Posted on 11/06/2009 7:12:24 AM PST by marktwain
Most likely those M4’s were unloaded or at the least did not have a round in the chamber.
The question is whether I think any base commander would issue such an order unless the installation was on high alert in response to a specific situation. Based on 51 years experience as a dependent, active duty and reserve military type, my answer is no: unless there’s a specific threat, no installation commander is going to give a blanket concealed- or open-carry authorization order. Not that they shouldn’t, just that they won’t.
Colonel, USAFR
That isn’t the question I asked. It is the question we both knew the answer to. It isn’t a question of the law, but one of politics.
We are in violent agreement: as the situation currently stands, the assumption is that military members can be trusted with weapons overseas but not at home. It is ludicrous in the extreme. I’m actually putting something together in the way of a petition to my congressmen (Cornyn, Hutchison, Ciro Rodriguez and Charlie Gonzalez) to repeal that section of the US Code and specifically permit military members with state CHLs and peace officers to carry on base. Anybody interested in coordinating? Pass this on to whoever might be interested, including the guy with the Armed Citizen Ping List.
Colonel, USAFR
Colonel, USAFR
Bump!
I haven’t heard anyone mention that 14 people died in that attack....the victim that was pregnant...her baby died also.
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