Post by Daniel on Jul 21, 2015 8:42:58 GMT -5
Our Troops Can't Defend Themselves
By Jay Sekulow 19 hrs. ago
Last week, in an act of jihadist terror, Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez opened fire at a Navy recruiting center and a Navy and Marines Reserve Center in Chattanooga, TN, killing four Marines and one naval officer.
These five brave soldiers were unarmed, gunned down in cold blood.
How could this happen? How could our soldiers be left as sitting targets, even after ISIS and other jihadist armies have directly called for targeted attacks on our soldiers here in America?
But this was not the first time jihadists have attacked our military here at home – the 2009 Fort Hood terrorist attack left 13 soldiers dead – and it won’t be the last.
Lives could have been saved.
Our men and women who sacrificially serve in the military know how to responsibly use firearms in self-defense. It’s what they’re rigorously trained to do in defense of America.
Our enemies have shown time and time again they are bent on attacking our soldiers and military communities here on U.S. soil.
It’s time for our federal government to use common sense and change policies and regulations so our troops can defend themselves.
Right now, Department of Defense policies prioritize limiting the arming of our trained soldiers above their protection in a time of terror. These priorities must change.
In 1992, the Department of Defense issued Directive 5210.56 limiting the ability of servicemen and women to defend themselves...
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By Jay Sekulow 19 hrs. ago
Last week, in an act of jihadist terror, Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez opened fire at a Navy recruiting center and a Navy and Marines Reserve Center in Chattanooga, TN, killing four Marines and one naval officer.
These five brave soldiers were unarmed, gunned down in cold blood.
How could this happen? How could our soldiers be left as sitting targets, even after ISIS and other jihadist armies have directly called for targeted attacks on our soldiers here in America?
But this was not the first time jihadists have attacked our military here at home – the 2009 Fort Hood terrorist attack left 13 soldiers dead – and it won’t be the last.
Lives could have been saved.
Our men and women who sacrificially serve in the military know how to responsibly use firearms in self-defense. It’s what they’re rigorously trained to do in defense of America.
Our enemies have shown time and time again they are bent on attacking our soldiers and military communities here on U.S. soil.
It’s time for our federal government to use common sense and change policies and regulations so our troops can defend themselves.
Right now, Department of Defense policies prioritize limiting the arming of our trained soldiers above their protection in a time of terror. These priorities must change.
In 1992, the Department of Defense issued Directive 5210.56 limiting the ability of servicemen and women to defend themselves...
continue reading, sign petition
aclj.org/constitution/our-troops-must-be-able-to-defend-themselves
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