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Old 07-21-2022, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by montysl View Post
You assume, wrongly I believe, that our current armed forces (citizens all) would use weapons like this against other citizens of their own country, even if ordered to.
When sworn in, we swear to protect and defend THE CONSTITUTION. NOT the government. And especially not a government (or individuals) gone haywire enough to consider killing its citizens for exercising their Constitutional rights.
As a Marine I agree we swear that oath. I can't go further without getting banned for political comments. But, we all saw what almost happened - a dry run.