View Full Version : Dem Rep: Women should serve in combat, but shouldn’t use assault weapons
Snaquebite
01-27-2013, 18:18
On the very same day that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted the ban on women serving in active combat zones, a Democratic congresswoman from New York argued that assault weapons are actually difficult for women to handle and should therefore be banned.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy — a strong proponent for women serving in military combat roles — appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight Thursday to make the case for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapons ban. To that end, McCarthy argued that women should use traditional rifles rather than assault rifles because the former would would be “easier for a woman” to use.
http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2013/01/25/dem-rep-women-should-serve-in-combat-but-shouldnt-use-assault-weapons/
Utah Bob
01-27-2013, 18:32
Hey Tiffany, bring the Cricket up. We've got squirrels in the wire!:D
In what dimention do those Idiots live in......
This is like a Twilight Zone show.......
Utah Bob
01-27-2013, 18:41
It gets weirder every damn day! :eek:
Badger52
01-27-2013, 19:36
I should send her a pic of the daughter on the Mk.19 going down into the village with the guys simply because she was the only female on the mountain. (Note: This was pre- FETs and Lionesses and stuff.)
Is a Mk.19 an assault weapon, or just a perk?
Another example of libthink.
Kyobanim
01-27-2013, 20:15
Instead of wasting time trying to find a cure for cancer, researchers should figure out a way to make stupidity painful
Instead of wasting time trying to find a cure for cancer, researchers should figure out a way to make stupidity painful
Judging from the Darwin Awards, stupidity is already quite painful...
Darwin (http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/)
Instead of wasting time trying to find a cure for cancer, researchers should figure out a way to make stupidity painful
Oh that's simple .... Just remove the warning labels off of things.
“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
medic&commo
01-27-2013, 21:51
Oh that's simple .... Just remove the warning labels off of things.
Yes, indeed that is one way - making the Darwin Awards highly competitive.
However, the researchers came up with another not-so-good alternative to make stupidity painful -
'the Democratic politician'; problem is the pain is felt by the constituents.
m&c
Utah Bob
01-27-2013, 22:07
Don't ya hate it when they holler "EEEEEEWWWWW" after each shot?:rolleyes:
OldNCranky
01-27-2013, 23:51
Hey Tiffany, bring the Cricket up. We've got squirrels in the wire!:D
lol I needed a laugh brother thanks:p
Women can't drive worth a flip, either. Try to take away their Tahoes. :D
The Reaper
01-28-2013, 17:59
http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2013/01/25/dem-rep-women-should-serve-in-combat-but-shouldnt-use-assault-weapons/
I can see it now. :rolleyes:
"Private Candi, this M-4 with 30 rounds of 5.56 is just too much for you, I want you to take this 1903 Springfield and five rounds and clear that house.
No bayonet either, those are too scary as well."
TR
Stiletto11
01-29-2013, 15:18
Don't you think you're being a little hard on Private Candi? Bush 1 said we are to be a "kinder, gentler nation.
Dem Rep: Women should serve in combat, but shouldn’t use assault weapons
BS Headline...She (McCarthy) didn't say that.
Dem Rep: Women should serve in combat, but shouldn’t use assault weapons
BS Headline...She (McCarthy) didn't say that.
You're right - what she said was -
"Rep. Carolyn McCarthy — a strong proponent for women serving in military combat roles — appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight Thursday to make the case for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapons ban. To that end, McCarthy argued that women should use traditional rifles rather than assault rifles because the former would would be “easier for a woman” to use.........................."
So to paraphrase what she did say was ".. women should be able to serve in combat but would have trouble handling an assault rifle because they are women."
That reads like a sexist comment.
frostfire
02-01-2013, 04:16
tell that to SGT Sherri Jo Gallagher :cool:
...women should use traditional rifles rather than assault rifles because the former would would be “easier for a woman” to use..."
YGBSM. The M-16 is about the kindest, gentlest, and easiest to functionally use rifle ever made. Maybe the good Congresswoman should use a traditional Remington Model 700 or Winchester Model 94 Carbine and then an M-16, and then tell us what we should make of her opinion.
If women can't use an M-16 or its derivatives, we gonna give 'em Red Ryder BB guns...which could still be a problem with that nasty ol' cocking mechanism and all. :rolleyes:
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
Streck-Fu
02-01-2013, 07:12
If women can't use an M-16 or its derivatives, we gonna give 'em Red Ryder BB guns...which could still be a problem with that nasty ol' cocking mechanism and all. :rolleyes:
Let's keep things simple a just give the women the lighter (than the 91/30) Mosin Nagants like the M44 or M38. That should be much easier for them to handle than a scary M-16 or having to cock that Red Ryder.....
