I know what you mean, but no, sorry, the guards know all about, idiots, drunks, gangs, transients, etc.
They are more than trained for those hazards.
New year’s Eve happens every year, and we all knew about Anacostia new year’s Eve gunfire.
To me, this only makes sense, if the Marine was attacked.
The only place where an accident could occur, at Marine Barracks Washington, would be a place where accidents don’t occur. That’s the main guard office, where Marines check in/out for shift change.
There are just so many procedures and processes in place to prevent errors.
Plus there are eyes and cameras all over the place.
If you’re a Dan Bongino fan, he often says, check it once, check it twice, check it three times for safety.
There is always a Marine NCO personally supervising every time a weapon is loaded/unloaded, every round of ammo is counted before and after shift.
These guys are professionals.
We actually had placards with safety sayings all over the place.
There is NO SUCH THING as an accidental discharge.
Negligent discharge is a CRIME.
Things like that.
If this happened outside the guard house, I’m guessing the guard was attacked.
If one of the guards was screwing around, that’s a criminal offense, and there would be someone in MP custody.
I’m don’t think we will know what happened here if it was something internal. Marine Corps likes it’s privacy.
If Feds gets involved, they are more likely to hold a press conference.
Feds like cameras.