[benewton]

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.

[Lockbar]

Thats an interesting story. I was also in the Army in 1973 and was an MP stationed in Germany. I was also the unit armorer. The Army was always crazy about regular soldiers possesing firearms, even back then. I don't remember storing any personally owned weapons owned by anybody in our unit in our arms room. But some of our MP’s had apartments in the local German town where we were stationed and they had some personally owned guns in their apartments that they had purchased at the local military rod and gun club. Why did the officer shoot the guard? Was this a robbery by the officer? I'm not doubting you but where did it happen?