What was the goal that day when 700 British Army regulars took up
their arms? To capture and destroy military supplies reportedly stored
by at Concord.
Speaking of military supplies, let’s dispel a notion so drenched in
current conversation that the casual observer can hardly tell warp
from woof: The AR in AR-15 does not stand for “assault rifle.” It
stands for ArmaLite, an American small arms engineering company
founded in the mid-1950s in California.
The AR-15 “Boogeyman” of the anti-gun movement is not an assault
rifle. It’s a civilian (and legal) version of the M-16. It was designed as
a lightweight, gas-powered, selective-fire rifle for the United States
Military. It did not make the cut. (For comparison purposes, the AR-15
is heavier, with a shorter range, and a slower rate of fire than the M-16.)
Here’s some background: In 1959, ArmaLite sold its rights to Colt's
Manufacturing Company, which eventually modified the design
and submitted to the military as the M-16, which was first shipped
to troops in Vietnam in 1964. Five years later, the M16A1s replaced
M14s as the US military's standard issue rifle. The current standard
bearer is the M4, a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2, which is
now the primary infantry weapon in combat units.
“When a strong man, fully
armed, guards his house, his
possessions are safe.”
Luke 11:21
That weapon helps makes the infantry strong and fully armed, a
biblical principle that can be found in Luke 11:21 which says “When a
strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are safe”.
Seems like great advice.
Don’t like the Bible? No problem. How about Clint Eastwood?
“I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want
to be in control of it.”
Don’t like the guy who starred in Fistful of Dollars, Dirty Harry, The
Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, and Gran Torino?
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