Posted on 01/17/2013 1:34:01 PM PST by Sir Napsalot
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told troops at a military base in Italy that only soldiers needed assault weapons.
From Reuters:
Asked by a soldier what President Barack Obama would do to protect school children from gun violence without infringing Americans’ right to own guns, Panetta said action was needed after the attack on a Connecticut school in December in which a gunman killed 20 children and six adults.
He told members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team at Vicenza that there were areas where steps could be taken,
“I mean who the hell needs armor-piercing bullets except you guys in battle?”
In the aftermath of the Connecticut shooting – the latest mass killing in the United States on a list that includes Columbine in 1999 and Virginia Tech in 2007 – Obama launched the biggest gun-control push in generations.
He asked Congress on Wednesday to approve an assault weapons ban and background checks for all gun buyers.
Panetta, who is on a week-long trip to Europe, was President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff when the United States banned the sale of assault weapons in the 1990s.
“Unfortunately that ban went out of effect,” he said.
He added that he was an enthusiastic hunter.
“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.”
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
How old do you have to be to be a member of the NRA? Maybe Republicans should have a press conference and have kids from the NRA there to explain the second amendment to the MSM.
Beware a government that seeks to ban the weapons THEY fear the most.
And Rosa Parks doesn’t have to sit in the front of the bus.
This means banning ammo for and thus rendering useless all military and civilian-version stuff like the AR-15, SKS-56, de-miled AKA-47, TT-33, M-1, M-14, Enfield rifle, Moison Nagant, 30.06, the list is endless. Who needs a gun ban when you can ban ammo and ammo components (if you haven’t figured this out yet, the LibTards are going after ammo and components as well)
The military generally are under the command of the commander in chief. Political issues are not discussed and discouraged.
However, they are taught to only obey a lawful order.
So what is the point in giving the troops a lesson on gun control? What is the ulterior motive?
Just a thought.
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Panetta’s Communist background:
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“Leon Panetta’s Communist Ties
Posted by Dave Blount at June 15, 2011 10:24 AM
Barack Hussein Obama, protégé of Frank Marshall Davis and Bill Ayers, isn’t the only member of the current misadministration with communist ties. Look what Accuracy in Media has learned about current CIA director and Secretary of Defense nominee Leon Panetta:
The evidence shows that Panetta had a close and personal relationship with a member of the Communist Party by the name of Hugh DeLacy, whose record included meeting with communist espionage agents.
Still more disturbing is the evidence they did not find:
[W]e find no evidence that the Panetta-DeLacy relationship was ever examined by the FBI or the Senate when Panetta was being considered and confirmed for the post of CIA Director. The major media have been even more derelict, content to cover the Panetta hearings for Secretary of Defense in a cursory manner and then turn their attention back to something that is easier and more fun to cover and which is sure to attract interest — [Anthony] Weiner.
Nestled in a political establishment that is friendly toward our communist enemies and shrieks “McCarthyism!!!” at anyone who isn’t, Panetta didn’t have to try very hard to keep the relationship from going public.
Back in 1983 he inserted a tribute into the Congressional Record, recognizing DeLacy and his wife Dorothy, another communist, for their commitment to “social justice” and resisting “the dark forces of McCarthyism.” The latter strongly indicates that Panetta was aware of their involvement in the communist cause and that not only did it not matter to him, it was evidence of their courage and bravery. …
Trevor Loudon writes, “The couple, Hugh DeLacy and his wife Dorothy Baskin DeLacy, both had long histories with the Communist Party USA and were very active in the Santa Cruz ‘progressive’ movement that had helped nurture Congressman Panetta’s career. Phrases like ‘social justice’ and ‘dark forces of McCarthyism’ rolled from Rep. Panetta’s pen, in a piece that would not have been out of place in the Communist Party’s Peoples Daily World.”
He adds, “The DeLacys were not merely Panetta’s constituents—they were close personal friends. Hugh DeLacy was also a longtime correspondent, with whom Panetta regularly discussed defense and foreign policy issues.” “
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“Who the hell is this schmuck to tell me what I need?”
He is Jerald Nadler’s friend.
We don’t need all those government agencies. We don’t need all the support staff Congress and the Senate use. We don’t need czars.. etc. etc.
Just tell them that though it's true that 12 is larger than 9, 12 is much smaller than 16, 20, 22, 25, 30, 38, 44, 45, 50, 243, 308, 380, 410, 3006 and 3030, among other numbers.
When we send soldiers into a home/building to clear it of murderous enemies, what is the minimum weapon they use? An M16/M4!
When a civilian homeowner hears a bump or crash in the night along with other indications a criminal with probable murderous intentions is inside and looking to do harm, why the hell is he limited, under threat of severe legal punishment, to weapons LESS than the MINIMUM a soldier would be issued for the same confrontation?
And since the highest speed limit in the nation is 85, then people don’t NEED cars that go over 85. Blood alcohol levels for legally drunk are .08, so no one NEEDS to buy more than one beer at a time ... get rid of cases and six packs.
This entire NEED argument is stupid. Some folks play frisbee, others golf ... but some like to shoot targets. I don’t have a problem with that.
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.
yep, “it” is.
“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!
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