Wondering if this may be an inauguration policy of long standing that transcends administrations, Gun Rights Examiner made a cursory search and found something even more curious. In the 2009 Inaugural Parade, the United States Navy marched with rifles that had not been so disabled... [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a public statement about trust that has thus far remained under the radar, as per the administration's M.O.
Huh. Didn't watch the coronation, so I never caught that.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if that level of distrust is bad sign or a good sign.
An argument the antis like to use is that civilians don't stand a chance against the military, so we don't need rifles that make some people pee themselves.
ReplyDeleteThen we see this.
In 2008, President Bush went to Ft. Bragg and visited a review of the 82nd Airborne. They all had their firing pins removed, mag springs and followers removed, and I seem to recall their bayonets zip tied into their sheaths.
ReplyDeleteAnon, I have no problem believing disabling guns in the presence of the president has been a longstanding practice. The difference here is it has been done in such a highly visible way so that others could notice it, and that is a change from the last inauguration parade. I believe the decision was deliberate and had a reason if not a message.
ReplyDeleteJust indulging my weird sense of humor and playing devil's advocate, but...
ReplyDeleteMaybe the message was from the Marines: "If screaming hordes of Al Qaeda come for ya, Prezzie, yer own yer own." [grin]