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So, either the Army didn’t trust him with any bullets or only gave him one like Barney Fife!

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I’m going to try to be fair to Algor. He could have been in an area where he had to lug the thing, but was not supposed to have ammo in it. That’s common today as well, in military and in competition.

But usually you are required to have the safety on as well.

Interpreted that way, it’s clear Algor was not in a forward area, also clear that when he was told mag out, clear your rifle, safety on, he didn’t get it quite right.