25 May 2023 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

National Guard In BerkeleyBerkeley, California May, 1969 African American women confront black National Guardsmen called in by Ronald Reagan to quell the People's Park protests

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[42rocker]

Interesting how some of the Guard have their fingers on the triggers.

Later 42rocker

[browningautorifle]

fingers on the triggers.

And since we had a thread establishing their rifles are loaded and locked... That would make it unsafe handling at best.

[Bill Hollinger]

Back then it wasn't taught to keep your finger off the trigger like it is today.

[browningautorifle]

I guess Loaded and LOCKED was more important.