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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoIt all depends. Infantry in a war zone have their own gun and it’s their gun, with them 24/7. Armed guards doing patrols with a rifle or sitting at a desk with a handgun likely just got handed one off a rack they turn in at the end of watch. If you want to know why US troops (specifically Marines) have to buy their own accessories, Alexander Skarsgard explains it waaaay better than I can: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlZZnZG0cyI
It all depends.
Infantry in a war zone have their own gun and it’s their gun, with them 24/7.
Armed guards doing patrols with a rifle or sitting at a desk with a handgun likely just got handed one off a rack they turn in at the end of watch.
If you want to know why US troops (specifically Marines) have to buy their own accessories, Alexander Skarsgard explains it waaaay better than I can:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlZZnZG0cyI