{"id":59404,"date":"2015-04-21T12:02:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T16:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59404"},"modified":"2015-04-21T14:06:54","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T18:06:54","slug":"ted-cruz-wants-the-troops-armed-in-garrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59404","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz wants the troops armed in garrison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chief Tango sends us a link to Politico<\/a> which reports that Presidential Candidate, Ted Cruz, wants Senate Armed Services chairman, John McCain to hold hearings about whether the troops can carry their own private weapons while they’re in garrison, if they are so licensed by the State where they are serving. Of course, the perfumed princes of the Five-sided Insane Asylum are opposed to the whole thing;<\/p>\n

Generals have argued that only military police officers should be able to carry weapons freely around base. Many in the chain of command believe more guns would only lead to more violence, especially among those who suffer from mental instability as a consequence of combat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to give an opportunity for the military leadership to lay out their views,\u201d Cruz told a woman who asked him about the issue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do these “generals” realize that they are in the profession of arms? They’re willing to send these folks they consider “mentally unstable” to foreign countries with loaded firearms, but not in their own country? By making this an issue, they endanger every member of the military, not only on their military base, but also while they’re enroute to work and home.<\/p>\n

Many states consider their training in the military in regards to the safe handling and carrying of weapons sufficient for the various state’s licensing training. But, I guess the states have more faith in that training than the unnamed generals. <\/p>\n

I want the military “leadership” to lay out their views, too, I want these handwringing bedwetters on the public record that they aren’t confident that their soldiers are well-trained in the handling of firearms, so the troops know who to trust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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