"But I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals -- that they belong on the battlefield of war, not on the streets of our cities."Barack Obama
This citizen believes an AK-47 belongs in the trunk of my car. One over the fireplace. Upstairs in my closet. F**k a lot of soldiers, why should they get to have all of the fun?
But never mind.
Some will call our Commander-in-Chief clueless about the very basics of the armed forces he has been elected to lead. Not I. Some will say he's a dimwit, a tool to his teleprompter, victim of a speechwriter without clue. A man who lacks curiosity about anything not in his cozy, narrow, cone of light.
Not me. [1]
I say that it proves is that he's never, ever, seen that classic Clint Eastwood movie 'Heartbreak Ridge'.
For if he had this line would be seared into his memory:
This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy; and it makes a distinctive sound when fired at you, so remember it.
[1] Not today, at least.