"If there are bigger pussies in the world than gun nuts, I don’t know who the fuck they are."
True Stories in Gun Control
By John Cole December 15th, 2012
After Operation Desert Shield and Storm, I was stationed at Camp Blackhorse in Doha Kuwait with the 11th ACR. We were an Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), which basically means we were a self contained unit. For each squdron, we had 3 Cav troops- Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie, which had two platoons of cav scouts in Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and two platoons of M1A1 tanks, and a mortar section for each troop. We also had Delta Company, which was nothing but armor (tanks), then a howitzer battery, our own medics, etc. Basically, a Regiment has three Squadrons with the makeup I described, and an Air Cav squadron with attack helicopters.
Basically, our mission for decades had been in the Fulda Gap in Germany to act as speed bumps when the Commies rolled through the valley. Our job was just to slow them the fuck down before the Armor deeper in country could mobilize and counterpunch. We were the guys who spent decades running border control between the West and East Germany. We were there when the wall fell, and we were there for reunification day in Germany.
Back to the story. When we were in Camp Doha in Kuwait, we would have rotations. Alpha troop (my unit), would go run border missions in Iraq while Bravo troop would do maintenance on their vehicles (the sand just killed tanks and wore down our equipment), while Charlie troop be in what we called Z-phase, which was running the security for our base. We had towers and gates and 12 foot walls, and armed troopers at every gate with mirrors to look underneath cars and plenty of folks to investigate people coming in as civilians to run base operations (cook, give haircuts, etc.).
So why am I telling you this? Because in the middle of one of the most dangerous regions in the world, even with clear Rules of Engagement, every time I went on gate duty, there was a piece of tape over my ammo clip on my M-16 and M1911 .45. Why? Because the most heavily armed military in the world did not want accidental shootings. If a situation arose, I would have to eject my ammo clip, remove the tape, and reinsert and work the action before I could fire.
This was in a combat zone. Yet I have spent the last two fucking days dealing with armchair commandos telling me they need unlimited firepower to be safe in… Connecticut.
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http://www.balloon-juice.com/2012/12/15/true-stories-in-gun-control/
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dick isn't? Or do you take this as given?
Either way, it's not like calling a guy a dick isn't an insult. Now, it has different connotations that might be considered anti-male in a sexist way.
Personally, I don't think sexism completely explains the usage, but I'm already far off topic here.
We could just go sex neutral and call both categories assholes. But that would be debasing the language.
"So I can't use the word "boob" then, can I?"
You may of course, use any denigrating word you wish regardless of its offensiveness or your own vulgarity. However, your use of that word may result in a post getting hidden. 
Easy peezy, Chuck E Cheesy...
PRESTO!!! Ad problem SOVED. 
You are bullying me and I don't like it!
your growling smilie did make me laugh though!
BTW, I am courage-challenged and I take offense to your use of the w word.
I thought this thread title would turn out to be a quote by Samuel L. Jackson! 
Not sure what base this guy is stationed at, but weapons here are required to be carried outside of living quarters and magazines are to be loaded and unchambered (Amber weapon status, aka "condition 3"
. Only exception is when working out in PT gear. I can only imagine what condition the "allied" Afghan security/army forces carry their weapons.
Guy in the OP must be stationed at some cupcake base.
Some bases get hit several times a week with anything from actual rockets/mortars to small arms fire & insurgent rushes. Heck, I can think of a select few where it's not uncommon to be on the receiving end of incoming multiple times in one day. Generally your tough FOBs are along the east near the Pak border. A number of areas in the southern provinces are rough too.
And other bases simply don't get much trouble. They might get a few indirect mortar fire or something else random maybe once a month or something. Generally, that is a cupcake base. Although to truly be a cupcake base, you need to have decent amenities onhand too. Some FOBs aren't too active with insurgency, but you have guys showering with bottled water, living in small tents, and eating MREs... in that instance, while it's not good living/eating - it's nice that you don't get all jumpy/nervous all the time.
When I read that he puts tape on his magazine, the below pic immediately came to mind...
I mean, really... purposefully introducing foreign debris into the action of your weapon?!? My head almost exploded.
their submissive, swooning little molls.
Don't ever question the god given right of the DU Language Klan to be ignorant, insensitive, and obtuse when it comes to using sexist or homophobic language that most women or lgbt folks find insulting and demeaning.
It's like some macho, Michael Savage kind of RW thing, and they totally enjoy offending you with slurs, it makes them feel powerful, (so pathetic) like a warm gun in their hands, especially when you bring up the fact that you are insulted by their misogynistic language, because they find it so gratifying to be able to insult women or lgbts behind the internet mask that affords them the opportunity to express their misogyny anonymously, because they would never do it otherwise around women or lgbts, because they'd get found out as misogynists and homophobes.
Damn straight !!!
And I do not care if it's Un-PC.
One of the many, many problems with gun-crazies is that they think small.
When you've fired one of these:
as I have, nothing else satisfies.
I don't own any guns. Don't need 'em. Strong enough to go without, thank you very much.
I am in Tennessee also and just wanted to say Hi!
Nice to meet you 
I'm in the Nashville area. You? BTW, you're not scared to know a socialist in Tennessee are you? 
it bears that "special" benefit of not insulting half the human race,
which does, of course, include half of us on this board. 
+10000 and all the pc-ism about the WORD is NOT correct or viable as an argument concerning this statement in reference to Cole's article. What is said about the gun nuts is true. And they truly are wussies also. I knew some, most have never been in the military or had to fire their weapon in anger. Wussies and that other word it is.
aren't you a scary big man!
degrading women as a whole, that they are weak. that any man would be humiliated dared to be associated with women. this is who you choose to demean. i have waited all day for you to gain some kind of sense, using a derogatory word to throw a jab at men, at the expense of women. yet, you seem to not get it. these are the women that died for the cowardly behavior of a man. there is not weak in these women. your post is offensive. the defense of your post is disgusting.
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where our "pro gun progressives"* engage in some of the most egregious and despicable posting behaviors, including, but not limited to extreme personal attacks of the most base sort, yet when much milder versions of the same are dished out to them to that alert button flying they do go.
And you should see some of their alert messages (I've been forwarded quite a few from other DU'ers who have served on juries of my posts instigated by same): they range from the most self-pitying pathos of the "poor-picked-upon-us" variety, to absolute rage and cold fury.
Not one of those "pro gun progressives"** has ever once owned up to an alert on one my posts, even to the timid extent of saying "I want you to know I found your reply to me offensive, so I alerted on it," AND YET they are constantly complaining about "alert stalking" and demanding people who alert on their posts come forward and tell them why.
The OP is correct, though, as I said in my subject line I would substitute the word "cowards" for that other word. 
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by DU tradition, I am obligated to mistrust you and consider that you may be a horrible, horrible troll, coming here to destroy defenseless DU. So all I have to say is walk carefully my friend.
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