“ The “one shot, one kill” mantra that was drilled into infantrymen for decades has been replaced by training that emphasizes shooting foes multiple times. One Marine warrant officer put it this way during training that I observed at Camp Lejeune in 2006: “Anyone worth shooting once,” he said. “Is worth shooting twice. ”

The M-16 Argument Heats Up, Again, NYT, C.J. CHIVERS, November 3, 2009