Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
“THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE” A well-meaning phrase, appreciated and deserved by our military men and women, but one heard with mixed feelings by some, perhaps most, Vietnam veterans. October, 1969, Travis Air Force Base, California. Down the steps of the “Freedom Bird” that brought us back to the US. Picked up my duffel bag and carried it outside the […]
Thank you for your service: a ‘Nam vet’s candid reply Read More »
Clinton, MS police push to get AR patrol rifles. Or just bring yours from home. Airport police disarmed in Chicago About 300 certified aviation police officers at Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports are not allowed to carry guns and say in the case of an active shooter, they are instructed to run away and hide. Chicago Police Dept. officers at
The Army estimates that less than 27% of American would qualify for enlistment according to standard enlistment criteria: Ages between 17 and 34 years old Must be U.S. citizen or legal foreign national Must have high school diploma or equivalent Minimum 33 score on Armed Forces Qualification Test No tattoos on fingers, neck or face No ear gauges No ADHD
Army numbers: Less than 27% qualify now Read More »
It seems the Army Special Forces are training local SWAT cops how to do amphibious assaults. I wonder if this reservoir outing has any connection to the beer run by the Mississippi Dept. of Transportation cops?
Pope Francis, the elected leader of the Catholic Church, said to the U.S. Congress* this week that “it is our duty to confront the problem and stop the arms trade.” He also praised House Speaker John Boehner’s (also Catholic) green tie as a symbol of hope. Well I have a green gun… This from a man protected by a hundred
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“The intelligence pros said killing certain ISIS leaders might not diminish the group and that airstrikes might not be working. The bosses didn’t like those answers—not at all. Senior intelligence officials at the U.S. military’s Central Command demanded significant alterations to analysts’ reports that questioned whether airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State widely known as ISIS were damaging the group’s
Military Intelligence: The Emperor has no clothes Read More »
USMC Recruiting Commanding Lt. General Mark Brilakis (apparently supported by USMC Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Chairman-elect of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) is the one who said Marine recruiters couldn’t carry guns because that might make some other liberal bed-wetters “uncomfortable.” I have news for you General: some folks are uncomfortable with uniforms, with cops, with males, with females,
Military update: No guns for USMC recruiters Read More »