How come Ivan had a gun then? Seems to me if Ivan Lopez could sneak one in the rest of the Soldiers should do so to protect themselves.
Very easy, he disobey’s the regulations.
Because it is damn easy to get a weapon on base. One week after 9/11 I was working on an Army base. They had a Bradley fighting vehicle, two machine guns set up with lots of sandbags and lots of concrete barricades to zig-zag through at the base entrance. Upon entering the base, my truck was inspected as my ID was being verified. They used mirrors to look under my truck. They searched inside my truck as I watched. I noticed they completely ignored my first aid kit. I told the marine (yes, marines were guarding an Army base) that he should check it because it is the same size as a M-9 case. He said, "thanks".