Friday, September 27, 2013

Gomez ‘assault weapon’ ban editorial alienates gun owners

“To the professional political critics, I simply offer this: volunteer for the Navy or for the other armed services, successfully go through SEAL or other special forces training,” he offers. “Then you will be fully qualified and prepared to fire as many assault weapons with unlimited high capacity magazines as you desire.” [More
Today’s Gun Rights Examiner commentary notes another opportunistic “Republican,” one who talks about “respect” and “agreeing to disagree” while erecting a political scaffold that’s taking on an increasingly ominous shape.

UPDATE: See important follow-up “Former SEAL schools Gabriel Gomez on guns and freedom.”

2 comments:

CarlS said...

Well, see, here's the issue. I have spent the majority of my life in the military. I am qualified, officially, with most anti-personnel weapons. And some others, too. Even "non-American" weapons and armaments.

Yet when not wearing a uniform, I have to seek permission from amateurs to carry and use weapons?

Bullshit!

Anonymous said...

Plenty of special forces members who were higher tier and skill level than him disagree. Larry vickers from delta, Paul Howe from delta, Kyle defoor from seal team six all completely disagree and are all at much higher levels of knowledge and skill with firearms than Gomez