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Army

Sanchez Wants Replacement For Army’s M4 and M4A1 Rifles

Pat Host

Monday, March 23rd, 2015

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Sanchez Wants Replacement For Army’s M4 and M4A1 Rifles

A soldier carries a M4 Carbine rifle. Photo: Army.

Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) said Thursday she wants a replacement for the Army and Marine Corps’ M4 and M4A1 standard-issue rifles.“I will continue down this warpath of trying to get the individual soldier and marine a better weapon, especially with some of the studies that I’ve seen,” Sanchez said during a House Armed Services (HASC) tactical air and land forces subcommittee hearing. Sanchez is the subcommittee’s ranking member.Sanchez said she’s fielding calls from soldiers and Marines, claiming the two weapons…

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