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President Trump to Review Ban on Military Personnel Carrying Firearms
Ammoland ^ | 25 February, 2018 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 03/01/2018 11:33:04 AM PST by marktwain

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To: Cobra64

“No, he should let his subordinates/commanders deal with this...................”

Oh, those “subordinates” advocating transgenders, homosexuals, sex changes, and other social warrior issues!? I think he’s doing just fine advocating for the real military.


21 posted on 03/01/2018 12:18:57 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Conservatives seek the truth. Democrats seek the power to dictate what truth is.)
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To: Jack Hammer

What does it say about America when those who are trained in the use of firearms to defend the nation are deemed incompetent to carry firearms...?


It says the political class, who control the military, have followed the practice of most governments on the planet.

There are only a very few that differ on this.

The Second Amendment is a major reason for the unique position of the United States.


22 posted on 03/01/2018 12:21:44 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: marktwain

So... the military should follow the practice of ‘other nations on the planet’ or follow the constitution?

Not sure that you’re saying.


23 posted on 03/01/2018 12:26:18 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: marktwain

When I was in the service we had to qualify with common US, Soviet and Chicom military small arms and that included hitting the target while shooting with each weapon.

If memory serves me, that was about 80 to 100 different weapons (both rifles and handguns).

The one that gave guys the most problems was the B-40 RPG launcher. There was a gas port that steadied the weapon during firing and the gas port exhausted on the right side. If you were a lefty and you didn’t put it on your right shoulder, you’d burn the side of your face when you pulled the trigger.


24 posted on 03/01/2018 12:29:11 PM PST by BuffaloJack (Chivalry is not dead. It is a warriors code and only practiced by warriors.)
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To: 5Madman2
It gives commanders broad authority to limit this for their installations The Joint Base San Antonio Commander has shut down any non-duty carry of any weapons

At a time when any commanding officer can be removed, if anyone under his command has an "incident" involving a gun and the CO had authorized carrying firearms, then there may be some reluctance on the part of CO's to authorize carry.

This would change instantaneously if, at the next instance of a terror incident on a base where carry is not authorized, Trump chose to cashier the commander for placing his men at risk.

25 posted on 03/01/2018 12:37:05 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: marktwain

Why wait for another f***in review? Could happen with a stroke of a pen.


26 posted on 03/01/2018 12:38:11 PM PST by wardamneagle
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To: pabianice

I agree. It was so strangle coming from duty and handing in to the Arms room magnificent firepower and feeling totally naked off duty with no right to protection let alone the 2A. We always just accepted policy. The policy is asinine.


27 posted on 03/01/2018 12:40:43 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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Should be just the opposite. MANDATORY open carry at all times especially off base or off ship for every active duty with special legal protections if used to suppress a crime. Highly encouraged for all retired and vets with free range time and training, nation-wide.


28 posted on 03/01/2018 12:51:58 PM PST by USCG SimTech
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To: Sacajaweau

As we have witnessed in eye opening accounts. What eventually happened to that marksman? Only fact remembered was the incident happened during BO’Bs Administration and, IIRC, he murdered a pregnant woman and her baby. Location and how many died have long slipped memory.


29 posted on 03/01/2018 12:52:00 PM PST by V K Lee (Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken. - Donald J. Trump)
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To: rockinqsranch

Is Mad Dog Mattie’s a transgender too?


30 posted on 03/01/2018 12:56:09 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: marktwain; Donald J Trump
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would review policies that keep troops from carrying personal weapons onto military bases.

That's the way to do it, Donald!!! Excellent plan! We need more FREEDOM, not more government interference in our lives.

31 posted on 03/01/2018 12:57:55 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Jack Hammer

So... the military should follow the practice of ‘other nations on the planet’ or follow the constitution?


I am saying that the political elite in power want the commoners unarmed. They particularly want to keep their military under control.

Showing soldiers and officers that their oath of office includes the Second Amendment would be a great way to reinforce Constitutional protections and their oath of office.


32 posted on 03/01/2018 1:04:41 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Jack Hammer

Just speaking for my time in the USAF, only the SPs carried on base. A lot of drinking went on, also. Privately owned arms were supposed to be checked into the armory, though a guy pawned me a rifle several times and it was in my locker.


33 posted on 03/01/2018 2:26:03 PM PST by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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To: gundog
Privately owned arms were supposed to be checked into the armory, though a guy pawned me a rifle several times and it was in my locker.

I remember mail ordering a pistol from Clines in Chicago, that I kept in my locker. Don't remember ever thinking about storing it at supply.

On another note one of my buddies drew a prisoner escort detail and withdrew a 45 from the supply Sgt, came to the barracks messed around and shot another kid through a wall. I don't know how the Captain kept him out of trouble but he did. Maybe because it was only a leg wound, 1958 was a different time for sure.

34 posted on 03/01/2018 2:53:20 PM PST by itsahoot (There will be division, as long as there is money to be divided.)
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To: itsahoot

I’ll bet. I wasn’t born until’60.


35 posted on 03/01/2018 4:08:55 PM PST by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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To: Sacajaweau

Got several killed at a recruitment center in Arkansas a few years back when a self proclaimed Jihadi went on a killing spree there.


36 posted on 03/01/2018 5:06:51 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Re-open the insane asylums, stop drugging the kids.)
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To: stylin19a

Kind of. Everyone is assigned their weapons at a new unit, but they’re not issued/drawn unless you’re cleaning, training, at the range, etc. Ammo isn’t drawn unless on guard duty or range time. The only time you have your weapon on you 24/7 is basic or deployment usually.


37 posted on 03/01/2018 7:13:48 PM PST by Svartalfiar
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To: marktwain

Every time I go on base I ask the guards if there’s any news about being able to carry on base...it’s one of the few places I actually disarm for these days.


38 posted on 03/02/2018 2:42:27 AM PST by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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To: Svartalfiar

thanks. I’m a little hazy on remembering how we stored them. We were always cleaning them so they had to be at arms length.


39 posted on 03/02/2018 8:02:40 AM PST by stylin19a (Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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