SOTG 909 - Polymer 80 and US Military: World’s Slowest Learners
Release Date: 12/10/2019
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Paul and Jarrad are back from their extended training trip to Texas, Ohio, and Tennessee. During that time they had the opportunity to conduct some low light / night shooting. What was unique and what lessons were learned. We dive in during the Tech Talk from EOTech Inc. During our SOTG Homeroom, we had a sad story to report. Nonetheless, the lesson is an important one. You don’t get to decide when you are going to have the worst day of your life, someone else will decide that. All you can do is be prepared to deal with it. Finally, Professor Paul wrote an article for Shooting News Weekly...
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info_outlineIs it fair to award the US Military with the “World’s Slowest Learners” Award? Let us take a long look at the history of disarming and distrusting US service members. How many more of your sons and daughters need to be murdered before they are “allowed” to protect themselves?
During our Brownells Bullet Points segment, we consider the Brownells Exclusive Polymer80 Glock-like frame. How difficult is it to assemble your own pistol in your workshop or garage?
Also, we have a SOTG Homeroom for you from Crossbreed Holsters. When it comes to being an armed citizen and dangerous on demand, there are two “A” questions; Allowed and Able. We speak to both.
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- Brownells Bullet Points - brownells.com
- TOPIC: Polymer80 Pistol Completed www.brownells.com
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- TOPIC: Able or Allowed, are you an armed citizen?
- Key Marine sentry says gun was unloaded when Beirut bomb truck came www.upi.com
- DoD Releases Plan to Allow Personnel to Carry Firearms on Base www.military.com
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From www.upi.com:
A key sentry during the bomb attack that killed 221 U.S. servicemen had no magazine in his rifle when a truck loaded with explosives barreled into the Marine headquarters, a Marine officer said today.
Col. Tim Geraghty, commander of the Marines in Beirut, said two days before the attack they had been warned that a car bombing was imminent. Asked if there was any culpability on the part of sentries, Geraghty, replied, ''No.''
''We receive a lot of warnings,'' he said. ''It is not uncommon.''
The sentry, who was not identified, was uninjured by the explosion.
From www.military.com:
The Pentagon recently released detailed guidance that allows U.S. military personnel to carry privately owned, concealed firearms on base, a move that the Army's service chief argued against publicly.
"Arming and the Use of Force," a Nov. 18 Defense Department directive approved by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work, lays out the policy and standards that allow DoD personnel to carry firearms and employ deadly force while performing official duties.
But the lengthy document also provides detailed guidance to the services for permitting soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guard personnel to carry privately owned firearms on DoD property, according to the document.