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   masterskrain said, 4 months ago

   Welcome to the 21st century, U.S. Military.
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   Mike Rossi said, 4 months ago

   Ooohhh Raaahhh Ladies!
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   jimschampanese said, 4 months ago

   Beware of what you wish for ladies
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   dtroutma said, 4 months ago

   Having female friends killed in Iraq, my question is, who thinks they HAVEN’T been in “combat roles” (like medics are always in the thick of it, it’s in the job description.)

   
   But, how come it’s the “right wingers” who still think women can’t carry a gun, well, unless it’s at home, or church, or school classroom.
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   mickey1339 said, 4 months ago

   @dtroutma

   “But, how come it’s the “right wingers” who still think women can’t carry a gun, well, unless it’s at home, or church, or school classroom.”
   

   
   Trout, that makes no sense. If anything, conservatives endorse women carrying guns. Over the years I have taught numerous women to shoot and concealed carry training on a number of different weapons. I didn’t ask them what their political affiliation was because it had no bearing on what we were doing. I can assure you they were all aware of the laws regarding concealed carry and were very responsible individuals. Accurate too, as a side note. Once they got used to recoil etc they demonstrated very good hand to eye coordination and were good “instinctive shooters.” They were always very attentive and followed instructions better than many men, probably because there wasn’t a testosterone factor involved.
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   lifebyc said, 4 months ago

   @mickey1339

   That’s true. The women in my life are all good shots. I’m extremely polite :)
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   Rickapolis said, 4 months ago

   As one lady put it, ‘I keep missing my man, but my aim is getting better’.
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   Stipple said, 4 months ago

   @dtroutma

   I believe the point of your comment is the resistance to women infantry in the army.
   This is being ignored for some reason.
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   Yes they can shoot, why not let them do it in uniform? Why the fear?
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   Newshound41 said, 4 months ago

   @mickey1339

   You usually do a very good job of both comprehending and responding to other poster’s comments but you missed dtroutma’s point on this one.
   He is quite aware that many women can take care of themselves far as guns are concerned and conservative support the right all citizens, including women, to carry guns.
   He also knows that women in support roles often find themselves in the thick of combat.
   He is asking why conservatives are opposed to women in combat.
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    mickey1339 said, 4 months ago

    @Newshound41

    Thanks, that one went right over my head…
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    Tigger said, 4 months ago

    @dtroutma

    You’re the one who feels women can’t handle a gun as you are against Female Teachers having a Gun as you stated it will take to long to teach them the proper use of the gun
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    Tigger said, 4 months ago

    @Newshound41

    Why is dtroutma agaisnt Female Teachers having a Gun in the Classroom? He said it would take too long to train her on the proper use of a gun.
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    Tigger said, 4 months ago

    It’s about Time
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    ansonia said, 4 months ago

    @Newshound41

    Are conservatives opposed to women in combat? I haven’t seen anything on that.
    .
    I think everyone agrees that as long as a woman can pass the same test that the men have to pass, there is no problem.
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    ARodney said, 4 months ago

    The ONLY opposition to this move is from the right. It’s not most conservatives, of course, but it’s only conservatives.
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