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Obama bucks history, directs Pentagon to make guns safer, not more lethal
Friday, February 5, 2016 8:06
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Wartime U.S. presidents have taken keen personal interest in picking the most lethal gun for the military.
But in President Obama’s first foray into small-arms procurement for the armed forces, his Jan. 4 executive order on gun control directs the Pentagon to find ways to make not so much more lethal firearms, but safer ones.
His direct order has brought a few snickers among retired combatants who argue that the commander in chief is issuing his directive at a time of more pressing small-arms priorities. The military, critics say, fields a flawed personal rifle and has spent more than a decade selecting a new off-the-shelf pistol, with no winner yet.
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Source: http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2016/02/obama-bucks-history-directs-pentagon-to.html
