don't understand concepts like recoil, penetration, over penetration, noise, etc. They think that getting a more powerful gun is like getting a new sword in an RPG: stronger weapon = faster killing.
Journalists believe that more kinetic energy per shot means it takes away more of your HP when you get shot with it, because their only knowledge of guns comes from Calladooty. They don't understand concepts like recoil, penetration, over penetration, noise, etc. They think that getting a more powerful gun is like getting a new sword in an RPG: stronger weapon = faster killing.
There's simply no thought to the actual physics involved.