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Aristus

(72,535 posts)
7. I was a tank crewman in the Army.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 03:30 PM
Oct 2023

I fired some pretty big guns. An M1 tank has three machine guns. I've fired all of them, many times. Each tank was assigned an M-16 rifle, which I fired many times. And each tanker had his own sidearm. Either a Colt M-1991 pistol, or a Beretta 9mm. I fired them both many times.

I haven't shot a firearm since I got out of the Army thirty years ago. I don't own any firearms. I must live on a different planet from those losers who need an assault rifle in order to get a sandwich from Subway.

As you may imagine, I have nothing but contempt for those cockwombles who do the camo clothing, tactical-gear, assault rifle cosplay. Their refusal to grow up is putting children at risk of not getting to grow up.

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