Really? Send this idiot reporter to a weapons class!
The fully-automatic rifle is a variant of an M-16. The weapon on the table in the photo is called a sage gun that fires “less-than-lethal” rounds, Schwedhelm said. Both were unloaded.
There's your problem! They're not really effective when they're not loaded! Load em and let the little shavers send a few rounds down range!
Where, in the depths of a diseased mind, does this shiite come from?
If kids knew more about proper firearms handling and safety, as well as marksmanship and ownership, THE COMMUNITIES WOULD ALREADY BE SAFE!
This is a proven technique. It's the way things USED to be.
When I was in High School, US Army soldiers brought an RPG launcher, an M16, and other assorted hardware for us to handle. =) It was a great day and no one complained.
It sounds like they are learning the mere sight of an object can cause some people to mess their pants.
Maybe that a well-armed police force can put down rioters so we don't have English-style mayhem on our shores?
Attila? Attila???!!!
Could it possibly be that Attila is the heir to a pair of commie lib hippie dopers...???
It’s not like the guns were loaded were they? I’d rather my kid know and understand the differences between real guns and toy guns. Hopefully seeing that law enforcement uses them shows that they are serious things and not to play with..
Not long ago I attended a WWII “live” exhibit at a local museum. Soldiers were dressed in GI and Wehrmacht uniforms from WWII with authentic M1s, Mausers, assorted machine guns, personnel carriers and other original equipment. These guys had gone to a lot of trouble to obtain the real stuff.
I asked one German soldier if I could hold his Mauser, to which he readily agreed. Then a small boy asked to see it, whereupon the fellow works the bolt action and hands the kid the rifle. I saw the cartridge slam home as he secured the bolt. Somewhat shocked, I asked the guy, “You do know that rifle is loaded, don’t you?” He did reassure me that the cartridges were fake. I like the idea of kids learning to use firearms properly but I couldn’t believe someone would hand a kid a loaded rifle without knowing that he had been trained on its use.
Any questions?
In spite of all efforts to breed little-boyness out of little boys, they still generally think the latest combat weapons are cool, cool, cool. Whether it’s a trebuchet, a cowboy pistol, or a modern machine gun. And thanks to women’s lib, the girls are finding it acceptable to get on board the battleship too! What ARE kids coming to (sigh) :-)
The St. Louis county fair one time (they may still do it) had reenactors who gave you a small amount of black powder to use in their guns (10 grains or so). The lines to shoot were long and filled with kids and their parents.
They are wholly responsible for my later status (within the year) as a gun owner shooting black powder and buffalo rifles.
So, if any of you are on this board:
1. It’s all your fault.
2. I can’t thank you enough.
