Of course the answer is to get rid of that stupid gun ban that is in force on US military bases. But also consider the following:
Who was the person or people in the Army who were told about this terrorist’s emails to and from a known terrorist cleric and did nothing about them? Why do they still have jobs?
Back in ‘73 or so, when I wore the Army’s funky green suit, an officer shot a motor pool guard with his .45.
The troop came through our dispensary, bad arm wound but not life threatening.
His buddy didn’t fire back, but I don’t know if they had issue ammo. (With .223 available, I always supplied my own, when none was issued, but even then I was a wise ass...)
I’d have emptied my weapon...
The net result was that ammunition issue was suspended over the entire post, except for officers, I guess.
The result of that was that the guards were jumped, and the weapons stolen along with the wallets of the personnel
involved.
After that, we were told to leave our wallets in our barracks. We still, of course, were required to “stand guard”, although unwilling victims would have been closer to the truth.
I didn’t trust or believe “our” officers then, and I still don’t now. I’ll select, supply, and carry my own arms, and select my own targets.