This is sweet;
"Trijicon, which is based in Wixom, Michigan, said the inscriptions "have always been there" and said there was nothing wrong or illegal with adding them. The company's vision is described on its Web site: "Guided by our values, we endeavor to have our products used wherever precision aiming solutions are required to protect individual freedom."
"We believe that America is great when its people are good," says the Web site. "This goodness has been based on Biblical standards throughout our history, and we will strive to follow those morals."
Because nothing -
nothing - says "Blessed are the peacemakers" like a full metal jacketed round right through the fucking forehead.
Absolutely whacked, but your final comment is priceless. (It is what they must have been thinking...)
ReplyDeleteActually, biblical references are (or at least were) standard fare in western navies. All signal officers had a copy of the bible and it was often used to convey a message that the standard code books did not contain.
ReplyDeleteAn example is the signal sent from HMCS Levis to HMCS Coaticook, "13 Hebrews 8" after days of monotonous patrolling.
Which read; "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and for ever."
Ael: The advantages of a classical and Biblical education...
ReplyDeleteThe Brits used to be masters of this sort of stuff. Supposedly Charles Napier sent the one-word cable, "Peccavi" – Latin for "I have sinned" after his taking of the Indian princely state of Sindh.
Somehow I don't think these folks were thinking quite this eruditely...
To quote my 16 year old son on reading your post, "Blessed are the peacemakers, especially those made by Colt"
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