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General McChrystal calls for serious gun control

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By Pat Cunningham

A military man who knows a thing or two about firearms SPEAKS OUT:

Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal came out in favor of gun control restrictions in a Tuesday morning appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“I spent a career carrying typically either a M16, and later a M4 carbine,” he said. “And a M4 carbine fires a .223 caliber round, which is 5.56 millimeters, at about 3,000 feet per second. When it hits a human body, the effects are devastating. It’s designed to do that. That’s what our soldiers ought to carry.”

Said McChrystal, “I personally don’t think there’s any ...

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