kevin922 0 #1 January 3, 2003 Check out the picture here on CNN about bush visiting ft hood. Is it just me, or does that M-16 (or whatever gun it is) not have a magazine in it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #2 January 3, 2003 I'm not military, but isn't that normal during an "inspection"?So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #3 January 3, 2003 Quote Check out the picture here on CNN about bush visiting ft hood. Is it just me, or does that M-16 (or whatever gun it is) not have a magazine in it? That is correct - that rifle has no magazine. That is pretty much standard."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #4 January 3, 2003 Looks like the compact stock of an M4, w/o mag. Even if it did, it probably wouldn't have any lead in 'em. In another pic of the "Governor" at Hood he is wearing a blue cap with a budweiser on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #5 January 3, 2003 Ok someone explain that to me then. WHY? what is the logic in that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #6 January 3, 2003 QuoteOk someone explain that to me then. WHY? what is the logic in that. Because they aren't planning on actually shooting anyone. They carry the weapons for training purposes. I think the Secret Service has enough to worry about w/o a division of armed soldiers able to get within 20 ft of the President. The only time soldiers are issued ammunition, is on the range or in a real-world combat enviroment, or when guarding a sensitive location. Otherwise it is a liability, accidental discharges, etc. I always carried a 20 round magazine w/ 18 rounds in it stashed away while in the field, you never know..... Hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #7 January 3, 2003 Quote Otherwise it is a liability, accidental discharges, etc. Or accidentally shoot the governor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #8 January 3, 2003 I remember pulling guard duty on Ft. Bragg (back in the olden days) with two rounds of live ammo for my M-16. It kind of reminded you of Barney Fite and his one round of live ammo that he carried in his pocket. Another time I walked Guard Duty at night, at Camp Mckall, with a thompson machine gun. The only thing was we weren't trusted with any live ammo. It kind of makes you wonder what you're really supposed to do if any bad guys show up. I guess you could throw your weapon at them, and then run like hell. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #9 January 5, 2003 "Military guard duty" what an oxymoron! I could tell you some stories about the guard duties I pulled while in the Canadian Armed Forces, but they sound pretty pathetic in retrospect. Planning was pathetic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
