Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Navy SEALs Tell Congressman They Don’t Have Enough Rifles To Go Around



Navy SEALs Tell Congressman They Don’t Have Enough Rifles To Go Around
by AWR Hawkins 8 Mar 2016
Representative Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) 67% (R-CA-52) says Navy SEALs have contacted him and told him that they have so few rifles they are being forced to share their weapons.

Hunter said that SEALs returning from an operation say they are passing their rifles to those deploying, rather than each SEAL having and keeping his own gun.  He was purposely vague regarding specifics on the weapons, fearing that discussing details on caliber and type could reveal identities.

According to Fox News, Hunter stressed how “fine-tuned” and operation-specific the rifles should be–including the accessories attached or integrated. He said, “They want their rifles. It’s their lifeline. So let them keep their guns until they’re assigned desk jobs at the Pentagon.”

He said the lack of rifles cannot be due to a lack of money because “Congress has frequently boosted the budgets of special operations forces in the years since the 9/11 attacks.” Moreover, he pointed out that rifles are “among the least expensive items” that have to be purchased, so arguments that they are too expensive are not viable. He believes the problem lies in “the priorities of Naval Special Warfare Command” and how they are spending the money that comes their way.

Hunter said, “There is so much wasteful spending. Money is not reaching the people it needs to reach.”

In addition to the rifle shortage, SEALs told Hunter they are also low on ammunition. They said that training ammunition “is being used for combat missions,” thereby limiting their ability to maintain the practice necessary to stay sharp.

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Richard J. Danzig was the secretary for the U.S. Navy, and is a director & former chairman for the Center for a New American Security.

Note: Robert O. Work was the undersecretary for the U.S. Navy, and the CEO for the Center for a New American Security.
Gary Roughead was an admiral for the U.S. Navy, and is a director at the Center for a New American Security.
Center for a New American Security is a contributor for the U.S. Navy.
Bloomberg LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP, the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Everytown for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Michael G. Mullen is an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and was the vice chief of naval operations for the U.S. Navy.
John J. Mack is an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Togo D. West Jr. is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and was a general counsel for the Department of the Navy.
Madeleine K. Albright is an honorary director for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and was a director at the Center for a New American Security.
Richard J. Danzig is a director & former chairman for the Center for a New American Security, and was the secretary for the U.S. Navy.
Robert O. Work was the CEO for the Center for a New American Security, and the undersecretary for the U.S. Navy.
Gary Roughead is a director at the Center for a New American Security, and was an admiral for the U.S. Navy.
Center for a New American Security is a contributor for the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Chuck Hagel was a sergeant in the U.S. Army, a secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense, the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a professor at Georgetown University, and is the Defense secretary for the Barack Obama administration.
Madeleine K. Albright is an honorary director for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a professor at Georgetown University, and was a director at the Center for a New American Security.
Center for a New American Security is a contributor for the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
U.S. Special Operations Command is a unified combatant command for the U.S. Department of Defense, and a division of the Joint Special Operations Command.
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group is a special force for the Joint Special Operations Command.
Stanley A. McChrystal was a director at the Joint Special Operations Command, and a staff director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
James E. Cartwright was the vice chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, and an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy.
Madeleine K. Albright is an honorary director for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, a professor at Georgetown University, was the president of the Center for National Policy, and a director at the Center for a New American Security.
Center for a New American Security is a contributor for the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Bloomberg LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP, the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Everytown for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Michael G. Mullen is an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and was the vice chief of naval operations for the U.S. Navy.

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