Utah Bob
02-01-2013, 08:35
Let's keep things simple a just give the women the lighter Mosin Nagants like the M44 or M38. That should be much easier for them to handle than a scary M-16 or having to cock that Red Ryder.....
With 182gr ammo. Boy howdy!:eek::D
Given Rep. McCarthy's apparent expertise with firearm characteristics...:eek: she's been a busy little bee in that arena :eek:
Some of McCarthy’s most recently sponsored bills include:
H.R. 437: To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr437
H.R. 142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr142
H.R. 137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr137
H.R. 141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr141
H.R. 138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr138
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/carolyn_mccarthy/400257
H.R. 138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act
Is that like a 2 quart spoon or something?
Is that like a 2 quart spoon or something?
lol, titanium spork...already banned in Britain. :D
DJ Urbanovsky
02-01-2013, 12:06
I can't even begin to wrap my head around McCarthy's statement... This is the problem with these people - nothing they say makes sense. There is no fact. There is no logic. Just doubletalk, emotion, and BS. They think their way is the only way, and they'll keep beating that drum until they get what they want.
Dozer523
02-01-2013, 12:22
If women can't use an M-16 or its derivatives, we gonna give 'em Red Ryder BB guns...
YGTBSM::D
They'll shoot their eye out!:eek:
I can't even begin to wrap my head around McCarthy's statement... This is the problem with these people - nothing they say makes sense. There is no fact. There is no logic. Just doubletalk, emotion, and BS. They think their way is the only way, and they'll keep beating that drum until they get what they want.
Stupid people are too stupid to know they're stupid and so stupid they think stupid ideas are smart and that everyone else thinks like them (stupid). That's why you can't argue with a liberal.;)
Stupid people are too stupid to know they're stupid and so stupid they think stupid ideas are smart and that everyone else thinks like them (stupid). That's why you can't argue with a liberal.;)
Sounds like Anosognosia...
Anosognosic's Dilemma (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/the-anosognosics-dilemma-1/)
Dunning-Kruger Effect (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolved-primate/201006/when-ignorance-begets-confidence-the-classic-dunning-kruger-effect)
Original Dunning-Kruger Paper (http://briandeer.com/wakefield/crank-features.pdf)
Utah Bob
02-01-2013, 13:10
Stupid people are too stupid to know they're stupid and so stupid they think stupid ideas are smart and that everyone else thinks like them (stupid). That's why you can't argue with a liberal.;)
I still haven't gotten over Rep Hank Johnson's fear that Guam would capsize from rhe military buildup. And that was in 2010.:rolleyes:
jkirkthomas
02-01-2013, 13:19
As my father used to say, "They don't know, and they don't KNOW they don't know."
You guys aren't reading between the lines. What Rep McCarthy is actually saying is she thinks assault weapons are too dangerous for women therefore they should be banned for men in the military also. See, its all in the plan. If they ban them in the military think how easy it will be to ban them everywhere.:D
Chairborne64
02-08-2013, 16:21
Wow,
Now the logic becomes clear. NOT!:eek:
Let's keep things simple a just give the women the lighter (than the 91/30) Mosin Nagants like the M44 or M38. That should be much easier for them to handle than a scary M-16 or having to cock that Red Ryder.....
I was thinking "powder and ball" ...... :D
God, I'm old............... ;)
I should send her a pic of the daughter on the Mk.19 going down into the village with the guys simply because she was the only female on the mountain. (Note: This was pre- FETs and Lionesses and stuff.)
Is a Mk.19 an assault weapon, or just a perk?
Fundamental for personal defense!
Sounds like Anosognosia...
Anosognosic's Dilemma (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/the-anosognosics-dilemma-1/)
Dunning-Kruger Effect (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolved-primate/201006/when-ignorance-begets-confidence-the-classic-dunning-kruger-effect)
Original Dunning-Kruger Paper (http://briandeer.com/wakefield/crank-features.pdf)
These articles have become the subject of quite a bit of conversation around my house lately. Thank you.
These articles have become the subject of quite a bit of conversation around my house lately. Thank you.
Glad that they have stimulated some discourse at your place...the original Dunning-Kruger paper is well worth reading (IMO)...