“Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA– ordinary citizens don’t need guns, as their having guns doesn’t serve the State.” –Heinrich Himmler
Ghost of a past we don't want repeats. Sent chills to my being.
The people don’t have assault weapons. They have weapons that look like military assault weapons. Stop lying to the people.
Depending on the “armor” a .22lr is “armor-piercing”. The Greeks wore linen armor.
More recently, a .30’06 will commonly pierce the sort of kevlar protective vests cops often wear.
“I’ve been duck hunting since I was 10-years-old. I love to hunt and I love to be able to share that joy with my kids. But for the life of me, I don’t know why the hell people have to have an assault weapon.”
I am 60 years old former Law Enforcement, veteran and have never hunted in my life. My 2nd Amendment rights have nothing to do with hunting..
Why is the Secretary of Defense weighing in on a domestic political issue that is totally outside of his purview? Democrats just can’t resist telling others how to live their lives.
Wow. This beautiful union that President Lincoln fought so hard to preserve may be coming to an end soon...
Yeah? And I don’t “NEED” a cheeseburger. But I WANT one! And it’s my RIGHT!
I need a 2nd Amendment rifle.
Why does my government require hollow point bullets which are not even allowed by the Geneva Convention?
The soldier smells like a plant.
Everything for the cause.
I don’t own an assault weapon. Maybe a few thousand Americans own actual assault weapons. But the bad guys do, and that creates a need for the good guys to match them.
If we could just get the gangs, the drug traders, the government alphabet agencies, the Chinese and the Muslims to discard their automatic weapons, we wouldn’t need all this citizen firepower.
Hey Leon!
How many legs does a cow have?
Four, you say?
Well, let’s call the cow’s tail a leg.
Now, how many legs does that cow have?
NO! You damn idiot!
Calling the tail a leg doesn’t make it one!
The “don’t need” argument is quite a mixture of ignorance and effrontery.
The notion that “I can’t think of a legitimate reason to own a semi-automatic firearm, therefore no such reason exists” is grotesquely illogical.
The notion that “I have a right to have my preferences and beliefs about other people’s needs—even the needs of people I don’t know—imposed upon all people by force” is arrogance at its worst.
I wonder if somebody can fact-check that. It seems that every friggin' anti-gunner in the country is a "lifelong hunter". It's a wonder that there are any game animals left alive in this country.
Without my semi-automatic rifle what will I use to protect myself from the Government?
Exhibit A.
Exhibit B.
When the administration moves on to banning SUVs again, panetta will be referring to them as “assault vehicles.”
It’s very offensive, that the Sec. of Defense would take a position against the Bill of Rights, while talking to our troops. Panetta should be fired immediately.
I would need them if the bad guys were wearing armor.
Every tool has its purpose. I buy tools either because I need to do what they can do OR because I think they are cool.
I might ask, why does Panetta NEED to be Defense Secretary?
Probably because of either the astounding ignorance of public officials or because our government has been taken over by G*D* commies.
Why does DHS need 1.6 billion rounds of critical defense ammo? I think that answers Panetta’s question.