The vast majority of training rounds for artillery are still explosive or have a slow burning charge for the purpose of spotters being able to practice… spotting. Think smoke grenade like rounds and so forth. And those can, and will, malfunction.

It is one of many reasons that it is important to remember that a gun is a deadly weapon whether it is firing “Training rounds” or “less than lethal” ammunition. A shockingly high number of babies have been killed by flashbangs and even smoke grenades over the years.

And… that is why you don’t fucking fire a gun in the direction of anything you care about. Which, to be fair. is a rule that trump actually obeyed in his own psychopathic way.

And all those brave men and women who are totally going to stand up when an unlawful order comes on down had no problem firing it at potential civilians either.

I don’t usually presume Vance or Hegseth do a lot of thinking.

It wasn’t a drill though. It was a celebration for the anniversary of the marines (pretty sure it was the marines).