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...individual privilege. The Supreme Court ruled as far back as 1939 that the amendment expressly concerns "the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia." Nevertheless, the major gun magazines endlessly celebrate the majesty and inviolability of the "armed citizen." In a recent issue of the noisy Guns & Ammo magazine, one article is titled: "The American and His Gun?A Tradition the World Envies...
With one on the weapon, that gives him a total of 120 rounds. By comparison, using two universal ammo pouches and a ten-magazine bandoleer, I can carry 480 of M-16 ammunition very comfortably. After almost three years in Viet Nam, I have yet to find one piece of Communist-manufactured equipment that would meet the standards of the free-world forces in Viet...
...dump napalm and explosives on enemy positions that are now as close as 300 yards to the base perimeter. The Marines are, in fact, relying on air to do the job of pinpoint destruction that their own artillery would normally undertake. Reason: they lost so many shells when their ammo dump was hit three weeks ago that they are conserving ammunition for the big attack...
...tail assemblies. The low monsoon clouds will hinder U.S. air strikes, but the rain will also cause problems for the Communists. "We'll have a better opportunity to catch the enemy on higher ground, where he has to bring his weapons and be careful where he stores his ammo," says a Marine officer. "He'll have difficulty maintaining well-camouflaged and underground positions...
...locate submarines. But it seems likely that she lies in about 3,500 ft. of water-not deep enough to activate the fuses. Because the added pressure of a vessel passing overhead might detonate her, all shipping was ordered to keep clear. But early attempts to explode the lost ammo ship with bombs dropped by Navy Invader jets were in vain. The special fuses fitted to three 1,000-lb. bombs...