{"id":205357,"date":"2024-08-13T17:06:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T22:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=205357"},"modified":"2024-08-13T17:07:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T22:07:06","slug":"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This expose into Tim Walz\u2019s stolen valor should be running everywhere.<br \/><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kXyERsMBnt\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\">pic.twitter.com\/kXyERsMBnt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cernovich\/status\/1823428021749211353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Mark Oliva<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrity matters. That\u2019s not unique to any vocation but it\u2019s a defining characteristic of public service. That includes those in uniform and those elected to political office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrity matters. That\u2019s why it was so disappointing to watch Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, attempt to drape his gun control ideas in military camouflage to justify it. He claims that because he served in the military \u2013 and more specifically \u201cin war,\u201d \u2013 he is qualified to decide what policies don\u2019t violate Constitutional rights. Out of the gate, his integrity was called into question. And rightfully so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Walz embraces gun control notions that aren\u2019t just counter to the mainstream. They\u2019re downright unconstitutional. He supports a ban on owning the most-popular selling semiautomatic rifle sold in America \u2013 the Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR) or AR-15-style rifle. There are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-releases-most-recent-firearm-production-figures-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\"><strong>over 28.1 million<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;of these rifles in circulation. They are commonly owned \u2013 more common than there are of the most-popular selling pick-up truck in America on the road today, the Ford F-150.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banning them would be a clear violation of the Second Amendment. That\u2019s what the U.S. Supreme Court tells us in the&nbsp;<em>Heller<\/em>&nbsp;decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Gov. Walz supports this ban, among other questionable gun control positions. But here\u2019s where it gets, well\u2026 weird. Gov. Walz claims that the MSR that\u2019s in my gun safe is the same rifle he carried in war. Now, we\u2019ve got a problem. This went from a policy disagreement to a question of integrity because, it turns out that Gov. Walz served during a time of war \u2013 but not actually in a war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI spent 25 years in the Army and I hunt. I\u2019ve been voting for common sense legislation that protects the Second Amendment, but we can do background checks,\u201d Gov. Walz said in a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1820918063966962143\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\">2018 video clip<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;that\u2019s since come to the surface. \u201cWe can research the impacts of gun violence. We can make sure those weapons of war, that I carried in war, are only carried in war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except, Gov. Walz&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/never-went-war-walz-ripped-saying-he-wants-ban-guns-he-carried-war\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\">never went to war.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-integrity-matters\">Integrity Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to be clear. I respect and honor Gov. Walz\u2019s service to his nation and his state while serving in the Minnesota National Guard. I respect and honor the service of anyone who swears an oath, dons the uniform and carries out the orders to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Only one percent of America does this today. That\u2019s admirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That calling carries with it a tremendous amount of responsibility. Chief among those burdens is&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmcu.edu\/Portals\/218\/Fidelity-%20Leadership%20Traits.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\">integrity<\/a>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Sound moral character, even when no one is looking, was drilled into my brain since the first day I stood on the yellow footprints at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. It was the trait my Marines demanded of me, and I demanded of them. Integrity matters. That\u2019s the gift each Marine gave to themselves that no one could ever take away. It could only be given away and once lost, it is nearly impossible to regain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the trust that matters when military members place their lives in one another\u2019s hands defending the nation. That\u2019s what I did when I served on multiple deployments, including tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. Gov. Walz said he did the same \u2013 served in war. Except he didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrity matters. Gov. Walz\u2019s service,&nbsp; in and of itself, is honorable, but claiming or even just allowing others to believe that your service was more than it was fails the integrity test. There are other questions, including his promotion to command sergeant major, which was administratively reduced when he didn\u2019t complete the requisite training. Yet he has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/mattvespa\/2024\/08\/12\/another-majo-lie-has-surfaced-about-tim-walzs-military-service-n2643254\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\"><strong>repeatedly stated<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;he was a command sergeant major when he knew that wasn\u2019t true. Vice President Harris\u2019 campaign website&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/harris-campaign-walks-back-walz-bio-amid-stolen-valor-controversy-questions-swirl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\"><strong>corrected the reference<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to Gov. Walz retiring as a command sergeant major and now refers to his final rank as master sergeant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a matter of transparency, I\u2019m open about my career in the Marine Corps but try to not be boastful. I served in public affairs, the same specialty as U.S. Sen. JD Vance. I served three tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. No, I never served with or knew Sen. Vance (R-Ohio). No, my duty was not combat arms. Yes, I did face enemy fire, improvised explosive devices and mortars \u2013 multiple times. No, my duties didn\u2019t place me near the same daily danger faced by the beloved \u201cgrunts\u201d with whom I served. Yes, I did walk the streets of Baghdad, Fallujah, Ramadi and Habbaniyah. I did what my nation, my Corps, my commanders and most of all, the Marines with whom I served, expected of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrity matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-of-rifles-and-war\">Of Rifles and War<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Walz said that the rifle he carried in war should be banned for Americans to possess. He never served in war. He likely carried rifles in his service that were similar to the ones I carried \u2013 the M-16A2 or A4, or the M-4. Those rifles are not the same rifles that are in my gun safe. The rifles I carried in war (and I did carry them and use them in war) were capable of automatic fire. By use of a selector switch, that rifle could fire three-round bursts \u2013 automatic fire. The MSRs in my gun safe can only fire semiautomatically \u2013 that is one cartridge expended for each press of the trigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the same way Gov. Walz\u2019s pheasant hunting shotgun works. And most handguns. But having served in the military \u2013 a profession of arms \u2013 he should know that. That\u2019s why it is frustrating that he and other politicians cling to this falsehood that the two firearms are the same when it is clear they\u2019re not. In fact, the term \u201cassault weapon\u201d was&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/why-ar-15s-arent-machine-guns-shouldnt-be-assault-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\">coined<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by Josh Sugarmann in 1988,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/being-a-gun-control-advocate-means-never-having-to-say-youre-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walz-needs-to-stop-camo-draping-his-gun-control-assertions\" title=\"Gov. Walz Needs to Stop Camo-Draping His Gun Control Assertions\">when he wrote<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cThe semi-automatic weapons\u2019 menacing looks, coupled with the public\u2019s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons \u2014 anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun \u2014 can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sugarmann then cloaked the MSR in camouflage to scare people into believing it was something particularly dangerous. That\u2019s no different than what Gov. Walz is trying to do today. He\u2019s cloaking his gun control positions with a military authority of \u201cbeen there, done that.\u201d Except he hasn\u2019t. And didn\u2019t. And the rifle I carried in war isn\u2019t the same as the one in my safe. Or in the safes of millions of other Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrity matters. Especially when you serve a career in camouflage. And politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-author\"><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mark Oliva is NSSF\u2019s Managing Director of Public Affairs, The Firearm Industry Trade Association. 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