| Personal firearms won us the
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| | are made to meet a certain minimum
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| revolutionary war so I cant be completely
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| | standard, they may not be as high quality
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| against the idea.
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| | or may even lack some good features found
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| I do think though that national guardsmen
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| | on more expensive weapons.
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| and reservists should carry their own
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| | Another advantage is that every soldier
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| personal side arms and be forced to
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| | would be carrying a weapon that fits him
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| qualify with them.
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| | or her. People's hands come in different
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| The reserves tend to get stuff 2nd, 3rd
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| | sizes; it would make sense to allow for a
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| or 4th hand, so encouraging them to
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| | range of firearms to be used, rather than
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| purchase personal firearms would at least
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| | the "one sizes fits some" mentality.
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| mean that their weapons would be new as
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| | It's not a matter of "looking cool," or
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| or newer than the ones in the active duty
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| | just "trying to be different." I think
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| inventory.
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| | there are some valid reasons why we
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| It is hard to be proficient with the M9
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| | should look into allowing the use of
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| when only officers get to use them, and
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| | personal firearms. When agencies buy
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| even then it is only once a year that my
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| | guns, price is a huge factor because they
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| unit goes to the range. Maybe it is
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| | have limited budgets, but when
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| because I am in a hospital reserve unit,
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| | individuals buy guns, price is
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| but that has been my experience.
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| | considerably less important. If you could
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| It is just not practical to carry a M16
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| | get a gun of much better quality,
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| or M4 in a hospital while you are trying
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| | reliability or accuracy for a few hundred
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| to see patients. But my unit does not
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| | dollars more, I think most sensible
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| have enough M9s to issue to everyone. By
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| | people would want the most bang for their
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| having the opportunity to carry a
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| | buck rather than what is the cheapest gun
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| personal sidearm I could ensure that I
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| | they can carry. Why buy a used 38 special
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| would always be armed and ready in case
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| | police revolver for 300 bucks when you
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| one of the "patients" turned out to be an
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| | can buy a new hi-capacity Glock for not
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| insurgent.
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| | much more? Of course, knowing that common
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| People tend to respect things more when
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| | sense is not so common any more, any
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| they own them. If the gun is yours, there
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| | military organization that allowed
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| is an attachment to that gun that you
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| | personal weapons would have to set up
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| wont have with a "lowest bidder GI
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| | specific criteria and have the firearm
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| weapon." If the government's rifle is not
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| | inspected by the unit armorer to ensure
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| clean, who cares, right? Someone else
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| | that it meets those criteria. No Saturday
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| will get stuck with it. But if it is your
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| | night specials in our beloved military!
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| gun that you paid for, you might be a
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| | Weapon confidence and morale would be
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| little more diligent in cleaning it
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| | better as well. Everyone has a gun that
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| right? I mean, since you would be the
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| | they think is inferior or one that is
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| "lucky one" to use it in combat and you
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| | really great. People tend to buy what
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| wouldnt want to have to buy another one
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| | they like best, so if they were carrying
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| because it was poorly maintained.
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| | a personal sidearm, chances are they
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| No offense to GI weapons, but mil spec
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| | would be more willing to practice with it
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| weapon is made to be cheap. Though they
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| | and less likely to complain about it.
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