Posted on 01/02/2010 5:40:01 AM PST by marktwain
In the last three installments of the Chicago Gun Rights Examiner, we've examined new, more onerous restrictions on military personnel who own "privately-owned firearms" while serving at Fort Hood in Texas. Today, in the final installment of the series, it's time to answer the most relevant question that the criticisms of Fort Hood's restrictive new firearm policies leave unanswered:
So registration and regulations won't work? Fine--what measures would stop "the next Hassan"?
As many reader comments seem to suggest, targeting specific weapons a terrorist might use is guaranteed to fail over time. Major Hassan's terrorist attack was not made possible by his ability to purchase the pistol he used; he took advantage of an opportunity to use that weapon, but if it had been unavailable, or if he had preferred something more effective, the pistol would never have been involved. The element that would have remained in any case is Major Hassan himself--and the only effective measures would have dealt with Major Hassan and his victims. This column has already repeated calls for American troops to be armed at all times and trained with that expectation in mind. There is no need to repeat that message in detail again, but the ridiculousness of having thousands of trained military personnel running around unarmed as our nation prepares to enter its ninth year of warfare against an asymmetrical enemy speaks for itself.
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If he had attacked a crowded room with two Kabar knives in the “preying mantis” fighting position, he could have done almost as much damage. I’d like to see liberals try and stop that.
Should our military be armed at all times, on and or off base? I do not think so, as they are not the “posse comitatus” (power of the land). Should they as citizens of the US be enabled to be armed as a matter of personal liberty when on/off an installation? You betcha!
As it is, Army regulation prohibits carrying personal weapons when in uniform, concealed or not. Should that change? No, I think not. But, why not allow troopers and their family members on post be armed when in a non-duty civilian clothes status? YOU BETCHA! (kinda like the 10-15% of the states being CCW holders-it is a factor in crime prevention, let alone intervention.
The military could and in my opinion should allow and encourage state-CCW licensed personnel and family members to simply inform the PM office of their state CCW status, and either allow them to practice CC on that virtue, or create a simply certification program of its own to then permit concealed carry under authorization of the post commanding general.
Another fine example, Ollie!
Bamberg, Germany, and I’ve no idea why he shot.
Having been trained, I’ve long since held a dim view of officers, and, as I said, would have been more than happy to empty my weapon...
I was forced to store my personal weapons (7mm Mag BAR, among others) in the arms room. Found out that the BAR, along with ammo, was taken out and fired by “someone”, and, if you’ve been in, you can easily guess who that had to be. For some unknown reason I was just a bit pissed off. No logout tag, of course, which was another hint...
So, I logged them all out, along with the ammo, put them in the 68 VW bus, and headed south for the weekend. By all reports, it was an interesting time for the local MP’s...
No idea of why the whole mess happened, but it did, and I expect that it’ll be reproduced nationwide.
Your mileage may vary, of course!
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