Why Do Civilians Get Better Guns Than The Military?

To create your one-of-a-kind website, check out! https://www.odoo.com/r/GCLp When a soldier goes into battle, they are going to undergo the most brutal and destructive experience that a person can endure. While many things go through their mind, they can at least take comfort in the fact that those sending them to war have equipped them with the highest quality weaponry available…right? This video was made possible thanks to everyone on the Simple History Patreon:   / simplehistory   🗓️ Topics Discussed Comparison of Civilian vs. Military Firearms Historical Examples of Civilian Firearms in Military Use Limitations of Military-Issue Firearms Check out our other Channel:    / @simplehistorylive   Discord server:   / discord   Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory... Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-... T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-h... Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e... Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner...   / simple-history-549437675141192     / simplehistoryyt   Further Reading: “Distinction between military and civilian firearms.” Medium.com. November 19, 2020.   / the-distinction-between-military-and-civil...   Yen, Paul. “The Hughes Amendment & Machine Guns: What’s the Deal?” PewPewTactical.com. April 5, 2021. https://www.pewpewtactical.com/hughes... Emary, Dave “Early Vietnam Sniper Rifles.” GunsandAmmo.com June 29, 2020. https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial... McGuire, Frank G. “Sniping in Vietnam: An Inside Look at USMC Snipers in 1967.” AmericanRifleman.org. August 14, 2020. https://www.americanrifleman.org/cont... “Revolutionary War Weapons: The American Long Rifle,” WarfareHistoryNetwork.com. April 2005. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/art... Thomas, Ryan. “The Pennsylvania Long Rifle.” Pennsylvania Center for the Book. 2009. https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/lite.... Sasser, Charles W. and Craig Roberts. One Shot-One Kill: American Combat Snipers, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Beirut. New York: Simon & Schuster Inc. 1990. Forney, Major Andrew J. “The Innovation that Wasn’t: U.S. Cavalry, Their Weapons, and Their Training on the Great Plains.” Cimsec.org. October 23, 2014. https://cimsec.org/innovation-wasnt-u... Michno, Greg. “Battle of Little Bighorn: Were the Weapons the Deciding Factor?” Historynet.com. June 12, 2006. https://www.historynet.com/battle-of-.... Credit: Simple History Creator: Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Video Directors: Lav Velimirovic, Ognjen Jovic Script: Robert de Graaf Script Review: Peter Turner Narrator: Chris Kane (https://vocalforge.com) Artists: Fiona Phan, Selma Belegic Animators: Nancy Bhalla, Krishna, Guillermo G. Caasi. Jr, Ravina Bheda, Rommel Ponferrada Editor: Artem Dobrohodov, James Dowse Thumbnails: Fiona Phan Brand Partnerships: Barbara Abraul Senior Production Manager: Umar Ijaz Simple History Channel Manager: James Dowse