[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

To qualify as an "assault rifle" under today's political terms, a firearm must carry more than 10 rounds in a magazine. So, a question? Is my (8 round capacity) M-1 Garand an "assault rifle"? The guys who carried them ashore on D-day seemed to think so...

There is an old guy who hangs out at the pool hall Cindy & I like to go to. He probably knows more about my M-1 than I. There is a book review in today's paper..."Easy Company Soldier"...written by Don Malarkey with Bob Welch...St. Martin's press $24.95, 277 pages.

I quote from the review: "On D-day, Malarkey jumped out of a plane carrying nearly 200 pounds of gear and landed in the French countryside. For him, that was the start of the war he saw through to the occupation of Germany. Out of 117 men in Easy Company, 35 were killed in action, 61 seriously wounded."

Among other things, these men were fighting to protect our constitution. Luckily, the 2nd amendment is still part of our constitution.

If you value the 2nd amendment, you should join the NRA...

An old friend of mine was in the 101st Airborne and jumped behind Normandy beach during the invasion. He made it until the "bridge too far" three months later when he was wounded and shipped home. He always said that the M1 was his favourite weapon along with the BAR.

Joe

NRA Lifetime member