Because he can?
CNN reporter upset that the Navy Secretary carrying a gun. He is a civilian and all. I’m more interested in why he’s carrying it in dropped leg holster without an apparent need.
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January 2nd, 2018 at 6:06 pm
He’s celebrating that he’s not in DC and CAN carry.
January 2nd, 2018 at 6:06 pm
He probably had some body armor available on short notice.
January 2nd, 2018 at 6:12 pm
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I’m more interested in why he’s carrying it in dropped leg holster without an apparent need. ….
Because that’s what his hosts – the Marines – issued him, when he accepted their offer of a sidearm while he was onsite.
January 2nd, 2018 at 8:00 pm
Only the officers and the secretary had weapons in the pic. I’m more concerned about the perceived need to disarm our marines and soldiers around the brass. (or is ‘perceived’ the wrong word?)
I mean hey, it’s what free countries do, disarm the men we rely on to maintain our liberty when the bosses are around. Can’t have freedom breaking out against the wrong control freak authoritarians. That ain’t good for the PTB. If we were actually free why would the PTB feel afraid of the people?
January 2nd, 2018 at 11:30 pm
Need? I don’t care what his ‘need’ is. The Navy Secretary was in a war zone and he IS the Navy Secretary. I only wish all other US citizens could carry to while over there.
January 3rd, 2018 at 12:45 am
@Fred, check again, you can see several Marines in that pic have their rifles with them.
January 3rd, 2018 at 9:15 am
It’s pretty common for civilians in war zones to carry a sidearm. It would be unusual for him to not have one.
January 3rd, 2018 at 9:16 am
That is.. civilians sent over there by government agencies. Obviously not the media.
January 3rd, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Worked in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a civilian. My contract did not allow for arms to be issued to me as I was there temporarily (a few weeks each), but the long term contractors I worked with were issued M9’s as per their contracts. All military personnel carried either a rifle or sidearm any time they went out doors on orders of the CG even though most never went outside the wire.
January 3rd, 2018 at 9:05 pm
It always true: ONLY YOUR ENEMY WANTS YOU DISARMED.
Free citizens have a DECLARED right to do so. I think those officials and agents working UNDER OUR DELEGATED POWER should be allowed to so too.
January 4th, 2018 at 2:53 pm
He was offered a sidearm by the Marines when he got there and he accepted; the drop-leg was probably all they had configured at the time.
It’s nice to see the SecNavy being treated like the rest of us: you take what you get, they way they give it to you.