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Trump Pentagon pick says its 'insane' for civilians to own semi-automatic weapons
Fox News ^ | 8NOV2017 | Fox News, Greg Norman, Lucas Tomlinson, Associated Press

Posted on 11/08/2017 5:32:43 AM PST by familyop

President Trump’s nominee to lead the military health system...Dean Winslow, a professor at Stanford University and retired Air Force colonel, made his remarks..."I may get in trouble with other members of the committee just say how insane it is that in the United States of America a civilian can go out and buy a semi-automatic like an AR-15, which apparently was the weapon that was used," Winslow said...Kelley used a Ruger AR-55 rifle to kill 26 and wound more than a dozen...

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; guncontrol; secondamendment; trump; winslow
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1 posted on 11/08/2017 5:32:43 AM PST by familyop
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To: familyop

If true, this guy needs to withdraw from the nomination.

Or Trump needs to cut him off at the knees.


2 posted on 11/08/2017 5:35:49 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: familyop

Well, Winslow, what guns do you think we should be allowed to buy? How many? How many bullets should we be allotted per year? I mean, let’s not beat around the bush here. Go ahead and say what you think is good enough for the likes of us.


3 posted on 11/08/2017 5:36:40 AM PST by servo1969
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To: familyop

Nothing much good comes from academia today, and with few exceptions, Stanford is a crap hole of this kind of thinking.


4 posted on 11/08/2017 5:37:28 AM PST by vette6387 (LOCK HER UP! COMEY TOO.)
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To: familyop

It’s “insane” that pukes like this guy rise to the rank of Colonel in the US Military.


5 posted on 11/08/2017 5:37:56 AM PST by TTFlyer
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To: servo1969

“Go ahead and say what you think is good enough for the likes of us.”

That pretty much sums up the attitude inside the beltway.


6 posted on 11/08/2017 5:38:02 AM PST by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: familyop
There are something like 100 million Armilite style rifles in possession of legal American in the USA. This is 100M votes against gun grabbers. The Armilite riffle has been in use for over 50 years now.
7 posted on 11/08/2017 5:38:54 AM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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The illiteracy that you all see in the excerpt is pasted as copied from the article at the news site at the time of posting.


8 posted on 11/08/2017 5:39:01 AM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: servo1969
Simple.

When you jagoffs come up my drive to take it away from me, I take some of you out.

THAT'S the entire purpose of the second amendment, not the ownership of guns, that was never in question, but the second amendment .... to kill and stop tyrannical government.

9 posted on 11/08/2017 5:39:23 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: familyop

Another bad pick, kick him to the gutter and let’s move on.


10 posted on 11/08/2017 5:39:32 AM PST by hadaclueonce (This time I am Deplorable)
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To: familyop

How insane it is that in the United States of America a civilian can go out and buy a semi-automatic like an AR-15, which apparently was the weapon that was used,”..... TO TAKE DOWN THE MASS SHOOTER!

There, fixed it for him.


11 posted on 11/08/2017 5:39:34 AM PST by kara37
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To: Arm_Bears

Medical schools push gun control, feminism and homo-activism pretty hard. Graduates move into the medical racket and support many lobbies against the Second Amendment.


12 posted on 11/08/2017 5:41:32 AM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: familyop

In before the WINNING posts.


13 posted on 11/08/2017 5:43:25 AM PST by momincombatboots (White Stetsons up.. let's save our country!)
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TTFlyer :" It’s “insane” that pukes like this guy rise to the rank of Colonel in the US Military."

They get there through 'following orders' and the higher up you go up the commissioned ranks, the more a$$-kissing and politics go hand-in-hand.

14 posted on 11/08/2017 5:44:40 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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Colonel Winslow. All your life you have received a government check each month funded by the taxpayers. So, it’s to be expected that you have no concept whatsoever of mistrusting government based upon historical fact.

What’s insane is when, while shooting your mouth off about your desire for further control by the government, you ignore the real problem and that is dishonest, over sized, out of control, abusive, frightening, big government operating without the trust of it’s people.


15 posted on 11/08/2017 5:45:19 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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This is fake news from Fox. The actual quote while not good is directed at AR-15’s, not all semi-autos.

“I’d also like to, and I may get in trouble with other members of the committee, just say how insane it is that in the United States of America a civilian can go out and buy a semi-automatic assault rifle like an AR-15, which apparently was the weapon that was used,” Winslow said.


16 posted on 11/08/2017 5:46:13 AM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: familyop
We need to be at least as well armed as the criminals (and government goons) we are defending ourselves against.

17 posted on 11/08/2017 5:46:19 AM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: familyop

Its insane to be outgunned while children are being shot by evil entities.
No way will i ever want a police state!

Let the left loonies howl at the moon for it.


18 posted on 11/08/2017 5:46:48 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best)
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To: familyop

Cho, the Virginia Tech shooter killed 32 and used handguns, albeit semi-autos.


19 posted on 11/08/2017 5:47:54 AM PST by umgud
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To: Arm_Bears

Or we are just frogs with the heat coming up slowly. Careful of blind faith.


20 posted on 11/08/2017 5:48:00 AM PST by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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