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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNRA: One Can Never Have TOO Much Ammo
(Editorial cartoon by Kevin Siers / The Charlotte Observer (July 27, 2012))
graham4anything
(11,464 posts)Especially if Janet Napolitano is the VP, Janet Reno can be the new HS chief with Hillary as President.
Comrade_McKenzie
(2,526 posts)That's all I'm going to say about that.
dairydog91
(951 posts)Or are they storming it just because having paramilitary squads storm the homes of political opponents is fun?
Comrade_McKenzie
(2,526 posts)HangOnKids
(4,291 posts)Society gets to decide means exactly what? Thanks for your reply.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Our basic load was 400 rounds. And that was nominal, as we never loaded our magazines to the full 20 rounds.
And we were in fucking combat!
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Though one time, when my bn. got called up to the DMZ, tracers came in handy. An NVA machine gunner was taking out our guys, and I was the only one who was able to spot him. I was a fucking platoon leader, but they had me load up an M-60 machine gun belt with tracers and fire on his position to mark him.
The next morning, when the all-night battle was over, they carried out a wounded NVA machine gunner who'd been hit with M-60 fire in the legs...
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)to tell them it was time to change mags. Was not universal
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Ours were random. But the difference underscores how the experience of troops in Vietnam could vary greatly, even at the same time.
talkingmime
(2,173 posts)Zax2me
(2,515 posts)jsr
(7,712 posts)WTF.
LiberalFighter
(51,102 posts)1) In real wars
2) Movies
3) Video games