[Carley]

Getting tired of civilians with NO knowledge making stupid comments about being armed on a military base.

[Freedom2specul8]

I’m sorry if everyone who has never lived on a base is ignorant about being on a base. We DON’T UNDERSTAND...considering the circumstances of what happened. Please explain to us who are ignorant. I just want them SAFE ON THEIR BASE, IN THEIR HOMES, WITH THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

[hennie pennie]

My uncle said he thought that the removal of guns from military posts started long long long ago - that it has little to do with the modern “gun free zone,” but lots to do with the time period during which the army became desegregated. I have no idea if this historically accurate, though.

[hennie pennie]

This is touching a deeply primal fear in plenty of American civilians -- it goes along the line of, "If you are not safe on a major MILITARY base, then where in America are you safe??"

Most people really do know that they are not safe at the mall, and that public events are major targets - but civilians have mistakenly believed that there were plenty of MPs guarding the military posts and bases on American soil. Did not realize otherwise.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well fine, but if I were the CIC I would be embarrassed to have to explain this to the American people.