to get people to step forward and carry and m-4 carbine in combat to defend the country. so, i m more concerned about that than i am some sort of general civic notion of national service. retired u.s. army four-star general barry mccaffrey. as i said, we couldn t think of anyone we d rather talk to on a night like this. general, thank you so much. thank you, brian. coming up for us, someone else we are thinking of this memorial day night.
that the pentagon concluded that an ar-15 would have been more lethal than the weapons our soldiers used in vietnam because it was lighter, less of a kickback, they could carry more ammo. you also talked about the weapons that you use that were like the ar-15 and you use them because they were the most lethal and they were made to kill people. explain that to our viewers. i carried an m-4 carbine on the battlefield. the setup of mine was a 14 and a half inch barrel. i had something for close quarters combat, carried 10 magazines, 20 rounds apiece, extended charging handle, and all that is what makes it difficult to actually define what a tactical weapon or an assault weapon is because is it the length of the barrel, the color, the magazine capacity?
going to campus quad of the university of chicago. i m be armed with an m-4 carbine and 2 desert eagles august fully loaded. i will execute primarily this was written on an internet site. he was captured and arrested. his angel talked after the court appearance and said that his nephew was a cream puff and that he just wrote this on the internet as a way of expressing his anger. of course no one was taking this lightly. that campus was shut down. people are obviously reacting to this as you see this on this note, and it was kind of now they re moving to the next part, which is what we re told is they will create a task force here in the city of chicago where they
i spent a career carrying typically they re an m-16 and later an m-4 carbine. and an m-4 carbine fires 5.56 millimeter 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 is any need for that kind of weaponry on the streets and particularly around the schools in america. 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. we ve got to protect our population. and i think we got to take a very mature look at that. 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.
i spent a career carrying typically they re an m-16 and later an m-four carbine. and an m-4 carbine fires 5.56 millimeter 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 is any need for that kind of weaponry on the streets and particularly around the schools in america. 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. we ve got to protect our population. and i think we got to take a very mature look at that. the number of people in america killed by firearms is extraordinary compared to other nations. and i don t think we re a blood thirsty culture. so i think we need to look at everything that we can do to safeguard our people.