Opinion
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- The USMC, in response to recent shooting incidents on military bases in FL and HI, just published a Corps-wide “update bulletin” on the subject of personal security.
Marines should “ (1) continuously assess local security posture, (2) promote an increase in vigilance and security awareness, and (3) re-enforce emphasis on reporting suspicious activity.”
Yes, all very benign and non-controversial. What we might have expected, and I’m sure no one’s career will thus be jeopardized.
And yet,
There is curiously no mention of the painfully obvious issue of individual Marines (the ones they profess to care about) taking-up and bearing personal arms in order to be ready at any time to repel lethal attacks by violent criminals/terrorists!
That is, of course, “subject non-grata,” that current USMC leadership lacks the courage to even acknowledge, much less face honestly.
And, when you dutifully report “suspicious activity,” particularly on the part of Islamics, you’ll without fail be accused of being a “racist,” and then promptly drummed-out of the Corps.
So, those up the USMC food-chain want us all to be “vigilant,” but of course we must be extremely circumspect, because “race politics” always comes first, far ahead of anyone’s personal safety.
And ultimately, in spite of all the flowery, sepulchral boiler-plate slabber, they don’t trust any of us with guns.
There needs to be a belligerent “philosophical turnaround” within our entire military culture, reversing decades of cowardly, gun-phobic dogma, promoted and maintained by generations of anti-2A liberals, in and out of uniform.
Even now, we see courageous pilot/instructors within the Navy, at great personal risk, demanding that they be allowed to be armed. They’ll be harshly rebuffed, of course, by pusillanimous star-wearers, but the movement is determinant and expanding.
Among those up the food-chain, in the USMC and Navy, we need less “political correctness,” and more righteous personal audacity.
Lives of our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines depend on it.
The next military base attack is surely coming.
Will armed terrorists find us all drearily disarmed, untrusted, and unready as they have in the past?
Or, will they be repelled immediately, via righteous gunfire, by proud, dauntless, routinely-armed US servicemen, magnificently armed and trained by their fearless commanders, including DJT, who (finally) really does care about them?
“Victory results from unconditional readiness. ‘Willingness’ is a state of mind. Readiness is a statement of fact!” ~ Anon
/John
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Gun free zones are inviting targets for anyone wanting to run up a body count.
My understanding about the marines is that EVERY MARINE IS A RIFLEMAN FIRST AND FOREMOST TO ANY M O S THEY SERVE IN. That is a lot more training than ANY law enforcement branch. What more needs to be said? Who are the idiots that come up with these disarming laws in the first place? Treason has a price. Congressional vote logs are commonly available to the citizenry. Again, treason has a price.
Arm up, carry on.
Courageous military leaders past are all spinning in their graves to see the stupidity of unarmed soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen standing their duty while unarmed on military bases everywhere. The stupidity is simply astounding! It is far past time to correct this lunacy!
Phil in TX
The idea that American law enforcement officers have to respond to American military facilities to protect American warriors from terrorist attacks would be absolutely laughable if it were not for the
tragic results of this stupidity.
If these Commanders have fear of their own men? What does that mean? They are not fit to lead in battle either.
The young man that was shot 5 times was. “on watch” ? How the hell can a soldier be on watch unarmed? I would expect to see armed soldiers protecting all military bases. Something needs to change…
God bless these soldiers and their families.
Political correctness and this entire lib/soc dogma was started by Dr. Spock and exemplified by Dr. Seuss. “Spare the rod and spoil the child.” Discipline went out the window. Education became an exercise in name only. All children are equal. Everyone gets a trophy, and/or a passing grade. Our education system was turned into a political tool of the liberals to further the socialist dogma which has permeated the last two generations. American history and government are either no longer taught, or skewed to the current philosophy rather than the way it was. Seventy percent of the professors and instructors… Read more »
Now we see why it was law.
So you are against freedom of religion? How very un-American of you. Do us all a favor and move to North Korea; you would fit in there just fine.
Just goes to prove that “the powers that be” don’t TRUST ANYONE with firearms. The fact they make our own military bases crime spree zones just goes to prove it beyond a doubt. It may be to the best interest of all military personal to en-masse reject the whole “Gun free” nonsense and carry something ANYHOW.