by Lone Shark
Last week, an unknown number of Blackhawk helicopters strafed the Miami skyline while numerous residents on balconies overlooking the city witnessed the helicopters actually firing their machine guns with blanks in the vicinity of the Miami Herald Building. One amateur video shot by Atlanta resident Josh Epperson captured the sound of blank rounds being fired (see video below).
Now I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but exactly what type of scenario does our military envision playing out where they would have no other choice but to employ Blackhawk helicopter gunships with M60 machine guns to acquire targets within the city of Miami? And for all of the talk about “public safety,” conducting unannounced tests that fire blanks over the heads of civilians strikes me as pretty thoughtless- people have no idea what’s going on on the ground and have no idea if what’s going on is actually a drill or not. Reactions to these exercises could easily lead to civilian accidents- how would you react if you were driving down the MacArthur Causeway and all of a sudden machine gun fire erupts over your head?
Do you think the 2nd Amendment will be destroyed by the Biden Administration?(2)
Take that boilerplate explanation for what it’s worth and assign whatever motives you wish as to the reasons behind this exercise. For me, firing blank rounds over populous civilian areas shows about as much consideration to the public as the incident in 2009 which featured Air Force One needlessly buzzing over lower Manhattan, causing countless numbers of civilians to scramble in panic.“This is routine training conducted by military personnel designed to ensure the military’s ability to operate in urban environments, prepare forces for upcoming overseas deployments, and meet mandatory training certification requirement.” Statement from Miami-Dade Police Department
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