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Bible Verses Encoded On U.S. Military Gun Sights

January 22, 2010 | ISSUE 46•03

ABC News reported that, since 2005, military contractor Trijicon has been engraving coded Bible passages on sniper sights supplied to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. What do you think?

  • It would be better if they were printed inside the barrel so the message would rub off on the bullet as it exited the gun."

    Lori Bean
    Systems Analyst

  • And to think, all this time I’ve been hand-carving the Second Epistle to the Corinthians into my scope like some kind of chump."

    Brad Charles
    Sniper

  • That's not fair. I heard the Jewish snipers got their rifles engraved with Seinfeld quotes."

    Jerry Bailey
    Substation Operator

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