MOBILE, Ala. Seeking to honor a retired congresswoman and 2011 shooting victim in the most considerate and respectful way possible, the Navy today christened the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10), a first-of-its-kind, gun-free warship.

Designed to hold a core crew of 40 sailors, the Independence-class littoral combat ship has been stripped bare of its Mk 110 57-millimeter gun, all four of its Mk2 .50-cal machine guns, its Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher, and its entire cache of small arms, which are typically issued to boarding teams and watch standers.

Having this mighty warship be 100% gun-free not only helps to honor its heroic namesake, Gabby Giffords, but it also helps the Navy to steer clear of promoting a culture of violence,said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who reportedly lobbied hard to get Congress and the Secretary of Defense on board with leaving the Navy's newest addition to the fleet completely defenseless.

Once commissioned and put into service,? Mabus continued, this vessel will truly embody the Navy's new motto of Semper Modestis always considerate.

The Navy Secretary went on to say that he hopes Giffords sets a new trend Navy-wide, and that it's merely the first ship of many to go weapons-free.

We have this whole new generation of millennials joining the Navy and becoming sailors on a daily basis, and most of them don't even like guns, he said. So it's important we listen to their concerns and do what we can to adapt to them.



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Pretty poor taste even for satire 

On a serious note, I find it very odd that someone that hates guns would have a battleship named after them. You would think that she wouldn't want that, taking into consideration what she has been through and her stance on guns, in general. 

WHY name a warship after an ANTI GUN LIBERAL ? 

On a serious note, I find it very odd that someone that hates guns would have a battleship named after them

I don't believe it's a battleship. 

There are no more battleships in active service. 

WHY name a warship after an ANTI GUN LIBERAL ?

I think they would prefer to think they named it after the Rep from Arizona who some lunatic tried to kill -

But your point does bring up the problem of naming vessels after politicians - which IMO - is not a good practice