[Conspiracy Guy]

My kids were safer than this when they were pre-teens. Is it we have generation of soldiers who never saw a weapon before basic training? I was hoping this post was a joke. If a soldier is issued a weapon they should be trained and drilled and trained and drilled in it's proper use. Who is running the military? Is this carry over from Clinton's cut back and slash the military for 8 years? SAD :(

[ninenot]

You are correct. Most of these city kids have NEVER seen a rifle, shotgun, or pistol before BCT started, and obviously didn't learn too much during BCT, either.

I can't say there were NO accidents while I was in the Army--but there were damn few, if any. DI's and range officers were absolutely GONZO on the safety question.