https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213374330General TEB makes some observations.
TEB
Don't worry about these milita turds My observations as a infantry vet
My neighbor is one and he now made friend on Facebook so our local militia has grown to three my neighbor his son and their friend . Several weeks ago I was out walking and I stopped and talked with them as they were heading out to get some range time.
My observations
Their well supplied on flags my neighbor flys
American flag
Rebel flag on his flag pole
A trump pence 2020 flag on his porch
Fatigues yes they had on camo fatigues with boonie soft hat not sure why you have to wear fatigues as civilian I don’t think it helps with marksmanship. Speaking from experience I knew some dudes that couldn’t hit H20 standing three feet away in fatigues.
Battle rattle they all have AR- 15 problem here is they only have five twenty round magazine’s between the three of them. So any suppression fire is gonna be lacking. Me personally I always preferred thirty round magazines and made sure my people carried them as well. Yes I was a spray and pray type with my M-16 put out rounds.
Personal gear two of them had web gear with the web suspenders one just had web belt. And between the three of them they have three ammo pouches and one canteen. As for rations the Mrs militia packed them sandwiches for their cooler. Our Newfie was sniffing the cooler his tail was wagging hey how about hooking a Newfie up fellas.
Personally I’m not that impressed and I think these three. Would have a hard time holding off a ground attack by a platoon of Girl Scouts. None of them has ever served this republic so it’s like kids playing soldier when we were young.
tazkcmo
1. Yup.
No command and control, no support, no recon. No experience or tactical knowledge and no discipline.
Mopar151
4. I live in hunting country.
"Hey! Those are all the guys I won't go huntin` with!"
TEB
5. I live in the sticks as well
And I agree with you
Heh, TEB, we’ve seen where you live ... you and I have different ideas of what ‘living in the sticks’ means. LOL
Sierra89
10. I live in Southern Arizona
I rarely see them except border "militia" and wannabes at gun shows. Most of us are used to open carry, but the camo is annoying. One thing I always wondered about, is their assumptions that "libs" are unarmed chickenshits. Just because we do not see a need to holster up a leg does not mean we are not carrying concealed. My father, uncle and several family members were and are law enforcement. I learned to shoot at 7yrs old, and have worked in law enforcement as administrative support. I held my own on the range with them when they took me along as they practiced for qualifications. I doubt camo crew could do so.
gordianot
18. They should be treated the same as any similarly armed Walmart shopper.
This needs to be stopped.
Hey fascist, they’re going to the range! What do you want to stop?!
catbyte
23. So you're saying that they aren't exactly a "well-regulated militia,"
just overgrown kids playing Army. Just what I've observed. The woods in northern Michigan are full of them. And there's usually a 6-pack in the cooler that Mrs. Militia packs for them. Just hit the deck until their clips run out and we'll be fine. Oh, and they seem to forget that not all of us "libs" are pacifists. They'd get a big surprise if they came after me. My daddy taught me to shoot when I was 8. And I don't drink so my aim is better. And I've always remembered my dad's (who was a cop for 30 years & a Marine Raider) #1 lesson to me: "Don't be afraid to hurt someone who's trying to hurt you." He was afraid that girls were conditioned by society to be too meek and he wasn't going to let that happen to his little girl.
They really are a most pathetic lot. Have a good day and stay safe, my friend.
KC
