Lingle: More guns, more denial, more violence
A society of ballistic vests, tactical gear, blast walls and bullets is not really free, writes Brandon Lingle.
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A society of ballistic vests, tactical gear, blast walls and bullets is not really free, writes Brandon Lingle.
Veteran. >> yeah, i served. i served in a combat zone supporting operations in afghanistan. i used an m-16. it's a weapon of war. we're seeing things like the ar-15, which were modelled after m-16s. i'm a pro-second amendment guy. i believe in carrying a gun. but the problem is i think, you know, the approach that was first talked about -- first, blaming this on any political party, that's a failure to start with. and the reason why is because as soon as you start looking at a problem instead of a solution, you lose track. it needs to be an all of the above approach. the assault rifle ban that...
August 15th, so we're coming up on monday of the first anniversary of the taliban takeover. >> peter, what do you make of the argument then that the mission in afghanistan had been accomplished a decade before the withdrawal with the death of osama bin laden, that the united states didn't go into that country to prop up the nation with, you know, no expiration date, no withdrawal plans? >> you know, i mean, a reasonable argument, however, i mean, i think the counterargument there is the taliban are now stronger today than they were before 9/11. they control more of afghanistan, they're better ...
Sound of the firing, where he quickly jumped into action. the machine gunfire suppressing his platoon mates was coming from a big trench, it had to be stopped, he ordered his men to take cover and then he advanced alone toward the enemy position. armed with six grenades and m-16, laying flat on the ground, the staff sergeant hurled his first grenade, and sailed directly through the aperture of the bunker, taking out the machine gunner on the first throw. he then jumped into the trench alone, and for 35 meters, clearing the enemy as he went. as he -- as his head would emerge above the trench, a...
Auto. m-16 can fire 800 rounds a minute. no where near that. this insane. it is ridiculous. so when they are telling you weapons of war they literally have no idea what they are talking about. keep that in mind. >> ♪ we don't care what anybody says, we don't we think that the fact that there are objects floating around in your atmosphere apparently outside of it, that are not human origin intech tents go hume tunneling story. hard to think better story. january 6th. but it important. and extraordinary implication for all of us scientist have detected radio signals coming from states what do ...