Marines tell not so well-formed "militias"
Posted: Jul 25, 2015
Even the Marine Corps thinks average people with guns are dangerous.
MILITARYTIMES
Civilian guarding military recruiting station accidentally fires weapon
"We are concerned for the safety of not only our Marines, but the public as a whole, and while most armed citizens have the best intentions at heart, it is not unrealistic to assume a possible incident like a negligent discharge may occur," he said in a statement provided to Marine Corps Times. "Additionally, we are concerned that armed citizens may detract interested individuals from entering our offices, which ultimately negatively effects our recruiting mission. We ask that these concerned citizens show their support in other ways that are less impactful on our mission attainment."
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/07/23/marine-recruiters-told-call-cops-if-armed-citizens-show-up/30583421/
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If our armed forces were allowed to do what they've been trained to do - sm
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this would be a moot point.
Truth.
Everything I have heard from service representatives - they feel armed recruiting
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stations "scare" recruits. Sort of begs the question to recruit someone to carry a gun and kill people, but the sight of a gun in the process might "Scare" them, but that's all part of the psychological distortion to enlistment. Keep their eyes focused on the pretty far away places, the benefits, the college tuition (if they live that long or are sane when they get back) after all they can always become cops, right?
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