Sniper Rounds

The Washington Times ^ | 1-23-06 | Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough

[JZelle]

An Army judge advocate general (JAG) temporarily banned Army and Marine Corps snipers from using a highly accurate open-tip bullet. The JAG, we are told, mistakenly thought the open-tip round was the same as hollow-point ammunition, which is banned. The original open-tip was known as Sierra MatchKing and broke all records for accuracy in the past 30 years.

[JZelle]

Unbelievable!

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Considering what I've heard about the *Army bureaucracy*, it actually isn't. Sadly, they're in the way of much progress in the WOT.

[The Great RJ]

"She forced snipers to use less accurate ammunition, thereby placing U.S. forces and Iraqi civilians at greater risk"...

That she says a lot about the decision.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562906/posts

[RandallFlagg]

Cool. Now I can add my keyword to THAT thread.

[SwinneySwitch]

"After Army lawyers were finally alerted to the JAG's action, the order was lifted and the JAG was notified that the open tip was perfectly legal for use by snipers. However, the reversal was followed by the Army officials' taking retaliation against a sniper who blew the whistle on the bogus order. The sniper lost his job over a security infraction in reporting the JAG."

Damned if you don't and damned if you do!

[rellimpank]

--However, the reversal was followed by the Army officials' taking retaliation against a sniper who blew the whistle on the bogus order.

--I hope this was rectified--

[bmwcyle]

New approved sidearm.

[RandallFlagg]

OK, what the heck is THAT?!

[fooman]

ping

[in hoc signo vinces]

Looks like a potato gun.

[Red6]

Where are the Democrats? Michael Moore, French and German newspapers? Quick quick! You might have a story.

Red6

[JeeperFreeper]

I've said it once; I'l say it again. All JAGs should be given a temporary rank of private, turned over to a line unit or motor T unit going into hostile areas for 6 months before they are allowed to opine, prosecute or judge the conduct of those going "outside the wire", so to speak. This is nonsense.

[bmwcyle]

about a 10mm cork gun.

[RandallFlagg]

SHEESH! Looks like it's made from heavy duty materials.

[OXENinFLA]

What's next?

They take away their guns and make them THROW the bullets at the bad guys?

[tx_eggman]

Dude

Just because you say it's 500x283 doesn't decrease the download time for what's really a 1939x1099 file.

[RandallFlagg]

[JillValentine]

No, it doesn't.

If a man had made that decision, no one would be exploiting that to make a male-bashing comment. That would be ridiculous. Exploiting the bad decision made by this individual woman to attack all women is just as ridiculous.

In case you haven't noticed (and your beliefs seem to show that you haven't), not all women are PC liberals. A lot of us (like me) believe that this is a bad decision regarding ammunition, not to mention the stupidity of the Geneva convention banning hollow-point ammunition.

[ozoneliar]

I've said it once; I'l say it again. All JAGs should be given a temporary rank of private, turned over to a line unit or motor T unit going into hostile areas for 6 months before they are allowed to opine, prosecute or judge the conduct of those going "outside the wire", so to speak. This is nonsense.

This person overstepped her bounds. That is no grounds to malign the entire JAG. Most JAG's are hard working, great officers. All JAG's do is advise;that is their job. This JAG was wrong.