He took the gun into the base illegally. Why should it shock anyone that he bought it illegally?
Someone supplied him the weapon.
I do wonder why they don’t have at least officers carrying weapons on base.
I can understand not having every enlisted man with a weapon state side but I think that because we are at war that officers and E-7 and above should be packing. Especially in the Army and the Marines.
I just don’t get why a shooting force would restrict firearms so much. I heard a guy saying that even the security keeps their ammo separate.
When I was in the Navy, we kept a gun on our hip when we were on duty with rounds in the mag ready to chamber. We were under orders that if we drew our weapon for anything other than the use of deadly force that we would be court martialed.
I don’t know if this is a difference between the Navy and the Army, but I suspect the policy has changed.
***He took the gun into the base illegally. Why should it shock anyone that he bought it illegally?***
When I was in the military all the PX and base exchanges had firearms for sale.
He would not have needed to buy it illegally. He's a US Citizen, with no record and a major in the US Army. He'd pass the background check in an instant.
But this is interesting, although it may just mean he bought it from someone else, who probably stole it from whoever bought it at Guns Galore. It may also mean he had help.