U.S Army spokesman Lt. General Mark A. Milley spoke to press yesterday concerning the Ft. Hood shooting, admitting it took about 15 minutes to respond to reports of the shooter. He supported the policy, active since 1992, preventing US. soldiers from carrying concealed firearms on base.
At a press conference on the shooting, which left four dead and 16 injured, Lt. Gen Mark A. Milley was asked if the gun ban should be overturned.
“No, I don’t think soldiers should have concealed weapons on base,” he stated. “We have law enforcement agents and trained professionals and I don’t endorse carrying concealed.”
But he added that it took police “10 to 15 minutes” to arrive on the scene of the shooting, long after over a dozen people were shot.
“I think law enforcement acted very rapidly and swiftly given the nature of the circumstances,” he said.
But not as swiftly as an individual shooting back at an attacker. During a shooting, when mere seconds can mean life or death, minutes are an eternity.
The concealed carry prohibition, enacted in Feb. 1992 during the H.W. Bush administration, authorized only “qualified personnel” to carry firearms on base, such as law enforcement and others on “security duties.”
In short, this DoD policy turned America’s military bases into victim disarmament zones and gun bans in general exacerbate mass shootings by preventing law-abiding citizens from carrying weapons for their protection.
“Only the most out-of-touch radical would try to disarm soldiers,” Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Tx.) stated today, who introduced the Safe Military Bases Act which would overturn the policy. “It’s time to repeal this deadly anti-gun law before it creates another mass killing.”
Source: Infowars
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you require them to carry and kill people of your choice in other countrys but you don’t want them to carry weapons to protect themselves and there familys in this country . IS THAT WHAT YOUR SAYING ?????
sure I am not dumb enough to be a liberal
That is Stupid.
evidently he is an IDIOT
Well we can only hope Milley is standing at the front of the line when the next crazy shooter opens fire 😛
frankly..$#%&!@* you..commy pig Obama suck up muslim terrorist supporting $#%&!@*..u let americans be killed..ur guilty of murder,if our tropps cant have weapons who the $#%&!@* can..$#%&!@* off traitor..maybe its because the real patriots might eliminate the commy supporters?..cowards
When seconds count, the police are just minutes away!
and how many dided that would not have IF there military were alowed consealed cary on base wake up ja.
Think it’s funny how most of the people here bitching have never served. I’m a ACTIVE DUTY COMBAT ARMS SGT and can tell you some of my soldiers I would not trust with a damn sling shot much less a pistol no one knows about. I do believe NCOs and officers on duty IE charge of quarters or staff duty should have access to a weapon but to say every swinging t**d should have a pistol is ignorant.
Dumb ass libtard!!