[the anti-liberal]

How many times do we have to experience the ‘gun-free zone’ massacre to begin wondering if maybe the ‘gun-free zone’ might be part of the problem?

[Bad Jack Bauer]

What a load of crap! I was never stationed on a post where I had access or needed access to my weapon. The only time I was under arms was when I was issued a sidearm to guard the Ammo Depot at Ft. Bliss. I had my own personal pistol kept in the arms room and I had to sign it out just like I did my M-16. One benefit to having an M1911 signed into the arms room was that the armorer changed out the firing pin, barrel and grips from left over parts.

[popdonnelly]

An armed society is a polite society. - Robert A. Heinlein

[4Speed]

So Soldiers need Police protection...?

Right.

Any Jihadists attacking a police station ? They all have guns there, ya know ?

[Voice of Reason88]

Consider that it’s the one of the easiest things in the world to simply pass a stupid law or put up a Self defense denial zone sign.

We should have a NEW law that says that IF you propose that there be one of these so-called ‘Gun-Free’ zones, then YOU should be Responsible to provide Armed protection to all who enter this zone.

If someone is going to Deny a person’s right to self defense, they damn well better be prepared to protect those persons.

If you are not prepared to protect those persons, then don’t deny them the basic human right of self defense.

[Uri’el-2012]

The real problem is political correctness
by everyone in Washington DC.

Starting with 0bama and Gates and Casey
and everyone who permitted this openly
self-identified jihadist to remain in the US Army.

PC kills !

[GOPJ]

It’s also death by PC...

[grundle]

The reason that he was able to kill so many people is because he did it in a "gun free zone" where his victims were not allowed to defend themselves:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hood_shooting

Fort Hood shooting

Neither military-issued nor personal weapons may be carried about the base by typical soldiers. Lt. General Robert W. Cone, commander of the III Corps and Fort Hood, stated the on-base firearm policy: "As a matter of practice, we do not carry weapons on Fort Hood. This is our home." [81] Military weapons are only used for training or by base security, and personal weapons must be kept locked away by the provost marshal. [82] Specialist Jerry Richard, a soldier working at the Readiness Center, expressed the opinion that this policy had left them unnecessarily vulnerable to violent assaults: "Overseas you are ready for it. But here you can't even defend yourself." [44]

[GOPJ]

If an officer had said “NIGGER” 30 or 40 times - or maybe just twice - he would have been drummed out. But a MUSLIM? They can say anything and get a pass? The Army’s a joke.

[Recon by Fire]

Personally I spent 20+ years in the military and was stationed in many Forts and Bases throughtout the world.

There is really no need for the entire base to be armed 24/7, IMO that would cause more problems than it would solve.

Having said that, no matter what level of protection is afforded, there will be times when nutcases will kill innocent people and there is nothing anyone can do about it. We have had incidents in the middle of war zones, where nutcases have killed people and everyone was armed at the time.

[Travis McGee]

It took 3+ minutes for police to respond to the massacre. During that time, 40+ unarmed victims were shot.

How many of the soldiers in that killing zone had concealed carry permits, and would have been able to shoot back-—off base?

Why can an NCO be trusted with a machine gun in Iraq, but not a legal CCW pistol on base in Texas?