When Thompson retired in November 1914, he took a job as chief design engineer at the Remington Arms Company. It was a different time.) He also oversaw the development of the Army's new Springfield M1903 rifle and the adoption of the iconic Colt 1911 pistol. (The tests involved shooting human cadavers and live cattle to discover which ammunition had the best stopping power. 45 ACP cartridge-the same round his submachine gun would later fire. After the war he became chief of the Ordnance Department's Small Arms Division, where he was instrumental in selecting the. By the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Thompson had risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was the chief ordnance officer for the campaign in Cuba. New Jersey 101.5 has reached out to him for comment, but Durr has not responded.Brigadier General John Taliaferro Thompson, the force behind the Thompson gun, graduated from West Point in 1882. Council on American-Islamic Relationsĭurr's apology statement did not address specific posts, nor repudiate his anti-Muslim tweets. Durr should either renounce his hate-filled statements or resign from office.
Islamophobes and other bigots should not be in policy-making positions impacting the lives of Americans of all faiths and backgrounds. The Council on American-Islamic Relations demanded that Durr to repudiate the posts calling Islam a “false religion” or resign. "I'm a passionate guy and I sometimes say things in the heat of the moment,” Durr told, "If I said things in the past that hurt anybody's feelings, I sincerely apologize.” In a statement last night to the New Jersey Globe, Durr acknowledged that big mouth may have gotten himself in trouble, and apologized for his offensive social media posts. He also said, "I've got a big mouth and I don't shut up, so let me be that guy who screams and hollers in Trenton." Including Durr.ĭurr told New Jersey 101.5 midday hosts Dennis and Judi he would be lying if he didn't start to feel a little shocked, watching from home with his family as returns started to come in Tuesday night. They did not come out during the campaign, presumably because no one expected Durr to win. Within hours of the Associated Press declaring the truck driver from South Jersey the victor, people started circulating his social media posts.
When Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building last January, Durr said it was "not an insurrection," but rather "an unauthorized entry by undocumented federal employers."
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