Michael G. Mullen: “I am, Senator, and I am on the record more than once for this, very supportive of strategic dispersal of our carriers.”

They are not battle spaces to be dominated and must never become so.

It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel, including members of the National Guard forcibly and violently clearing the path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the President's visit outside St. John's Church.

These weapons are for war; they are not for sport. Assault weapons are designed to kill as many people as possible in the shortest time possible.

Our fellow citizens are not the enemy and must never become so.