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CBS News reports that “Navy SEAL teams don’t have enough combat rifles to go around, even as these highly trained forces are relied on more than ever to carry out counterterrorism operations and other secretive missions, according to SEALs who have confided in Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.”  

“After SEALs return from a deployment, their rifles are given to other commandos who are shipping out, said Hunter, a former Marine who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. This weapons carousel undercuts the ‘train like you fight’ ethos of the U.S. special operations forces, they said.”  

“Hunter said he’s been contacted by several SEALs, but he declined to provide further information about the weapons they use in order to protect their identities.”

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