Opinion
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- Our “Unarmed Forces”.
When a Marine Rifleman, of any rank, painstakingly trained in the Art of Combat Marksmanship, starts believing and spouting anti-gun drivel, it is a yet another sign that this Civilization is in serious decline.
Secretary Mattis said last week:
“Most active-duty troops along our border do not carry firearms.
When they were tasked with protecting CBP (Customs/Border Protection), they will probably use shields and batons.”
“Shields and batons?”
Our glorious US Troops “protect” our borders with shields and batons? Once again, what is most disturbing is this conspicuous, and all-consuming, lack of trust in our magnificent troopers.
We have been long-assured, ad nauseam, that these troopers have received, at extravagant expense, the best weapons training in the world. Accordingly, they can competently go armed anywhere, we’re told.
But obviously, from Mattis on down, no one really believes that.
The uncomfortable truth is: They are all afraid of guns. Even our officers and staff NCOs are deployed, placed in harm’s way, unarmed. They don’t even carry pistols.
A disgrace, and an extremely dangerous one.
“When you cannot get a loaded gun in your hands within five seconds of perceiving a deadly threat, you’re submerged in self-deception, and the fact that you have a gun ‘somewhere in your life’ is probably meaningless and irrelevant.
The first five seconds are more important than the next five hours.
All our training revolves around those critical “first five seconds.” ~ Farnam
/John
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I remember that 45 years ago the barracks “Charge of Quarters” NCO had a 1911 on his hip at Basic Training at Fort Ord and again at my base in Germany. That’s just the way it was. I wonder if they still do.
The troops on the current border assignment: Are they regular Army, or National Guard?
It is hard to believe they actually sent the troops to the border without guns. Maybe Mad Dog was not a good choice to oversee the military. I realize they are terrified of law suits and the left but it does not speak well for the troops if they think they can’t trust the troops to obey and respect the position of our government. Yes, they should defend our border but not with their pants down to their knees. With this attitude we are weaker than a kitten and couldn’t win a war if it was handed to us. It… Read more »
Due to the Political Climate Today ! Any Accidental or Other , Shooting By Our Military at the Border would Bring Total Kaos . Our Military are Trained in Hand to Hand Combat ! Well ready , for Defence against Someone with a Knife or other non- firearm . Shields and Batons are the Right Tools for the Job at Hand ! If Firearms become Necessary at some point They will be at Hand, and Ready ( Locked & Loaded ) to Defend Our Borders ! Give Our Troops some Respect ! THEIR NOT MURDERERS ! They will not Open… Read more »
Soon we’ll see the all-transgender armored division……driving pink Prius and armed with magic wands and fairy dust
The author is completely wrong.
General Mattis is supporting the President in the best way possible.
The video of the caravan rushing the border and being dispersed with non lethal tear gas makes the presidents point against illegal immigration.
If our troops had shot any of these people, the left would have had a field day! There would be investigations, subpoena of troops, ets.
The optics would have been terrible.
Noe President Trump can take some military funds and start in on building the wall!
The troops are merely a show for political points, not intended to impede the flow of illegals in any way.
He is referring to the personnel deployed to the southern U.S. border.
If you travel to a lot of these third world toilets, you will find the police are armed and the military is armed and these people will shoot you because they
are not that well trained or that smart. The only thing they know is kill first don’t worry about the questions.
TM’s comment above is I believe correct. Several hundred unarmed civilians rushing across the border certainly looks like a deadly threat to me, and would warrant a judicial use of force, even deadly force to protect our troops who belong where they are against civilian invaders (what else would you call them) who do not belong there. All this said, the real issue is the problem of granting asylum or visas to anyone we don’t want in our country. And why would we want these folks in our country. Whatever problems they have where they come from are not ours… Read more »