Really? Coming from THIS guy?

[flamin lib]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/01/08/mcchrystal-backs-serious-gun-laws

McChrystal backs ‘serious’ gun laws

"I think serious action is necessary," (Retired Army Gen. Stanley A.) McChrystal said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "Sometimes we talk about very limited actions on the edges and I just don't think that's enough....The number of people in America killed by firearms is extraordinary compared to other nations. And I don’t think we’re a bloodthirsty culture, and so I think we need to look at everything we can do to safeguard our people.”
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"I spent a career carrying, typically either a M16 and later, a M4 carbine,” McChrystal said. "And an 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. And that’s what our soldiers ought to carry.”

“I personally don’t think there’s any need for that kind of weaponry on the streets, and particularly around the schools in America," McChrystal continued. "I believe that we’ve got to take a serious look. I understand everybody’s desire to have whatever they want, but we've got to protect our children, we've got to protect our police and we've got to protect our population. And I think we've got to take a very mature look at that.”

This from a guy who's job description for decades was to tear things up and kill people.

I think we've got to take a very mature look at that.

Good luck with that when talking to gun nuts. BTW, the military can't purchase one of the most popular pistols available to the public (and used by many police forces) because it doesn't meet military standards. The ever popular Glock has no mechanical safety to prevent discharge if the trigger is inadvertently activated and such a device is required on all small arms purchased by any branch of the military.

Gunners will read this and immediately point out that McChrystal was fired from his job. They really can't argue with the substance of his comments so they attack his credibility on any grounds they can just like every other advocate of gun safety. Character assassination is all they got.