Posted on 01/19/2010 11:00:00 AM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Combat rifle sights used by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan carry references to Bible verses, stoking concerns about whether the inscriptions break a government rule that bars proselytizing by American troops.
Military officials said the citations don't violate the ban and they won't stop using the telescoping sights, which allow troops to pinpoint the enemy day or night.
The contractor that makes the equipment, Trijicon of Wixom, Mich., said the U.S. military has been a customer since 1995 and the company has never received any complaints about the Scripture citations.
"We don't publicize this," Tom Munson, Trijicon's director of sales and marketing, said in an interview. "It's not something we make a big deal out of. But when asked, we say, 'Yes, it's there.'"
The inscriptions are subtle and appear in raised lettering at the end of the stock number. Trijicon's rifle sights use tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen, to create light and help shooters hit what they're aiming for.
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Onward Christian Soldiers :-}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJgt2ktRJME
Hmmmm, dim-bulb-crats cheating on everything in sight
OR
biblical refs in a rifle scope
Decisions, decisions..........
WASHINGTON – Combat rifle sights used by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan carry references to Bible verses, stoking concerns about whether the inscriptions break a government rule that bars proselytizing by American troops.
If they had voodoo incantations, these complainers about this -- wouldn't be complaining in the first place... LOL...
And we see what happens to a country deeply immersed in the voodoo culture... just look at Haiti.
They need to break out of their evil voodoo culture over there that has the people in bondage to the devil and all the death and destruction that accompanies it.
Here's a link to a FReeper Article in regards to Haiti's voodoo and Satanic culture...
This is an excellent time to follow up on the eternal destiny of the people of Haiti, while also attending to their emergency needs.
This non-problem encompasses everything the left hates: Nuclear power, Religion and something that helps the military. I’ll bet even Sarah Palin owns one of these scopes.
***Combat rifle sights used by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan carry references to Bible verses***
The knuckle draggers at DU are going ballistic over this.
The Israeli Army uses these sights also...They don’t complain as long as it hits hwere it’s aimed...center mass of a piece of sh*t terrorist...
Amazing, since none of the hysterical DU(mmys) would be caught within a hundred feet of one those “yucky gun thingees” to begin with.
Considering the number of enemy combatants that have been killed with them, seems like the extra “performance enhancer” on the sight is working.
BRASS
Well as I see, it’s just helping the bad guys INTO the Light..
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