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I have aimed a M-16 asault rifle at someone with full intent to fire. In 1983 I was in the Air Force responding to an IZ/OZ alarm on a Minuteman III missle silo. OZ alarms mean that someone, or something, usually an antelope, or a jackrabbit, has breached the Outer Zone. Hardly worth a raised eyebrow, really. IZ/OZ alarms mean that someone has breached the Outer Zone, and is attempting to gain access to the silo via the hatch (Inner Zone). Since antelopes and jackrabbits rarely, if ever, attempt to turn combination locks, these alarms are usually taken a bit more seriously. When we arrived, we were greeted by a group of college kids partying inside the perimeter. When challenged, one of the more macho of the kids thought he'd play it up for the girls, and made a move for our lieutenant's side arm. This action, on his part, brought the attention of 6 M-16s, and 2 M-60 machine guns to bear. There is no sound quite like the simultaneous chambering of rounds in so many weapons. The kid literally shit and pissed himself. And, as I recall, spent three days in federal custody, courtesy of your United States Air Force, and the FBI.
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