“Bring back the M14!”
They are back....they’ve all been brought out of Army storage and issued to combat units....since the ATF considers them machine guns they were never sold to civilians....the Army has held them all this time....a small number were given to law enforcement and the Army has requested that those be returned at once...the strong demand for the M-14 is said to be driven by two factors:
1.The knockdown power of the .308 Winchester round.
2.They don’t require near the maintenence/lubrication of an M-4 to keep them running in desert conditions.
There were no doubt times over the last 40 years when the wisdom of holding on to these rifles was questioned....the Army was wise to keep them given what we know now.
...except for all the M14s the BentOne sent to Lithuania, to keep them (as semi-auto) out of the CMP intentory, or had de-milled...
Here's the a$$hole responsible:
My father always hated Robert Mcnamara and his "whiz kid" bean counters. They got a lot of folks killed with their stupid decisions that were always based on the bottom line.
We'll be making popcorn when this rat bastard finally takes his dirt nap! (He's gotta be at least 90, so it won't be much longer.)