Should soldiers be allowed to bear arms on base?
In a word, YES!!!
At this point it is not only illogical to deprive free citizens of the right to keep and bear arms, but it is also immoral. How any base commander worth his salt can sit idly by and allow their troops to be helpless in the face of such is madness and worthy, IMHO of courtmartial upon the grounds of dereliction of duty.
YES... YES... YES...!
The right to keep and bear arms should never have been taken away from our military.
I vote ‘Yes’ but ... well, here is the link ... http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/09/3769673/marine-guard-shot-to-death-by.html ... everyone is jumpy these days. Always happens afterwards a mass shooting. I still vote ‘Yes’!!! Am willing to take that chance.
Wait. Why would anyone want the Army to be “businesslike”?
You bet military personnel MUST be allowed to carry guns. They were trained in the maintenance and use of their
weapons. Every Israeli military carry their guns on and
off duty. They carry them while shopping, in a restaurant and everywhere they go. Switzerland has little to no crime
because every military reserve and active duty have their
weapons with them at all times. Thirty years ago, here in
Texas, and I imagine everywhere else in America, anyone with
any cajones carried their rifles on a gun rack in their
trucks. Now days where there are GUN FREE areas, it is a
place for easy picking gangsters. A bank in Texas has a
sign on their windows that every bank member has a gun and
has been taught how to use it. No one has tried to rob
them since the sign went up.
“After Fort Hood: Should soldiers be allowed to bear arms on base?”
Dont be stupid. How can you trust soldiers with guns? /sarcasm
“as an effort to make the military a more “professional business-like environment.””
And THAT’S when the whole thing started downhill. Our profession and business are being ready to kill people and break their stuff. What more professional appearance could a warrior have than the implements of war?
Colonel, USAFR
I think that the ban is insane.
They’re already allowed, by the Constitution and their God-given rights.
The first ft hood incident was a terrible tragedy. The second was the responsibility and culpability go the officer corps wh or forced the no firearm policy and the cic who continued the policy.
Where is the uproar, the shame, the responsibility?
I saw one of those dumbass retired military talking heads on FOX say, “You can’t have every soldier walking around with his M16!”. What a maroon. Guess he never heard of concealed carry of private weapons.
other questions:
should USN ships carry PFDs (personal flotation devices,
AKA life preservers)
should EMTs be allowed to start IVs?
should construction workers wear hard hats.
sick of these questions
No, in fact those in the military should undergo intensive anger management courses followed by sensitivity training...Only give them weapons with ammo when they are sent off to foreign countries to do dirty work for the ruling class, the well connected wealthy bankers and their good friends and associates in D.C.
When I served at Ft. Ord in 1969, at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in 1969, and at Wharton Barracks, Heilbronn Germany in 1969-70, the weapon assigned to me was always locked in the armory, unless taken out for training reasons.
In other words, soldiers on and off duty did not carry firearms.
MPs presumably had firearms. Soldiers guarding the secure crypto-area had their rifle, and live ammo.
It is a uniform and security issue.
Solution is to make a loaded sidearm part of each duty officer and NCO’s uniform.
YES
Allowed? Hell! They should be required. What part of “Armed Forces” is so hard for people to understand? If I had my way, we’d do it like the Israelis. Everyone would carry their weapon with them at all times whenever in uniform or on duty. (Allowances made for work center and job) and have the option of carrying it at all other times.
By enlisting or accepting a commission as a member of the United States Armed Forces a person is swearing to support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States by force of arms. Persons unfit, unwilling, or incompetent to handle a firearm safely and professionally at all times, should not be in the Armed Forces in the first place.
Duh! Gun-free zones are profoundly immoral.