Posted on 06/14/2016 8:14:26 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The German Defense Ministry is taking flak after pictures emerged of soldiers letting very small people play with some very big weapons.
It all started at an open-house event in Stetten, Baden-Württemberg at the weekend, where civilians were invited in to learn about the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr.
But on Monday, the advocacy group German Peace Society/United Opponents of Military Service posted pictures on Facebook showing small, preschool-aged children being offered the chance to handle some powerful guns on their own.
The guns in the pictures included a G36 assault rifle, a USP pistol, and a MP7 submachine gun, but Bundeswehr rules dictate that children under 18 should not be allowed to handle handguns.
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Even touching those guns would give the kids cooties.
Everybody KNOWS THAT!
I was at a WWII display and got to hold a Thompson SMG. I was amazed at how heavy for it’s size that beautiful weapon was.
I thought the same thing.
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