[montag813]

Earlier reports said that no one is allowed to carry a firearm at Fort Hood unless they are in active training.

Yes, but what about security, MPs?

[ansel12]

The attack only lasted 3 or 4 minutes before it was stopped.

[SuziQ]

The MPs were likely at the entrance to the Base. Hasan was allowed on the base, because he worked there, and they likely didn't search his car, because he's a doctor. He began his attack inside the building where he was working, then moved outside.

As for the weapon he used; it wasn't an Army issued sidearm, and the clips he used were not regulation, either. Apparently, each clip held 20 rounds, so he had to have reloaded at least four times in order to shoot as many rounds as he did.

I heard a report last night that said, because he was coming out of the building, and was in uniform, the police officers weren't exactly sure, at first, that he was the aggressor. When he started shooting at THEM, they caught on right quick.

[CodeToad]

“Yes, but what about security, MPs?
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Seems silly to talk about security at an Army base. One would think everyone would be armed.