Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Second Amendment and Stinger Missiles

Tails of the Gun

Missiles


 



What you'll see is a fully armored Syrian tank being hit by an Israeli laser-guided, steel-penetrating, phosphorous-filled "hand held" rocket. The rocket is small, very portable and is a tightly controlled weapon.

Each one is accounted  for when they are checked out and back in.

There must be no fewer than 2  soldiers present to verify the use, one must be a senior officer with a  minimum of 10 years military service.
                        
This  tank was headed for one of Israel 's settlements.

"Skyhawker Doug" sent this as an example of gun porn, and it is that.  It also prompts me to once again discuss the citizen soldier's right under the Second Amendment.  The Founders unarguably instructed that we keep a wary eye on those who govern us, and to remove them, by force if necessary, if they become tyrannical. It was to that end they did Amendment # 2, the express right to arm ourselves.  I shan't conjecture whether that time has arrived  (but it prolly is way past that); I will dwell on something else. 

Our right to own a musket for was okay in 1776, because that's all the gummint could muster against its citizenry.  Not today.  Here we are, many of us,  still fighting the battle to even own guns, when the debate ought to be missile ownership.  And no, I don't mean Wal-Mart selling Stingers to Tom, Dick, or Harry.  But organized citizen militias (of which Maryland now has none) ought have that opportunity.  Tanks, choppers and howitzers too. I know its a radical idea, and that's the shame of it. 




11 comments:

Kristophr said...

Not just muskets.

The fight at Lexington and Concord was started by the Brits because a Mr. John Hancock had bought his friend, the militia commander, a pair of cannons and a supply of shot and powder.

Firehand said...

Looks like it went off just over the turret so could punch through the thinner armor on top.

Cheesy said...

Wonder how much of that splodey was onboard munitions that were ignited.

Hell_Is_Like_Newark said...

Double check on the source of this vid. I vaguely remember it from years ago. I think it is from a weapon field test in Europe from a European defense contractor.

Kristophr said...

Yup ... some internet tard with an agenda strikes again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ARjuTKdiIk&feature=related

It's a Bill2 Swedish anti-tank rocket being tested on a Swedish owned Centurion I tank.

Chuck Martel said...

Here comes the science.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJhqQquIL_U

Darrell said...

Yup. Saw that first vid on Hitler Channel many years ago. Bofors builds some badass stuff... and that's a heckuva potato gun in the last vid! :D

Anonymous said...

right to own a musket for was okay in 1776
That was the infantry assault weapon of the time, so it follows that the militia, defined in US Code TITLE 10, Subtitle A, PART I CHAPTER 13, sect. 311 as "...all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age...", should be allowed to own whatever the Defense Dept issues to its infantry. Ar-15, M-14, Stinger, TOW, frags, SAWs, LAWS, M2, etc.
Leaves us old farts out of the good stuff though.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick

Anonymous said...

That's the organized militia, Dick. We old farts constitute the un-organized militia and therefore exempt from age restrictions. Plus we get senior citizen discounts on ammo, napalm and av gas. Anyway that's how I interpret it.

Sir H the old fart

Anonymous said...

Sir H the old fart wonderful thinking, but alas.
I wish there was one of your discount things around here. Coffee, movies, meals for seniors prices we got, but no senior discount on the real guy stuff.
I'm still waiting for my GAU-8 for the B-52 tailgunner position.
Maybe when Rodger is crowned...
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick

Peter said...

I do not have a missile to stop a tank. I do have a rifle. With that rifle I can make it impossible for anyone to get out of that tank.

When they get hungry enough to come out of the tank, they're mine.

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