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Why Pentagon is cool to Cruz bid to let troops carry personal firearms on base
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Bruce W. Krafft
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"Sen. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas believes that troops should be able to carry their personal firearms with them on base – a point of view that puts him at odds with a number of top US military officials, including former commanders in America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
"This doesn’t bother him, he says. 'The military brass opposes this,' he told Fox News Tuesday. 'But I’m a big believer in defending the Second Amendment rights of everyone, including our soldiers.'"
"Likewise, military brass has at times spoken out against the National Rifle Association, for example, when the organization launched a bid to keep commanders from talking to soldiers about the safety of keeping personal firearms in their homes." ... |
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teebonicus
(4/22/2015)
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Buy a clue, general.
Your "considerable security" didn't stop Hassan, now DID it? |
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