Marine Corps Times Urges Veterans To Support More Gun Control(WTH?)

breitbart.com ^ | 1/18/2016 | AWR Hawkins

[rktman]

On January 18, the Marine Corps Times criticized the "yield-no-ground attitude toward gun control" and urged veterans to support more gun laws.

The Marine Corps Times tweeted, "Veterans should lead the push for more secure gun laws."

Veterans should lead push for more secure gun laws https://t.co/Q9LY3qB0b1

- Marine Corps Times (@Marinetimes) January 18, 2016

A link in the tweet takes readers to a January 18 article in the publication, written by former Sgt. Matthew Hess who served in the Marine Corps from 2009-2015.

[rktman]

Uh, what? Obviously means 'more control' to stay on target. Right? I know there are some devil dogs on here. Confirmation?

[rrrod]

Damn we need a president.

[Don Hernando de Las Casas]

for later

[niteowl77]

Marine Corps Times is a Gannett publication- if there's a lefty in the Corps with a hint of literary ability, they will give him some ink.

Mr. niteowl77

[ontap]

Being a Marine I call bullshit on this!!

[riverrunner]

The Marines I know well say are you kidding me no and no but most likely in more colorful language

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Perfectly illustrating the point that there are punks even in the Marine Corps.

But okay, I'll bite. If we really wanted to reduce accidental shooting, and/or shootings by people who take guns from family members, then why not a government program to distribute free (or at least subsidized) trigger locks?

Not a perfect solution, but it is a solution that would not infringe on anyone's right to own a gun, and likely would reduce firearm deaths. So why don't the gun grabbers push that?

I'll tell you why -- because it might seem as if they were tacitly tolerating gun ownership, and making it appear that guns can be made more safe is not an idea they want to promulgate.

And if unlocked guns lead to some extra deaths...well, that just helps build the case for more gun control!

[Savage Beast]

I smell the rank odor of corruption...

[frankenMonkey]

Yep. Gannett publishes the Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times, Marine Corps Times, Defense News and Federal Times.

All rags in my opinion.

[BuffaloJack]

Which side was former Sgt. Matthew Hess on?

[headstamp 2]

They also have Stars and Stripes, correct?

[Excellence]

100% total blowback on Twitter. LOL.

[Garvin]

This rag in no way represents the “United States Marine Corps” it is owned by Sightline Media Group, formerly Gannett Government Media.

It publisher is Elaine Howard

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-howard-4a03778

[Buckeye McFrog]

Is this another one of those military rags that looks official but is actually published by Gannett?

[ctdonath2]

“why not a government program to”

... teach safe handling, via hands-on live-fire training, to everyone in public schools?

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I'm no fan of government programs, but God knows we've already got a boatload of them, so this would seem to be at least one with little potential downside.

I could see parents getting squishy about bringing live guns to schools, live fire exercises, etc.. But honestly, what sane person would oppose even a PSA campaign encouraging trigger locks?

[rockinqsranch]

Is Marine Corp Times another Leftist Gannett publication as is the Stars & Stripes?

[NorthMountain]

BHAARRRrrrrrfffff!!!

What we need:

Repeal the National Firearms Act.
Repeal the Gun Control Act.
Repeal the Hughes Amendment.

These simple, commonsense actions are a necessary good first step toward reasonable gun control laws in these United States.

[NorthMountain]

But honestly, what sane person would oppose even a PSA campaign encouraging trigger locks?

Who's paying for it? Government? Then I unalterably oppose it.

[ßuddaßudd]

Kali already forces you to buy a gunlock for handguns and prove ownership of a safe when buying long-guns if Im not mistaken...
maybe it was just me they hassled ,,