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mac56

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27. It has everything to do with military needs

Reply to Bandit (Reply #24)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:12 PM

Mar 2014

and why they aren't the same as those of a civilian.

If you chose military to illustrate your point, you may want to rethink and rechoose. Otherwise your argument falls flat.

On edit: "The army gets to have them, so why can't we?" Well, you can't have a tank either.

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I usually don't respond to posts where the reply title is "bullshit" mac56 Mar 2014 #23

This has nothing to do with military needs. Bandit Mar 2014 #24

It has everything to do with military needs mac56 Mar 2014 #27

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That wasn't at all clear in your first post. mac56 Mar 2014 #29

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