Posted August 13, 2019 6:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Most veterans are proud to support the Second Amendment. We served to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. That means we support all parts of the Constitution as it stands, which includes the Second Amendment.

However, not all of our fellow veterans feel the same way, apparently.

Reps. Mikie Sherrill and Jason Crow wrote an op-ed for USA Today where they renewed calls for an assault weapon ban.

We are both veterans and parents to young kids. As our children and yours head back to school this fall, here is a lesson we hope none of our kids have to learn: A loaded AR-15 rifle — the military-grade weapon used in more mass shootings than any other — can fire dozens of rounds in a minute.

In El Paso, Texas, families who were back-to-school shopping were attacked by a gunman with an AK-47, capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute. Less than 13 hours later, a gunman in Dayton, Ohio, used an assault rifle with a 100-round magazine to kill nine people in 32 seconds

These despicable acts were possible …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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